Open Congress with sweeping conservative GOP agenda
Congress opens under Republican control with plans to gut Obamacare cut corporate taxes and roll back Obama era environmental rules. Speaker Ryan likely reelected as Senate vets Cabinet picks with Trump sworn in January 20. Intracaucus over Russia inquiry and Obamacare replacement tests unity.
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Congress
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House
Paul Ryan
Senate
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White House
Capitol Hill
Chuck Schumer
Nancy Pelosi
Perdue Emerging Front-Runner for Agriculture Secretary
Ex Georgia governor Sonny Perdue III is the leading candidate for Donald Trump to name as agriculture secretary. He met Trump on November 30 and discussed commodities, with others also under consideration including Elsa Murano, Henry Bonilla, Sid Miller, Susan Combs, Abel Maldonado, Butch Otter, and Heidi Heitkamp.
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Sonny Perdue III
Georgia
Donald Trump
U.S
Perdue
Iown
Tom Vilsack
Trump
Texas A&m University
Elsa Murano
Texas U.S
Henry Bonilla
Texas Agriculture
Sid Miller
Susan Combs
California
Abel Maldonado
Idaho
Butch Otter
North Dakota
Heidi Heitkamp
Politico
House GOP moves to curb independent ethics office
House Republicans voted behind closed doors to rename the Office of Congressional Ethics and place it under the House Ethics Committee. The change one step toward limiting independent scrutiny while sparking intra party debate as Congress begins the new session.
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George W. Bush
Pence
Congress
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Obama
GOP
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Office of Congressional Ethics
Office of Congressional Complaint Review
House Ethics Committee
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Ethics Committee
Washington
Donald Trump
Paul Ryan
R-Wis
Kevin McCarthy
R-Calif
Iowa City seclusion rooms challenged as unlawful and biased
A complaint filed with the Iowa Department of Education alleges ICCSD used 6-by-6 foot seclusion rooms improperly and discriminatorily. It cites black students as overrepresented in 2013-14 and urges limiting use to emergencies and replacing padded rooms with calming spaces.
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Iowa Department of Education
Mary M. Richard
Richard
ICCSD
Office of Civil Rights
U.S. Department of Education
Cedar Rapids
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