Trump's VA pick Jackson faces questions on experience
President Trump's choice Ronny Jackson, a Navy rear admiral and White House physician, draws concern from lawmakers and veterans groups about his readiness to lead the 360000-employee VA amid pushes to privatize care and fix delays. Critics cite lack of VA management background and unknown privatization stance while Senate hurdles loom.
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Washington
Donald Trump
White House
Department of Veterans Affairs
Trump
Ronny Jackson
Navy
Barack Obama
Jackson
David Shulkin
Paul Rieckhoff
Iraq and
Afghanistan
Amvets
Rieckhoff
Montana
Jon Tester
Iraq
Shulkin
Senate
Congress
Veterans Choice
Ohio
CIA
Robert Wilkie
Pentagon
U.S
Johnny Isakson
R-Ga
Senate Veterans Affairs Committee
Is Kelly Losing His Clout At White House
Washington reports indicate White House chief of staff John Kelly has seen influence slip after missteps and absence from key staffing decisions. Despite praise from Trump and a role in the Shulkin replacement, aides say Kelly is less present for calls with Putin and other leaders, signaling reduced leverage.
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Washington
White House
John Kelly
Donald Trump
Kelly
Trump
H.R. McMaster
John Bolton
Bolton
Vladimir Putin
U.S
Strug
Gles
Marine Corps Air Station
Miramar
San Diego
Veterans Affairs
David Shulkin
Ronny Jackson
Oval Office
Shulkin
Marine Corps
Homeland Security
Reince Priebus
Congress
Kellyanne Conway
Koreas set April 27 for Kim's walk
North Korea leader Kim Jong Un planned to cross the heavily fortified border for a summit with Moon Jae in on April 27 the first inter Korean meeting since 2007. The talks aim to ease tensions and may foreshadow a potential Trump Kim meeting and renewed denuclearization talks.
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South Korea
Moon Jae-in
Kim
U.S
Donald Trump
North Korea
Moon
Kim Eui-kyeom
Beijing
Xi Jinping
China
Trump
Taro Kono
Asahi
Shinzo Abe
Roh Moo-hyun
Kim Jong Il
Kim Dae-jung
Lee Myung-bak
Republicans Push Phase Two Tax Cut Strategy
House Republicans seek a second round to make individual tax cuts permanent with a party line push requiring Democratic support in the Senate. They consider timing a floor vote around April 17 and may condition the extension on business provisions while facing political risk ahead of November elections.
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GOP
Senate Democrats
Senate
Donald Trump
White House
Larry Kudlow
Tom Davis
Sen
Chris Murphy
Connecticut
Murphy
Tax Foundation
Joint Committee On Taxation
Nonpartisan
Tax Policy Center
Ways and Means
Party of Fiscal Responsibility
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