Thu Feb 2, 2017 AT 12:30 PM EST
President Donald Trump used his address to the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday to say he would “totally destroy” the Johnson Amendment, a portion of the tax code in place since 1954 that restricts political activity by tax-exempt churches under threat of losing that status. He said rolling back the rule would “allow our representatives of faith to speak freely and without fear of retribution,” reports Politico.
- Politico: Trump Team Building a Wall Inside National Security Council
- The Hill: Democrats Plot Protest for Trump’s Speech to Congress
- Daily Beast: Reddit Bans Alt-Right Group
- The Hill: Trump Deputy Adviser Gorka Slams Former Obama Security Adviser Rhodes
- WashPost: NATO Chief Sees Growing Russian Influence In The Balkans
Wed Feb 1, 2017 AT 12:43 PM EST
- Politico: Cruz: Gorsuch Nomination Trump’s ‘Most Important Moment’ so Far
- The Hill: Hatch: All Obamacare Taxes ‘Need to Go’
- Townhall: Finance Committee Appproves Price, Mnuchin–With No Dems Present
- AP: Senator: Army Corps Told to Approve Dakota Pipeline Easement
- WashTimes: Already Vilified by Fans of 31 NFL Teams, Tom Brady Now Target of Anti-Trump Efforts
Tue Jan 31, 2017 AT 12:09 PM EST
On Tuesday Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee boycotted votes to advance Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.), Trump’s pick to head the Department of Health and Human Services, and Steven Mnuchin, his selection to head the Treasury Department. By refusing to attend the committee vote, the Democrats effectively delayed the consideration on two of President Trump’s more controversial nominees, reports The Hill.
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- NBC: Trump Replaces Acting Director of Immigration Enforcement
- The Hill: Bush Attorney General: Yates Should Have Resigned
- Politico: Hill Staffers Secretly Worked on Trump’s Immigration Order
- Daily Caller: At Least 20 Alleged Terrorists Since 2014 Came From Countries Affected By Trump’s Immigration Ban
- WashExaminer: Report: Media Gives 57 Times More Coverage to Trump Immigration Order Than Obama Ending Cuban Refugee Program
