The Patriot Post® · Thursday Top Headlines
Great news: One-third of feds won’t commit to staying during Trump administration. (Government Executive1)
Report: 300,000 small business jobs lost due to ObamaCare. (Washington Free Beacon2)
HHS nominee Price sees “access” to coverage as health reform goal. (The Washington Post3)
Betsy DeVos hearing highlights the need for less government control in education. (The Daily Signal4)
Trump EPA nominee Scott Pruitt grilled on climate change at Senate hearing. (Reason5)
Army plans Dakota Access oil pipeline environmental study. (Associated Press6)
Donald Trump taps Sonny Perdue as his agriculture chief. (Atlanta Journal Constitution7)
U.S. military moves to clear “ghost soldiers” from Afghan payroll. (The Wall Street Journal8)
Congress looks to punish “sanctuary campus” colleges that protect illegal immigrants. (The Washington Times9)
CIA unveils new rules for collecting information on Americans. (Reuters10)
Policy: The injustice of commuting Manning’s sentence. (National Review11)
Policy: When it comes to health care, the answer is supply. (The Gazette12)
Links
- http://www.govexec.com/management/2017/01/one-four-federal-employees-may-leave-their-jobs-when-trump-takes-office/134644/
- http://freebeacon.com/issues/report-jobs-lost-obamacare/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/18/facing-the-senate-wednesday-hhs-nominee-price-will-defend-gops-health-care-overhaul/
- http://dailysignal.com/2017/01/18/betsy-devos-hearing-highlights-the-need-for-less-government-control-in-education/
- http://reason.com/blog/2017/01/18/trump-epa-nominee-scott-pruitt-grilled-o
- http://bigstory.ap.org/article/089feda2196242bd8e9b965c2d5151a2
- http://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/breaking-donald-trump-taps-sonny-perdue-his-agriculture-chief/oWpJvzgWCungyRdmw0N8FP/
- http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-military-moves-to-clear-ghost-soldiers-from-afghan-payroll-1484822415
- http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jan/18/congress-looks-punish-sanctuary-campus-colleges/
- https://ca.news.yahoo.com/cia-unveils-rules-collecting-information-americans-232648285.html
- http://www.nationalreview.com/article/443965/chelsea-bradley-manning-sentence-commuted-unjust-decision-obama
- http://gazette.com/editorial-health-care-the-answer-is-supply-stupid/article/1594695