1. Repeal and … something
Senate Republicans this week will take their “first steps” to dismantle Barack Obama’s health care law and will produce an alternative “soon”, majority leader Mitch McConnell said. He did not elaborate on “soon”.
2. Sessions to face senate
The three-term Alabama senator Jeff Sessions, Donald Trump’s nominee for US attorney general, will on Tuesday be forced to defend a career dogged by claims of racism and bigotry, as Senate hearings begin.
Delay Trump’s cabinet hearings
Summary
Democrats borrow rules for nominees from GOP
Our requests are eminently reasonable, shared by leaders of both parties. I'll return this letter to @SenateMajLdr with the same requests. pic.twitter.com/IMT7ZtJFjV
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) January 9, 2017
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4. Streep swipes at Trump
“There was one performance this year that stunned me,” actress Meryl Streep told her Golden Globes audience at the weekend. “It sank its hooks in my heart. Not because it was good; there was nothing good about it. But it was effective and it did its job...”
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Meryl Streep, one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood, doesn't know me but attacked last night at the Golden Globes. She is a.....
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 9, 2017
6. Kushner gets the nod
Trump transition team officials told the Associated Press, on condition of anonymity, that Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will be named to an official White House role this week. Kushner, 35, will need to argue that a federal anti-nepotism law does not apply to him.
... and another thing:
“There’s never been less demand for inaugural ballgowns in my 38 years.” https://t.co/CCZQyte3QC
— Lois Romano (@loisromano) January 9, 2017
