Drumpf has nominated Neil Gorsuch, "a Scalia clone," to the Supreme Court. The Democrats' only choice is how they want to lose this battle.
Drumpf met with pharmaceutical executives and pressed them to manufacture more drugs in the U.S. and reduce prices. He promised to speed approval of new medicines and ease regulations. Essentially sounds like he is promising to relax standards on acceptable drugs. He's also said he will appoint a new FDA head soon. Vox states that Drumpf is abandoning a campaign pledge to let the government negotiate for lower drug-prices. A 2003 law drafted by congressional Republicans and signed by George W. Bush prohibits the federal government from using that negotiating power. Drumpf's ironically-named nominee for Health and Human Services Secretary, Tom Price, opposes negotiating for lower prices.
Drumpf had recently reorganized his National Security Council. He just changed it again to include the CIA, which has not been part of the council since 2005. It is possible that his addition of Steve Bannon to the NSC will require Bannon to undergo a senate confirmation hearing, due to an obscure law.
Drumpf will apparently leave in place workplace protections enacted in 2014 by President Obama for LGBT employees of the federal government.
The Obama order banned companies that do federal work from discriminating against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees. It was the first time the government explicitly protected federal workers from discrimination based on gender identity.
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