WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Tom Price, President Donald Trump's choice to be health secretary, is the latest of a handful of Cabinet nominees to eke out a confirmation victory in a bitterly divided Senate.
Following the pattern of strictly party-line votes on two previous nominees — Attorney General-designate Sen. Jeff Sessions and Betsy DeVos for Education secretary — the Georgia congressman was approved early Friday on a 52-47 vote. Former Exxon-Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson fared somewhat better than Sessions and DeVos, but still won confirmation for secretary of state by only a 56-43 margin.
BOSTON — A case likely to test the relationship between the state and federal immigration authorities is headed to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
As first reported by the Boston Herald's Bob McGovern, next month the SJC will determine whether Massachusetts can keep individuals issued Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainers in its custody — even after criminal charges are dismissed.
