<i>The Atlantic </i> Politics & Policy Daily: Obama Gives Biden BFF Necklace
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In a late-night vote, the Senate 51 to 48 to approve a budget resolution that begins the process of repealing the Affordable Care Act. During his confirmation hearing, Representative Mike Pompeo, Donald Trump’s choice for director of the Central Intelligence Agency, said he would “” reinstate the use of enhanced interrogation techniques. Under questioning, Ben Carson to set up a system retired Marine Corps General James Mattis a waiver from the law that bars recent military retirees from running the Pentagon so that he can serve as Trump’s secretary of defense. U.S. Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz that he will investigate allegations of misconduct involving the FBI’s handling of its investigation of Hillary Clinton’s email server, including director James Comey’s public disclosure related to Clinton’s emails 11 days before the election. And President Obama Vice President Joe Biden with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
