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The President and Friends: The Senate confirmed former CIA Director Mike Pompeo as the new secretary of state hours after Ronny Jackson, the White House physician, withdrew himself from consideration to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs. In between, President Trump called in to Fox and Friends for a wide-ranging interview in which he discussed his relationship with the lawyer Michael Cohen and criticized the Justice Department. Overall, the interview illustrated Trump’s freewheeling communication style, something he shares with the rapper Kanye West, who surprised his fans on Wednesday with a series of tweets supporting the president.
A forthcoming rules change from the Trump administration is expected to extend access to Senate Democrats are developing a range of plans to to the insurance market. Meanwhile, Puerto Rico is still struggling to solve the health crises caused when Hurricane Maria decimated its infrastructure (and the next hurricane season is ).
