Lot of stuff happening in Trump's cabinent in Congress today:
Ronny Jackson, Trump's doctor and pick to lead the VA, has
dropped out, following weeks of bad headlnes. The Senate was already skeptical of him for having never run any major organization before, and with McCain out Republicans needed every single vote. However, they couldn't find many votes at all, after allegations came out about Jackson drunkenly totalling a car, inappropriate behavior towards his staff (not sexual inappropriate, though), and what is called "poor prescription records", i.e. he played fast and loose with giving out
sleeping aids and alertness pills in the White Hoose. It's notable because the VA has no director, and historically no VA pick has ever received even a single negative vote before (and not now either, I suppose)
Meanwhile,
Pompeo has managed to pass confirmation on a narrow margin. He was opposed by Democrats for his hawkish views. The 57-42 vote was expected after Pompeo managed to squeak by committee earlier this week; he nearly died in committee due to the objections of Rand Paul, but Rand dropped his objections after Trump pressured him.
And the
leading contestant for "Most blatantly corrupt member of this administration", Scott Pruitt (head of the EPA)
is currently testifying to Congress (live stream). Democrats are criticizing him for being a corrupt arsehole, while Republicans claim that its actually all because Democrats hate what he's done to the EPA (nonsense, really: A cynical democrat would love Pruitt as he appears to be much more effective at graft than stripping down regulations). For his part:
Pruitt is blaming his staff. Maybe it's really because Trump just really doesn't want to have to confirm a new person right now, which makes sense given
the above.
Finally, in non-cabinet news - and indeed, barely relevant - news,
Kanye West has apparently come out as a big Trump fan, and it is reciprocated. He's apparently under fire, and his fans in an uproar/civl war. Kanye West notably has expressed a desire to run for President, so this is apparently his political coming out or something along those lines.