US military chiefs ask for transgender policy delay US military chiefs are asking for more time to implement a policy that will allow transgender people to enlist in the service branches, the Pentagon announced on Friday. Military leaders from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps submitted a request […]
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Pence meets with Koch brother in Colorado Vice President Pence held an unannounced meeting with conservative political activist Charles Koch on Friday, the day before the Koch brothers network kicks off a donor meeting in Colorado Springs. Pence, in town to headline a banquet celebrating the 40th anniversary of the […]
Trump signs VA reform bill, making good on a campaign promise President Donald Trump made good on a campaign promise Friday, signing into law legislation that gives leadership at the Department of Veterans Affairs more power to fire failed employees and protect those who uncover wrongdoing at the agency. “For […]
Freshman GOP rep calls for Mueller recusal from Russia probe A member of the House Freedom Caucus on Friday called on the Justice Department’s special counsel, Robert Mueller, to recuse himself in the federal probe into Russian election meddling. Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Az) said the “integrity of his appointment” was […]
Frustrated Dems say Obama botched Russia response The Obama administration is under fresh scrutiny for its response to Russian meddling in the election after new details emerged this week about how the White House weighed its actions against the 2016 political environment. Then-President Obama was too cautious in the months […]
The Incredible Shrinking White House Briefing The Incredible Shrinking White House Briefing:- The White House news briefing, after emerging as a can’t-miss ritual of the early days of the Trump administration, has in recent weeks become shorter, less informative and less accessible, with some of the briefings declared off-limits to […]
At congressional picnic, Trump calls for post-shooting bipartisan spirit to deepen The order of the night was bipartisan fun — a picnic on the lush White House lawn for members of Congress and their families, a nostalgic harking-back to more genteel times of Washington socializing. And President Trump played the […]
Hillary Is Just as Unpopular as She Was After the Election, New Poll Shows It’s been more than seven months since Election Day, but Americans’ opinions of Hillary Clinton remain the same. A new Gallup poll finds just 41 percent of Americans have a favorable view of the former presidential […]
How Trump dubious claims make the entire government react The words leapt from President Trump’s mind to Twitter at 8:26 a.m. on the Friday after he fired FBI director James B. Comey, setting off a cascade of activity inside and outside the federal government to figure out what, exactly, he […]
Shifting Dollars From Poor to Rich Is a Key Part of the Senate Health Bill The Affordable Care Act gave health insurance to millions of Americans by shifting resources from the wealthy to the poor and by moving oversight from states to the federal government. The Senate bill introduced Thursday […]
