EPA Says Scott Pruitt Flies First Class Because Angry People Yell At Him Too Much Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt frequently flies in first and business class because he’s regularly confronted by angry members of the public during his travels, according to a report in Politico on Thursday. The […]
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Judges Say Throw Out the Map. Lawmakers Say Throw Out the Judges. In Pennsylvania, a Republican lawmaker unhappy with a State Supreme Court ruling on gerrymandering wants to impeach the Democratic justices who authored it. In Iowa, a running dispute over allowing firearms in courthouses has prompted bills by Republican […]
White House Let Rob Porter Keep Job Even After Receiving Final F.B.I. Report The White House changed its story on Tuesday about how it handled allegations of spousal abuse against Rob Porter, the staff secretary who resigned in disgrace last week, conceding that the F.B.I. told White House career officials […]
Senate starts Dreamer debate and anything could happen The Senate voted to begin a free-wheeling debate on immigration Monday night — and no one knows how it will turn out. The goal is to find a bipartisan compromise that can get at least 60 votes in the Senate, the minimum […]
Grand Canyon helicopter crash victims identified, were from the U.K. A day after a tour helicopter crashed in the Grand Canyon, killing three and wounding four, the sky above the gorge was unusually quiet. Air tours were suspended as officials tried to piece together what caused the Papillon Airways helicopter […]
Fiancee wants to solve mystery of Border Patrol agent’s death When Angela Ochoa arrived at her fiance’s hospital bed, he was unconscious. “He had cuts to his hands, swelling to his face, to his abdomen. He obviously had to have put up a fight,” Ochoa said. But no one could […]
California says it will ban crude from Trump offshore drilling plan California will block the transport of petroleum from new offshore oil rigs through its state, officials told Reuters, a move meant to hobble the Trump administration’s effort to vastly expand drilling in U.S. federal waters. California’s threat to deny […]
A parent’s ‘nightmare’: Ala. man arrested in child porn video case A viral video depicting the sexual abuse of a child that led to the arrest of an Alabama man may be several years old, investigators said Tuesday. Germaine Moore, 44, of Millbrook is alleged by Michigan authorities to have […]
Holocaust denier running for Congress has no opponents in Republican primary Like most candidates running for Congress, Arthur Jones has a campaign website. It outlines the Republican candidate’s education background, his stance on issues and how to donate to his campaign to represent the Illinois’s 3rd Congressional District. It also […]
U.S.’ Mattis says concerned about Syria’s potential use of sarin gas The United States is concerned about the potential use of sarin gas in Syria, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday, a day after Washington warned it was prepared to consider military action if necessary to deter chemical […]
