White House presses vulnerable Democrats to back State Dept nominee Pompeo The White House cranked up pressure on Wednesday on Democratic senators facing tough re-election fights to back secretary of state nominee Mike Pompeo, who looked increasingly likely to face a rare committee rejection before the full Senate can vote […]
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EPA inspector general opens new probe into Pruitt’s travels The Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general will investigate agency Administrator Scott Pruitt’s use of his official security detail on recent personal trips, the latest in a string of congressional, White House and internal probes into his spending on security and travel. […]
U.S. watchdog refers report on ex-FBI No. 2 to prosecutors The U.S. Department of Justice internal watchdog has referred its findings on former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe to the U.S. attorney in Washington for possible criminal prosecution, an attorney for McCabe said on Thursday. The referral from the Inspector […]
Senate’s ‘first baby’ on hand for confirmation vote A little history was made in Washington on Thursday – little in the form of a newborn who became the first baby ever to appear on the floor of the U.S. Senate during a vote. A swaddled 11-day-old Maile Pearl Bowlsbey arrived […]
U.S. envoy to U.N. Haley says relationship with Trump is ‘perfect U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Wednesday that her relationship with President Donald Trump was “perfect” and that he did not need to be worried about Haley and Vice President Mike Pence running against him […]
Former U.S. Olympians tell Congress more reforms needed in gymnastics U.S. gymnastics needs more reforms to wipe out sexual abuse after a scandal involving an ex-team doctor convicted of molesting female athletes, former Olympic athletes told a Senate panel on Wednesday. Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Jordyn Wieber told lawmakers evaluating […]
Missouri governor may have committed felony related to fund raising: state AG Missouri’s attorney general said on Tuesday his office has uncovered evidence of criminal electronic theft by Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, a fellow Republican already charged with invasion of privacy stemming from an unrelated sex scandal. Attorney General Josh […]
Travel Ban Case Is Shadowed by One of Supreme Court’s Darkest Moments I’m calling, very simply, for a shutdown of Muslims entering the United States,” Donald J. Trump said on Dec. 8, 2015. It was early in his presidential campaign, and he was saying that sort of thing all the […]
Pompeo to signal tough line on Moscow in Cabinet nomination hearing CIA Director Mike Pompeo will signal a harder line toward Moscow during his confirmation hearing on Thursday to become U.S. President Donald Trump’s new secretary of state, according to excerpts of his testimony. “Russia continues to act aggressively, enabled […]
Pressure grows for Missouri Governor Greitens to step down Missouri Governor Eric Greitens on Thursday faced another day of bipartisan pressure to resign or face impeachment after the release of a report finding that he abused and tried to blackmail a woman with whom he was having an affair. The […]
