Kushner Resists Losing Access as Kelly Tackles Security Clearance Issues Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser, is resisting giving up his access to highly classified information, prompting an internal struggle with John F. Kelly, the White House chief of staff, over who should be allowed to see some […]
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Florida shooting: West Point admits murdered hero Peter Wang A junior cadet who died helping other students escape a Florida school shooting has been posthumously accepted into a prestigious US military school. Peter Wang, 15, one of 17 killed in the 14 February attack, was admitted to the class of […]
Pelosi ignores net worth inquiry after lecturing on ‘inordinate wealth’ House Minority Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s net worth was off limits Tuesday during a town hall meeting in which she cited Martin Luther King Jr. to condemn “inordinate wealth.” The California Democrat was in Phoenix as part of a 100-city tour […]
Dems flip Kentucky House seat held by lawmaker who killed himself Democrats gained a seat in the Kentucky House of Representatives Tuesday after a special election following the suicide of a GOP lawmaker who had faced sexual assault allegations. Linda Belcher, a retired teacher and former Democratic state lawmaker, soundly […]
Trump Moves to Regulate ‘Bump Stock’ Devices President Trump — under pressure from angry, grieving students from a Florida high school where a gunman killed 17 people last week — ordered the Justice Department on Tuesday to issue regulations banning so-called bump stocks, which convert semiautomatic guns into automatic weapons […]
Trump endorses recent GOP foe Mitt Romney for Utah Senate President Trump gave his full backing to 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Monday, saying Romney’s bid for a Senate seat from Utah “has my full support and endorsement!” The president’s tweet suggested he may have buried the hatchet, […]
Uber Eats driver charged with murder in the shooting death of a customer, police say An Uber Eats driver has been charged with murder in the shooting death of a customer Saturday in Atlanta. Authorities said Robert Bivines, 36, opened fire on 30-year-old Ryan Thornton late Saturday night in the […]
Trump Adds Cautious Support to Changes to Background Checks for Gun Buyers President Trump signaled on Monday that he was willing to join a discussion on gun restrictions amid the national outcry led by teenagers who survived last week’s mass shooting at a Florida high school. Mr. Trump is open […]
Inside the Russian Troll Factory: Zombies and a Breakneck Pace At first, new recruits to the Internet Research Agency, the notorious Russian troll factory, were thrilled by the better-than-average salaries they earned simply for posting on the internet. But one says he eventually realized that the work hid a darker […]
Clarence Thomas’ impeachment debate flares again Political pundits have savaged a New York magazine article re-litigating the case for Supreme Court associate justice Clarence Thomas’ impeachment, which purportedly cites new evidence Thomas lied under oath about Anita Hill during his confirmation hearing. The National Review published a five-part series Monday […]
