As Other Aides Face Trump’s Ire Over Rob Porter’s Departure, Hope Hicks Is Praised In a White House populated by aides who have flamed out, lashed out or cashed out — some do all three in the same day — Hope Hicks, the administration’s communications director, has maintained a low […]
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Rachel Brand, No. 3 official at the Justice Department, to step down amid political attacks The Justice Department’s third-ranking official plans to step down, as the agency has been the target of withering criticism by President Trump and Republican lawmakers, the department said in a statement late Friday. Rachel Brand, […]
Nighthawks: Lawmakers drift through a surreal overnight shutdown drama As the clock ticked past 2:30 a.m. Friday, Sen. Richard C. Shelby (R-Ala.) walked off the Senate floor and cracked a joke about the strange dysfunction that gripped the Capitol. “Hey, Doug,” said Shelby, 83, a four-decade veteran of Congress. “Welcome […]
Sexual misconduct accusations against California assemblywoman twist gender dynamics of #MeToo movement A Los Angeles-area assemblywoman has voluntarily taken leave of her seat Friday after facing allegations of sexual harassment, an unusual twist of the gender dynamics shaping the misconduct controversies engulfing California’s state Capitol. Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens) […]
Illegal immigrant found guilty in murder of 2 deputies A man in the United States illegally was convicted Friday of killing two Northern California deputies in a case that helped fuel the national immigration debate. Luis Bracamontes was found guilty of murder in the shootings of Sacramento County sheriff’s Deputy […]
Officer killed, two deputies seriously wounded in Georgia shooting A police officer was killed and two deputies were seriously wounded in a shooting that also left a suspect dead south of Atlanta, authorities said Friday. Henry County Sheriff Keith McBrayer said it happened as the officers were serving an arrest […]
Autopsy Finds Gunman Who Killed 58 People in Las Vegas Took Anti-Anxiety Drug The Las Vegas gunman who killed 58 people and himself in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history was found to have had anti-anxiety medication in his system, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported, citing a newly […]
Exclusive: Trump administration may target immigrants who use food aid, other benefits The Trump administration is considering making it harder for foreigners living in the United States to get permanent residency if they or their American-born children use public benefits such as food assistance, in a move that could sharply […]
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 […]
Mattis: ‘Dreamers’ In The Miliary Won’t Be Deported Defense Secretary James Mattis says young immigrants who came to the U.S. as children as children and enlisted in the armed forces will not be deported even if their legal protections expire. There are about 850 young immigrants who are currently serving […]
