Trump replaces White House lawyer on Russia probe Lawyer Emmet Flood, who advised President Bill Clinton in impeachment proceedings, will assist President Donald Trump with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 election, replacing Ty Cobb, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Wednesday. The latest […]
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Louisiana election chief resigns amid sexual harassment scandal Louisiana’s chief election official, Secretary of State Tom Schedler, resigned on Tuesday in the face of what he called “an incredibly serious allegation” that he had sexually harassed a female employee. Schedler became the latest in a wave of dozens of businessmen, […]
Pompeo, on first day at State Department, promises new ‘swagger’ U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, arriving for his first day at the State Department, said on Tuesday he would help the U.S. diplomatic corps in “getting back our swagger” but offered few details about his plans for the agency. […]
Texas sues Trump administration to end ‘Dreamers’ program Texas and six other Republican-governed states on Tuesday sued the Trump administration to try to end a program launched by Democratic former President Barack Obama that protects immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children. The states filed suit in federal […]
Canada wants U.S. cooperation in turning back asylum seekers Under the Safe Third Country Agreement, or STCA, asylum seekers who arrive at a formal Canada-U.S. border crossing going in either direction are turned back and told to apply for asylum in the first country they arrived in. Canada wants the […]
Top Massachusetts federal prosecutor defends court immigration arrest Massachusetts’ top federal prosecutor defended a decision by immigration authorities to arrest a Chinese citizen at a courthouse this week after she was sentenced to probation, a move that outraged the judge overseeing her case. The judge had expressed concern that the […]
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 […]
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 […]
