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Veterans Affairs chief David Shulkin’s job at risk from Trump
Dominick Reuter | AFP | Getty Images David Shulkin, Under Secretary for the US Department of Veterans Affairs. In February, the IG’s office issued a damning report blasting Shulkin for telling a...
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Mississippi enacts law banning most abortions after 15 weeks
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi’s governor signed a law Monday banning most abortions after 15 weeks’ gestations, the tightest restrictions in the nation. Republican Gov....
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California treasurer thwarted in push for CalPERS gun divestment
David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images California Treasurer John Chiang speaks during an interview in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 10, 2016. The California Public Employees’...
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Illinois GOP Gov. Rauner in close primary race, Pritzker wins Democratic...
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, left, and Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker. (Rich Saal-The State Journal-Register/Jose M. Osorio-Chicago Tribune via AP) Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner was...
View ArticleAttorney General Jeff Sessions outlines death penalty use for drug crimes
The memo follows remarks from President Donald Trump on Monday calling for some drug dealers to be sentenced to death. “We can have all the blue-ribbon committees we want, but if we don’t get tough on...
View ArticleMore California cities looking to reject state’s sanctuary law
More towns and cities in California are exploring options to follow Los Alamitos in rejecting the state’s sanctuary law. Members of the Los Alamitos Council voted Monday to opt out of a state law that...
View ArticleI didn’t know about Facebook data mining
Right-wing political strategist Steve Bannon said Thursday that he did not know about Cambridge Analytica’s data mining from Facebook, marking the first time the former top White House strategist and...
View ArticleFormer Georgia Governor and U.S. Sen. Zell Miller has died at the age of 86,...
Former Georgia Governor and U.S. Sen. Zell Miller has died at the age of 86, his family said. Miller’s grandson, Bryan Miller, said Friday that his grandfather passed away peacefully surrounded by...
View ArticleConservatives rip Trump for signing massive spending bill
Some of the nation’s loudest and most prominent conservative voices tore into President Donald Trump on Friday, lambasting the president over his decision to sign a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill...
View ArticleTrump, GOP leaders face backlash over $1.3 trillion spending package
President Trump faces losing support from his base in the wake of his decision Friday to sign a controversial and much-derided $1.3 trillion spending bill — over not only its size but its failure to...
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Here’s what the Pentagon is getting in Trump’s colossal spending bill
Lance Cpl. Aneshea Yee | U.S. Marine Corps U.S. Marines during a graduation ceremony aboard Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, S.C. Defense Secretary James Mattis, who stood behind Trump...
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GOP Rep. Ryan Costello drops bid for re-election
Rep. Ryan Costello, R-Pa., was elected in Pennsylvania’s Sixth District in 2016. (AP Photo/Zach Gibson, File) Rep. Ryan Costello, R-Pa., will not seek reelection in November, the two-term congressman...
View ArticleRussia asks Twitter to suggest retaliation against US
Russia is asking users on President Donald Trump’s favorite social media platform for ideas on how to retaliate against the U.S. for expelling 60 diplomats on Monday. “What US Consulate General would...
View ArticleCalifornia to sue Trump admin over citizenship question in 2020 census
California on Monday promised to sue the Trump administration over its decision to ask the 2020 census respondents if they are citizens of the United States. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra...
View ArticleNorth Korea silent amid talk of Trump, Kim Jong Un meeting
It has been nearly three weeks since President Donald Trump surprised the world with his “on-the-spot” acceptance to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by the end of May, and the White House is...
View ArticleAttorney for Stormy Daniels files motion seeking to depose Trump
A lawyer for former adult star Stormy Daniels filed a motion Wednesday in federal court seeking to depose both President Trump and his attorney Michael Cohen over a $130,000 payment made to Daniels...
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North Korea leader Kim Jong Un’s motives remain shrouded in mystery
SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images People walk past a television screen showing a news broadcast, featuring North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un during a meeting with with China’s president Xi...
View ArticleSessions: Federal prosecutor evaluating alleged FBI, DOJ wrongdoing, no...
Attorney General Jeff Sessions revealed Thursday a federal prosecutor was evaluating certain issues involving the FBI, the Clinton Foundation and Uranium One, but said he would not appoint a second...
View ArticleCompanies dropping Laura Ingraham after she attacked Parkland activist
Ingraham, in two tweets, apologized Thursday afternoon for “any upset or hurt my tweet caused him or any of the brave victims of Parkland.” “As always, he’s welcome to return to the show anytime for a...
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Democratic lawmaker asked to resign over reports of harassment ‘coverup’
Democratic Rep. Elizabeth Esty is being asked to resign after reports surfaced that she hid allegations of harassment. (Associated Press) A Connecticut Democrat is being asked to resign after reports...
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