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State Department Inspector General Steve Linick was fired Friday in a late-night ouster that drew condemnations from Democrats, with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warning of an acceleration in a “dangerous pattern of retaliation” against federal watchdogs.Linick, a 2013 Obama appointee who has criticized department leadership for alleged retribution toward staffers, will be replaced by Stephen…

(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) At least 490 workers at Triumph Foods plant in St. Joseph have tested positive for the coronavirus, a state public health official said Friday — about 17 percent of the total plant employees. The news came two weeks after the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reported 412 Triumph employees had…

President Donald Trump on Friday fired State Department Inspector General Steve Linick, the latest in a series of dismissals of independent government watchdogs that have come in the wake of the President's acquittal on articles of impeachment earlier this ye…

California -- the nation’s most populous state -- is making a mistake by not following the lead of other states like Georgia and Florida that are working to reopen their economies from coronavirus shutdowns, Peter Navarro said Thursday night.The White House trade adviser shared his views during an appearance on Fox News’ “Hannity.”Host Sean Hannity…

State Department emails obtained by the conservative group Citizens United this week indicate that the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was involved in discussions about the natural gas firm Burisma Holdings and even in a meeting with a company representative, despite testifying to Congress during the impeachment inquiry that she knew little about the firm.Burisma Holdings was…