Latest move against independent executive branch watchdogs who have found fault with Trump administration State department inspector General Linick was given notice of his dismissal late on Friday night. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters The Trump administration has fired the state department’s inspector general who is reported to have been investigating the secretary of state, Mike Pompeo,…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.House Minority Whip Steve Scalise on Friday blasted House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for putting forth a “socialist grab bag” relief bill without consulting with President Trump or Republicans.“You’re seeing so many states, by the way, safely reopening. Thirty-six have already…
In this Sept. 20, 2019, file photo, then-Democratic presidential candidate Montana Gov. Steve Bullock speaks during the Climate Forum at Georgetown University, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File) more > By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times - Tuesday, May 5, 2020 Republican Steve Daines trails Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock in their must-watch Senate…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…