Trump announces pardon for Michael Flynn in tweet
President Donald Trump announced in a tweet Wednesday that he has granted his first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, a “full…
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Trump announces pardon for Michael Flynn in tweet
President Donald Trump announced in a tweet Wednesday that he has granted his first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, a “full…
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White House Thanksgiving proclamation calls for Americans to ‘gather’ even as Covid-19 surges
President Donald Trump’s annual Thanksgiving proclamation calls for Americans to “gather” for the holiday, even though federal…
Continue Reading CIA officer killed in combat in Somalia
A CIA officer was killed in Somalia last weekend, according to a former senior administration official with knowledge of the matter. The officer was…
Continue Reading DOJ appeals ruling that said it can’t take the place of Trump in E. Jean Carroll defamation suit
The Justice Department is appealing a court ruling that denied its move to substitute itself for President Donald Trump as the defendant in the…
Continue Reading Trump invites Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers to White House after calling in to baseless voter fraud event
President Donald Trump has invited Republican lawmakers from Pennsylvania to the White House on Wednesday night, following a “hearing”…
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Trump invites Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers to White House after calling in to baseless voter fraud event
President Donald Trump has invited Republican lawmakers from Pennsylvania to the White House on Wednesday night, following a “hearing”…
Continue Reading Army Corps denies permit for controversial mine that threatened salmon habitat in Alaska
After a battle that spanned nearly 20 years and cost a Canadian mining company close to a billion dollars, the US Army Corps of Engineers has decided…
Continue Reading The short week in 9 headlines
Courts continued to throw out Trump campaign challenges to the election and at last the transition formally began. Biden is now the first…
Continue Reading Democratic fight emerges ahead of appointment to fill Kamala Harris’ Senate seat
A cross-country lobbying campaign for Vice President-elect Kamala Harris‘ Senate seat has pitted factions divided by race, gender and geography…
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Trump phones into Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers’ baseless voter fraud event after canceling trip
President Donald Trump called into a Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, “hearing” on Wednesday hosted by GOP state lawmakers over baseless…
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Trump announces ‘a Full Pardon’ for Michael Flynn in tweet
President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that he has “granted a Full Pardon” to his former national security adviser Michael Flynn,…
Continue Reading Biden urges Americans to recommit to fighting pandemic in Thanksgiving address
President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday urged Americans to recommit to fighting the deadly coronavirus pandemic in a Thanksgiving address ahead of the…
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Biden urges Americans to recommit to fighting pandemic in Thanksgiving address
President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday urged Americans to recommit to fighting the deadly coronavirus pandemic in a Thanksgiving address ahead of the…
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Trump pardons former national security adviser Michael Flynn for lying in Russia probe
WASHINGTON, DC— President Donald Trump pardoned former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Wednesday, taking direct aim in the final days of…
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‘We’re all in this together,’ Biden says of virus fight in message to the nation on eve of Thanksgiving
WILMINGTON, Delaware — On the eve of Thanksgiving, President-elect Joe Biden delivered an address to the American people from Delaware. The…
Continue Reading READ: President-elect Joe Biden’s Thanksgiving address as prepared for delivery
President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday addressed Americans ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Read his remarks, as prepared for delivery,…
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Trump’s outcasts in the civil and foreign service may get a second chance under Biden
It’s been a hard four years for many career government servants. Their expertise was set aside for President Donald Trump’s flashy…
Continue Reading Coronavirus task force calls on states to ‘further accelerate mitigation’
The White House coronavirus task force is recommending a significant increase in testing as well as additional, accelerated mitigation measures in…
Continue Reading Biden appears to pour cold water on Warren and Sanders joining Cabinet
President-elect Joe Biden appeared to pour cold water on the idea of nominating Sens. Elizabeth Warren or Bernie Sanders to his Cabinet, suggesting…
Continue Reading Pandemic inauguration could cut the choir, standing-room-only parties and maybe the historic lunch
Outside President Donald Trump’s bedroom window on the north side of the White House is the sound of building: hammers, drills, the beep-beep…
Continue Reading Lara Trump eyes Senate bid in North Carolina: ‘It would be an incredible thing’
Amid rumblings that President Donald Trump could mount another presidential run in 2024, voters may see a Trump on the ballot before that. Lara…
Continue Reading White House considering lifting European travel restrictions, source says
The White House is strongly considering lifting sweeping restrictions on travel from the European Union and the United Kingdom, an administration…
Continue Reading Georgia secretary of state says Trump threw him under bus despite his support
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Wednesday lambasted President Donald Trump, saying that the commander in chief threw him under the…
Continue Reading DOJ set to execute 5 federal prisoners before Inauguration Day
With fewer than 60 days until President-elect Joe Biden takes office, the Trump administration has set an unprecedented record of scheduling the most…
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White House has signed off on Joe Biden getting the President’s Daily Brief
Three weeks after the election, the White House has given formal approval for President-elect Joe Biden to receive the President’s Daily Brief,…
Continue Reading White House has signed off on Joe Biden getting the President’s Daily Brief
Three weeks after the election, the White House has given formal approval for President-elect Joe Biden to receive the President’s Daily Brief,…
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Biden team inherits Trump’s ocean of troubles
President-elect Joe Biden’s new national security team will soon be swimming in an ocean of troubles. The world is in many ways a more…
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City of El Paso seeks to hire outside lawyer, may sue Trump campaign for $569,000
EL PASO, Texas — The Trump campaign still owes the city of El Paso more than half a million dollars and local officials are looking for ways to…
Continue Reading Pardon for Michael Flynn under discussion at the White House
The White House has discussed a possible pardon for Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump’s first national security adviser, and others, three…
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