EPA chief Pruitt faces congressional grilling on spending, ethics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt will face tough questions from lawmakers in congressional budget hearings on Thursday over a long list of alleged ethical missteps plaguing his tenure.
Trump veterans’ nominee weighing options after new allegations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s physician Ronny Jackson, nominated to head the Veterans Affairs Department, met with White House officials on Wednesday night following a new round of allegations about questionable drug prescription…
Liberals on top U.S. court ask if Trump travel waivers just ‘window dressing’
NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices sought assurances on Wednesday that the Trump administration’s policy for granting medical or other exceptions to a ban on travelers from several Muslim-majority countries amounted …
Trump veterans’ nominee faces new allegations of drinking, prescriptions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s doctor Ronny Jackson faced new allegations on Wednesday about questionable drug prescriptions and drunkenness as the White House insisted it had thoroughly vetted him to become the head of the Vetera…
Republicans keep Arizona House seat, Democrat vows rematch
PHOENIX (Reuters) – The Republican candidate prevailed in a special Arizona election for a vacated U.S. House of Representatives seat after a tight race that some observers said could still bolster Democratic momentum heading into November’s midterm vo…
U.S. attorney general tiptoes around Russia probe at hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Questions about President Donald Trump and the investigation into whether his 2016 election campaign colluded with Russia overshadowed a Senate hearing on Wednesday with U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who has been a frequen…
U.S. AG Sessions declines to comment on recusal on Trump lawyer Cohen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday declined to say during a congressional hearing whether he would recuse himself from an investigation involving Michael Cohen, the personal lawyer for President Donald Trump, but sa…
Sessions’ pick for Manhattan U.S. attorney to stay on for now
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Geoffrey Berman, who was named Manhattan’s top federal prosecutor by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on an interim basis in January, will stay in the role after his term was scheduled to end on May 4, a New York court spokesman…
U.S. Attorney General declines comment on recusing himself on Trump lawyer Cohen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday declined to say during a congressional hearing whether he would recuse himself from any investigation involving Michael Cohen, the personal lawyer for President Donald Trump, but s…
White House defends vetting of veterans affairs nominee
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Wednesday defended itself against charges that it had failed to adequately vet President Donald Trump’s choice to be veterans affairs secretary, whose nomination has been imperiled by charges of misconduct.
