U.S. offshore drilling proposal not complete, timing unclear: Acting Interior Secretary
The Interior Department’s final proposal to expand offshore oil drilling is not yet complete, and the timing for its release is unclear, Acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt told a panel of lawmakers on Thursday.
Trump’s Interior Department pick, a former lobbyist, promises strict ethics
A former energy lobbyist who is President Donald Trump’s new pick to lead the Interior Department told a key Senate panel on Thursday he would take precautions to prevent conflicts of interest in decisions involving former clients.
Trump, fellow Republicans want House intelligence chief Adam Schiff out
U.S. President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans in Congress urged House intelligence committee chairman Adam Schiff to resign on Thursday, drawing an unequivocal rejection from their Democratic target.
Suburban Florida mayor announces Democratic bid for U.S. presidency
A little-known mayor of a Miami suburb announced his bid to become president of the United States on Thursday, joining an already crowded field of Democratic candidates vying to become the party’s nominee in 2020.
Bill to let banks work with cannabis companies advances in U.S. House
A U.S. congressional panel advanced legislation Thursday that would allow banks to provide services to cannabis companies in states where it is legal.
Trump, Republican lawmakers call on House intelligence chairman to resign
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday urged House intelligence panel chairman Adam Schiff to resign, after Attorney General William Barr said Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation did not establish evidence of collusion between the 2016 elec…
U.S. presidential candidate Klobuchar calls for trillion-dollar infrastructure plan
U.S. Democratic presidential contender Amy Klobuchar presented a trillion-dollar plan on Thursday to fix the country’s roads, bridges and other public works that she said would be her top budget priority if elected.
Trump calls Smollett case ’embarrassment,’ announces review
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the Department of Justice will “review” the case of actor Jussie Smollett, who was charged with staging a fake hate crime in Chicago before prosecutors abruptly dropped the case this week.
Trump says Justice Department to review Jussie Smollett case
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the Department of Justice will “review” the case of actor Jussie Smollett, who was charged with staging a fake hate crime in Chicago before prosecutors abruptly dropped the case this week.
Offshore drilling center stage as lawmakers grill Trump Interior pick
U.S. lawmakers will quiz President Donald Trump’s new pick to lead the Interior Department on Thursday, focusing on the former energy and mining lobbyist’s plans to expand fossil fuels production from the United States’ public lands and waters.
