U.S. lawmaker urges FAA, Boeing employees to disclose details on 737 MAX approval
The chairman of U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Peter DeFazio on Friday urged current or former Boeing Co and Federal Aviation Administration employees to come forward with any information about the government’s aircraft certific…
Citizenship question on U.S. Census would cause Hispanic undercount by millions: study
The Trump administration’s proposal to ask a citizenship question on the 2020 U.S. census could lead to an undercount of some 4.2 million among Hispanics, costing their communities federal aid and political representation, according to a new study by H…
Trump aide Lance Leggitt resigning from White House job
Lance Leggitt, deputy director of the White House Domestic Policy Council and a veteran of two presidents, plans to resign soon, the White House announced on Friday.
U.S. judge recommends Manafort serve sentence in Maryland prison
The U.S. judge overseeing former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s trial in Washington recommended on Friday that his sentence be served at a prison in Cumberland, Maryland.
U.S. House judiciary panel told to expect Mueller report at 5 p.m.: reports
The U.S. House Judiciary Committee has been told to expect notification by 5 p.m. EDT (2100 GMT) that U.S. Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report has been delivered to Attorney General William Barr, according to media reports.
Trump taps a strident Powell critic for spot on Fed board
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday tapped Stephen Moore, a conservative economic commentator and fellow critic of Federal Reserve policy under Chairman Jerome Powell, to join the U.S. central bank’s board of governors, a move that would put a Trump …
Trump’s Fed nominee not sure if U.S. central bank should cut rates: Bloomberg
U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed nominee to serve on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Stephen Moore, on Friday said he is not sure if the central bank should be cutting rates right now.
Trump: ‘I know nothing’ about Kushner’s WhatsApp messaging
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he knew nothing about son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner’s use of the WhatsApp encrypted messaging tool, a day after a top Democratic congressman pressed the White House for information on the issue.
Heavy fighting continues with Islamic State in Syria: SDF official
The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) is still battling Islamic State at the jihadist group’s last pocket at Baghouz in eastern Syria, a spokesman for the SDF said on Twitter on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said the area had been taken.
Key trade official Willems to leave White House in midst of China talks
Clete Willems, a top trade official in President Donald Trump’s White House who has been a key figure in negotiations with China, is leaving in the coming weeks to spend more time with his family after the birth of a new baby, he said on Friday.
