U.S. watchdog faults handling of government lease for Trump D.C. hotel
An internal U.S. government watchdog on Wednesday found “serious shortcomings” in federal officials’ handling of a lease by President Donald Trump’s company of a historic government building in Washington now home to a Trump International Hotel.
Ex-Michigan governor to resign university post in Nassar fallout: media
Michigan State University’s interim president John Engler will resign following renewed criticism of how he handled fallout over the sex abuse scandal involving sports doctor Larry Nassar, the Detroit Free Press reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed of…
Schumer: Trump’s State of Union speech should be delayed if government shut
U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech, set for Jan. 29, should be delayed if the government is still shut.
Celebrity’s ‘Chefs for Feds’ kitchen feeds unpaid U.S. government workers
Maurice Wilson joined dozens of fellow federal workers in Washington on Wednesday at the opening of celebrity chef Jose Andres’ emergency kitchen, grateful for a free lunch of egg sandwiches, quinoa bowls and tomato soup as the partial government shutd…
U.S. watchdog cites constitutional concerns over Trump hotel lease
There were “serious shortcomings” in the General Services Administration handling of President Donald Trump’s lease of the government-owned building that houses his Trump International Hotel in Washington, according to a U.S. government watchdog report…
Michigan university interim president to resign in Nassar fallout: media
Michigan State University’s interim president John Engler will resign, following renewed criticism of how he handled fallout surrounding the sex abuse scandal involving sports doctor Larry Nassar, the Detroit Free Press reported on Wednesday, citing un…
Court rejects U.S. cities’ appeal over Pentagon gun check flaws
A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected an effort by three major U.S. cities to require the Pentagon to be more vigilant about reporting service members who were disqualified from owning weapons to a national background check system.
As shutdown lingers, Pelosi pushes Trump to delay State of Union speech
With the partial U.S. government shutdown now in its 26th day, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday urged President Donald Trump to reschedule his State of the Union address – a move that could deny him the opportunity to use the pageantry of the sp…
As shutdown lingers, Pelosi pushes Trump to delay State of Union address
With the partial U.S. government shutdown dragging into its 26th day, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday urged President Donald Trump to reschedule his State of the Union address – a move that could deny the president the opportunity to use the pa…
Security services prepared for Trump congressional address: DHS
The Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Secret Service are prepared for the annual State of the Union address, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said on Wednesday, despite a partial government shutdown that has affected federal work…
