Jennifer Hijazi
House GOP digs for Obama intel in effort to shift focus
In a bid to shift
the focus on Russian political meddling, House Republicans called
Tuesday for access to briefings on the 2016 election conducted by
members of the Obama administration.
Lawmakers spar over push for presidential tax returns
A House oversight subcommittee made initial forays Thursday into obtaining the tax returns of presidents and presidential candidates by reviewing legislation that would require such disclosure, spurring Republicans to push back against Democratic calls for transparency.
EPA nominee: Climate change a “huge issue” but not “the greatest crisis”
Facing tough questions from Senate Democrats during a confirmation hearing Wednesday, Andrew Wheeler, acting administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, conceded that climate change is a “huge issue” but said it is not “the greatest crisis.”
Did Zinke lie to Interior investigators? Feds want to know
A day after a report surfaced that former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is under scrutiny for potentially lying to investigators in his own department, an attorney for an anti-corruption watchdog said Friday federal officials take those allegations very seriously.
Senate approves bill to avert government shutdown
With the president backing down on his demand for a $5 billion carveout in the budget for his border wall, Senate Democrats joined Republicans Wednesday to approve a short-term funding bill that will keep the government running until mid-February.