Sen. Sherrod BrownSherrod Campbell BrownOn The Money: Deficit spikes 25 percent through January | Mnuchin declines to say why Trump pulled Treasury nominee who oversaw Roger Stone case | Lawmakers trade insults over Trump budget cuts Mnuchin defends Treasury regulations on GOP tax law Mnuchin declines to say why Trump pulled Treasury nominee who oversaw […]
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Read MoreSecretary of State Mike PompeoMichael (Mike) Richard PompeoMenendez calls for ‘Marie Yovanovitch bill’ to protect foreign service employees Syria is not a lost cause for the US — but it is getting close Pompeo to testify on Iran in February MORE is expected to testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on U.S. policy in […]
Read MoreI’VE GOT THE POWER:The House Natural Resources Committee voted Wednesday to give Chairman Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz.) the power to subpoena the Department of the Interior after Republicans scored a significant win that limited the chairman’s power. The 21-15 party-line vote represents a new chapter in the committee’s ongoing battle to gain a number of documents […]
Read MoreThe chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday slammed a report by a United Nations human rights body for blacklisting U.S. companies that operate in the Israeli-controlled parts of the West Bank. In separate statements, Sen. Jim RischJames (Jim) Elroy RischSenators condemn UN ‘blacklisting’ of US companies in Israeli settlements […]
Read MoreRep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) on Thursday said that he has written a letter to California Gov. Gavin NewsomGavin Christopher NewsomGOP lawmaker accuses California public pension fund of investing in blacklisted Chinese companies Newsom: ‘Trump is scared of California,’ the ‘most un-Trump state in America’ DOJ dropping antitrust probe of four major automakers MORE (D) to voice […]
Read MoreWells Fargo will no longer require employees who experience sexual harassment on the job to litigate their claims in private arbitration, the company announced Thursday. A message to company employees from David Galloreese, Wells Fargo’s head of human resources, stated that the company has “no tolerance” for sexual harassment and would end the past policy […]
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Read MoreA U.S. District Court Judge in Washington, D.C., issued a statement Thursday obtained by The Hill rejecting the notion that outside pressure will influence the court’s ruling on Roger StoneRoger Jason StoneTrump says his ‘life would’ve been a lot easier’ if he picked Barr over Sessions McConnell: Trump ‘ought to listen to’ Barr’s advice on DOJ […]
Read MoreThe Nevada State Democratic Party plans to use a Google calculator uploaded to iPads to help tally voting results in the upcoming Nevada caucuses, a top party official announced Thursday. Party Executive Director Alana Mounce sent a memo explaining that the calculator will be loaded onto 2,000 iPads purchased by the Nevada State Democratic Party, with […]
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