Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator David Pekoske will fill the role of deputy Homeland Security secretary on a temporary basis, the department announced Thursday. Pekoske replaces Claire Grady, the former acting No. 2 at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), who resigned Tuesday amid a sweeping shakeup of DHS’s top leadership. Grady’s resignation cleared the way for Kevin McAleenan to […]
Read MoreHouse Democrats sparred with the most powerful bankers in the U.S. on Wednesday as the chief executives of the country’s largest financial firms defended their industry’s reforms since the 2007 financial crisis. The CEOs of seven of the nation’s largest banks appeared before Congress on Wednesday as a group for the first time since 2009, […]
Read MoreWashington Gov. Jay InsleeJay Robert InsleeInslee knocks Trump for wind turbine remarks Overnight Energy: Trump moves to speed up pipeline construction | House Dems urge Senate to reject Interior nominee | Dem offers plan for ‘filling in the blanks’ of Green New Deal Gillibrand’s CNN town hall attracts lowest rating among 2020 contenders MORE (D) […]
Read MoreClick:energy healing tools About three times as many Americans could benefit from tax credits for electric vehicles under legislation introduced Wednesday by a bipartisan group of senators. Consumers who buy an electric car are eligible for a $7,500 tax credit, but the credit is phased out for those who buy vehicles from an automaker that […]
Read MorePresident TrumpDonald John TrumpKoch network launches ad campaign opposing Trump’s proposed gas tax Trump laments EU ‘being so tough’ on Brexit Inslee knocks Trump for wind turbine remarks MORE‘s sister Maryanne Trump Barry has retired as a federal judge in a move that will end a court inquiry into possible misconduct relating to tax and […]
Read MoreTop Senate Democrats are demanding Attorney General William BarrWilliam Pelham BarrClapper: Barr’s spying claim ‘stunning and scary’ Dems sound alarm over top DOJ nominee Budowsky: Barr, Mueller, Rosenstein on trial MORE walk back his accusation that the Trump campaign was spied on by the FBI. Barr sparked a political firestorm earlier Wednesday when he told senators that […]
Read MoreHappy Wednesday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I’m Ellen Mitchell, and here’s your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter. THE TOPLINE: Transgender troops, supportive lawmakers and other advocates rallied outside the Capitol on Wednesday, two days before the Pentagon is set to enforce a ban on most transgender military service. “Our […]
Read MoreDemocratic senators on Wednesday introduced legislation to expand tax credits for workers and families, saying the measure would act as a counterweight to President TrumpDonald John TrumpKoch network launches ad campaign opposing Trump’s proposed gas tax Trump laments EU ‘being so tough’ on Brexit Inslee knocks Trump for wind turbine remarks MORE‘s 2017 tax-cut law. […]
Read MoreRep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOcasio-Cortez rips College Republicans over branding her a ‘domestic terrorist’ McConnell agrees Green New Deal was a ‘show vote’ On The Money — Presented by Job Creators Network — Treasury misses Dem deadline on Trump tax returns | Senate GOP opposition to Cain grows | Dems challenge bank CEOs on post-crisis reforms […]
Read MoreSenate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellMcConnell dismisses Medicare for All: Not while GOP controls Senate McConnell agrees Green New Deal was a ‘show vote’ Hillicon Valley: House votes to reinstate net neutrality rules | GOP lawmakers lay into Twitter, Facebook over censorship claims | Amazon workers push company on climate | Bill targets […]
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