April 25, 2018 HUD chief Ben Carson proposes hiking rents for some low-income Americans getting housing subsidies Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson unveiled a plan Wednesday to increase rents in an effort to bring more money into the federal housing system and encourage residents to be more self-sufficient.
April 25, 2018 Trump labor pick Alexander Acosta grilled on Epstein case As expected, President Trump’s nominee for Labor Secretary, Alexander Acosta, faced tough questions about a decade-old case, as he faced down lawmakers Wednesday morning during his Senate confirmation hearing.
April 25, 2018 Prognosis for White House doctor isn't great as Trump calls VA confirmation process 'disgusting' Ronny Jackson may have declared Donald Trump to be in fantastic health, but his own nomination is seriously ailing.
April 24, 2018 Documents show Obama praised VA nominee Jackson, supported promotion 'immediately' Documents provided to ӣƵ show Dr. Ronny Jackson received glowing praise for his work as White House physician by then-President Barack Obama, amid new allegations that President Trump's pick to run the Department of Veterans Affairs exhibited poor behavior in the workplace.
April 24, 2018 VA nominee Jackson was 'unprofessional' in power struggle with rival, 2012 watchdog report says Dr. Ronny Jackson, President Trump's pick to run the Department of Veterans Affairs, previously exhibited "unprofessional behaviors" amid a power struggle over the White House medical unit, according to a 2012 report by the Navy's Medical Inspector General.
April 24, 2018 Trump says embattled VA pick Ronny Jackson 'making a decision' on future: 'I wouldn't do it' President Trump said Tuesday that his embattled nominee for Veterans Affairs secretary will be “making a decision” soon about whether to continue to seek the position, saying he stands by Dr. Ronny Jackson no matter what but, “If I were him … I wouldn’t do it.”
April 24, 2018 Pushback against Pompeo: Why panel's vote was pure politics On paper, there is simply no question: Mike Pompeo is qualified to be secretary of State.
April 23, 2018 Mike Pompeo wins support from key Democrats, despite facing rocky committee vote Cracks are beginning to show in the wall of Democratic opposition to secretary of state pick Mike Pompeo, even as the CIA director contends with rare turbulence on the key Senate panel considering his nomination.
April 17, 2018 EPA defends Pruitt amid report he used 4 government email accounts The Environmental Protection Agency defended its embattled boss, Scott Pruitt, after the Republican chairman of a Senate committee noted that Pruitt apparently used four government email accounts.
April 16, 2018 June 2017 Zinke charter flight 'could have been avoided,' watchdog says A $12,000 charter flight by Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was reviewed and approved by department ethics officials without complete information, because staffers who helped schedule the trip did not provide sufficient details, an internal watchdog said Monday.