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March 29, 2017

Who is Obama administration official who spilled beans?

The former Obama administration official who admitted earlier this month that her former colleagues tried to secretly gather intelligence on President Trump’s team was no low-level staffer.

March 24, 2017

Trump expected to tap lawyer John Sullivan for No. 2 at State

John J. Sullivan, a lawyer who served in the administration of President George W. Bush, will be nominated to serve as deputy secretary at the State Department, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ has confirmed.

March 21, 2017

VA suicide hotline still plagued with problems, IG finds

Despite change in leadership and promises to address ongoing problems with its veteran suicide line, nearly 30 percent of calls to the Department of Veterans Affairs were redirected to outside emergency centers, according to an inspector general report released Monday.

March 18, 2017

Secretary Devos' most important task

Instead of becoming distracted by politics, Betsy DeVos should focus on putting first things first for the education of our students.

March 18, 2017

Secretary DeVos should make the education of minority children her No. 1 priority

Now that Betsy DeVos is settled in as America’s new Secretary of Education she holds the reins of the U.S. Department of Education and, with it, the future of America’s 55.6 million students.

March 17, 2017

Sessions gets boost from Senate allies – and Dem’s Twitter flub – amid Russia uproar

Several senators on both sides of the aisle rushed to back Attorney General Jeff Sessions Thursday as he sought to blunt resignation calls from senior Democrats, following revelations he met last year with Russia's ambassador – a detail omitted from recent congressional testimony.

March 13, 2017

Agriculture nominee will distance himself from businesses

Agriculture secretary nominee Sonny Perdue says he will step down from several positions at companies bearing his name and restructure several family trusts to avoid a conflict of interest if he is confirmed. In a written agreement with a government ethics agency, Perdue said Monday that he will distance himself from several business interests, some of them agricultural.

March 12, 2017

Confirmation hearing for Trump's Labor pick now March 22

The Senate confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Labor Department has been delayed until later this month.

March 6, 2017

Sessions clarifies Russia testimony, insists he was honest

Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday clarified his confirmation hearing testimony to acknowledge having spoken twice last year with the Russian ambassador, but he said he stood by his earlier remarks as an honest and correct answer to a question.

March 6, 2017

Carson equates slaves to immigrants, social media blasts comment

In his first speech as secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Ben Carson likened slaves forced to come to America to immigrants seeking a better life.