December 20, 2015 VP Biden's son joins Ukraine gas company's board Hunter Biden, the younger son of Vice President Joe Biden, is joining the board of a gas company operating in Ukraine, the company announced Tuesday, as the West seeks to help Ukraine wean itself off its dependence on Russian energy.
December 20, 2015 Former AGs, DEA officials oppose sentencing reform Nearly 30 former top law enforcement officials and attorneys urged Senate leaders to defeat a bill aimed at reforming drug sentencing laws in a letter released Monday.
December 20, 2015 Obama’s IRS spends nearly $100 million on office furniture The IRS has spent $96.5 million on office furniture under the Obama administration and is now claiming it has insufficient funding to adequately serve taxpayers.
December 20, 2015 Geithner, in memoir, suggests White House asked him to bend truth on deficit Former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner claims in his new book that the White House on more than one occasion tried to put words in his mouth or outright asked him to bend the truth.
December 20, 2015 White House cautions about infrastructure inaction The Obama administration warned Congress Monday that a key federal government fund used to pay for the nation's roads, bridges and ports is running dry and that the economy would be damaged if it is not replenished.
December 20, 2015 Biden to talk Ukraine on trip to Romania, Cyprus The White House says Vice President Joe Biden will discuss the Ukraine crisis next week while visiting Romania and Cyprus.
December 20, 2015 'Gaming the System': Email reveals how Wyo. VA workers were taught to manipulate records The June email signed by an employee named David Newman, a Telehealth coordinator at the Cheyenne center, describes to the workers methods they can use to fake records in the patient appointment system to comply with a VA policy that requires patients be seen within 14 days of their desired date of appointment.
December 20, 2015 Memoir: Timothy Geithner suggested Hillary Clinton as Treasury Department secretary Timothy Geithner says in a new memoir that he considered stepping down as Treasury secretary in 2010 after the financial crisis and suggested Hillary Rodham Clinton as a possible successor.
December 20, 2015 HHS nominee faces GOP questions on health law President Obama's nominee for health secretary drew support from Republican senators Thursday even as they challenged the health law she would be charged with carrying out. Sylvia Mathews Burwell defended the Affordable Care Act, asserting that it has improved the economy, held down the growth of health costs, reduced premiums and expanded coverage.
December 20, 2015 House panel subpoenas VA Secretary Shinseki for Phoenix hospital documents A House committee voted Thursday to subpoena Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki for emails and documents tied to an alleged secret "waiting list" for sick veterans at a Phoenix VA hospital.