Cabinet February 4, 2020 Claire McCaskill faces racism accusations after singling out Ben Carson in photo of Trump surrogates Former Sen. Claire McCaskill received a wave of backlash on Tuesday after she appeared to single Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson out for his race.
Veterans February 3, 2020 VA Secretary Wilkie fires deputy, cites 'loss of confidence' in ability 'to carry out his duties' Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie fired his deputy on Monday, citing a “loss of confidence” in his ability “to carry out his duties.”
POLITICS January 23, 2020 Mnuchin says Greta Thunberg should study economics before calling for fossil fuel divestment U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin took a shot at Greta Thunberg -- the famed teen climate activist -- on Thursday over her push at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, for companies to immediately cease all investments in fossil fuels.
White House December 26, 2019 The Survivors: These Trump officials have weathered controversies from the start – and are still here These survivors joined President Trump’s team at the beginning of his administration and have found themselves embroiled in controversies -- but haven't left.
Cabinet December 2, 2019 Senate confirms Trump’s pick to replace Rick Perry as energy secretary President Donald Trump's pick to succeed Rick Perry as energy secretary won easy Senate confirmation Monday, despite a Democratic senator's objections that the nominee hadn't fully answered questions related to the Trump impeachment investigation.
ӣƵ Flash November 30, 2019 Ken Cuccinelli denies fleeing DC bar due to 'juvenile' verbal assault by former Dem governor Acting Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Ken Cuccinelli contradicted an earlier claim that he retreated from The Dubliner pub in Washington, D.C., as former Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley hurled expletives at him and attacked the Trump administration.
Cabinet November 30, 2019 Mick Mulvaney’s patriotic shirt draws wrath of Twitter fashionistas These days it seems everyone’s a fashion critic – especially on social media. The latest target: Mick Mulvaney.
ӣƵ Flash November 21, 2019 Energy Secretary Rick Perry: 'Not once was the name Burisma mentioned to me' Energy Secretary Rick Perry has denied any knowledge of President Trump's desire for Ukraine to launch investigations into Joe Biden, his son Hunter and Hunter's activities while on the board of natural gas company Burisma Holdings.
Barack Obama November 6, 2019 CIA staff complained about Obama White House, new book claims A new book claims that top CIA employees have compared President Trump favorably to his predecessor, airing concerns that former President Barack Obama's administration micromanaged intelligence matters.
Homeland Security November 1, 2019 Trump says Chad Wolf will be next acting DHS secretary President Trump said Friday that longtime Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official Chad Wolf would be the new acting head of Homeland Security, the fifth person to hold the job in Trump's administration.
House of Representatives November 1, 2019 Rick Perry, other officials called to testify in impeachment inquiry behind closed doors Just after the House’s formal impeachment vote, ӣƵ learned Friday that a new round of cabinet officials, including Energy Secretary Rick Perry, have been called to testify behind closed doors on Wednesday.