Scott Pruitt Takes All the Credit and None of the Blame for His Scandal-Filled Time at the EPA
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Newscom/ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Environmental Protection Agency administrator Scott Pruitt made a strong assertion of his ultimate responsibility for what goes on at the EPA when he made his opening statement to the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee, in a hearing that was dominated by questions about his…
Bill Cosby Was Just Found Guilty of Sexual Assault
Jacqueline Larma/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Bill Cosby was just found guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand, a former Temple University women’s basketball official who regarded him as a mentor, while she was unconscious at his home nearly 14 years ago. A jury panel of seven men and five women…
Trump Announces He’s Considering Interfering With Justice Department Investigations
President Donald Trump speaks on the South Lawn of the White House during the French state visit on Tuesday.Alex Edelman/CNP via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. President Donald Trump suggested during an interview on Fox & Friends Thursday that he might become involved in the work of in his…
A Bipartisan Group of Senators Just Scored a Big Win in the Fight to Protect Robert Mueller
Zhang Jun/Zumapress Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Thursday, four Republicans joined their Democratic colleagues on the Senate Judiciary Committee to take a major step towards formally protecting Mueller from an ouster by the president: They voted to approve legislation that would take the power to fire Robert Mueller, the…
Presidential Picture Taking Is Hard
Paul Morse/Office of George W. Bush Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Paul Morse explains how he got that viral picture of all the presidents and first ladies: It all kind of naturally came together. All of the characters were there except President Clinton, who was talking to someone. He was…
Donald Trump’s Plan to Reduce Illegal Immigration Isn’t Going Very Well
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. How are things going down on the Southwest border? Not so good according to the Border Patrol: “During the month of March CBP saw a 37 percent increase overall when compared to February, but a 203 percent increase compared to March 2017.” Yikes! But how…