Washington — Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley denied any wrongdoing with calls with his Chinese counterpart held in the closing months of the Trump administration, revelations of which sparked outrage from GOP lawmakers and calls for his termination. Colonel Dave Butler, a spokesman to Milley, …
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President Biden on Tuesday said outgoing New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has done a “hell of a job” as far as his performance as governor goes, while saying women who make allegations of sexual harassment should be believed. Mr. Biden specifically cited Cuomo’s work on infrastructure and voting rights among …
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Washington — President Biden urged the U.S. intelligence community on Tuesday to act with “vigilance” and speed to confront new and evolving security challenges ranging from climate change to cyber conflict to a more militarily assertive China. In public remarks delivered at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in …
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Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday issued a set of new policies to emphasize that the Justice Department operates independently from the White House, creating stricter guidelines to keep the White House from being apprised of the DOJ’s criminal investigations or civil legal actions, with only a few exceptions. According …
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President Trump weighed in on the case of actor Jussie Smollett Thursday after Chicago police alleged Smollett staged a hate crime attack on himself. Smollett had filed a police report claiming two men attacked him, dousing him with a chemical and putting a noose around his neck while they yelled, …
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ATLANTA — A Melania Trump spokesperson says people should boycott Atlanta rapper T.I. because of his promotional album video that shows a woman resembling the first lady stripping in the Oval Office. Mrs. Trump’s communications director, Stephanie Grisham, tweeted her assertion Saturday: T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris, tweeted …
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