Mayors of the three largest U.S. cities skipped a previously scheduled meeting at the White House Wednesday after the Department of Justice sent a letter threatening to subpoena jurisdictions across the country for failing to share information with federal authorities related to undocumented immigrants. The mayors of New York City, […]
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DOJ tells Nunes releasing memo would be “extraordinarily reckless”
Assistant Attorney General Stephen Boyd told House Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Devin Nunes in a letter Wednesday that releasing a memo prepared by the committee’s staff alleging abuses at the Department of Justice and FBI would be “extraordinarily reckless.” Republicans have been urging for the release of the memo, which, […]
Trump en route to Davos
Last Updated Jan 24, 2018 9:59 PM EST President Trump left for Davos, Switzerland, and the World Economic Forum Wednesday night, shortly after an impromptu press conference with reporters in which he said he is looking forward to being interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller, and is open to a […]
Trump departs for Davos
Last Updated Jan 24, 2018 9:59 PM EST President Trump left for Davos, Switzerland, and the World Economic Forum Wednesday night, shortly after an impromptu press conference with reporters in which he said he is looking forward to being interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller, and is open to a […]
DOJ warns House Intel chairman about purported secret memo on FBI
The Justice Department is urging the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, whose staff has compiled a secret memorandum purporting to show “shocking” political bias within the FBI, to give the department a chance to see the memo and warning that first sharing information from the memo with reporters would […]
Analysis: Legislating by crisis is the rule on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON – After a three-day government shutdown and months of dysfunction on immigration and the budget, a group of senators and their leaders have settled on a bold plan to untie their latest legislative knot: having an actual debate on the Senate floor. Continue Reading Below It speaks volumes about […]
Driller in Oklahoma explosion has history of fatal accidents
OKLAHOMA CITY – Federal safety records show 10 workers have died over the past decade at well sites linked to drilling contractor Patterson-UTI, the same driller involved in this week’s rig explosion in Oklahoma that killed five workers. Continue Reading Below An analysis of Occupational Safety and Health Administration data […]
Why Best Buy Is Still a Buy Despite the Return of Circuit City and RadioShack
Like zombies rising from the grave, bankrupt retailers Circuit City and RadioShack are back and ready to take on Best Buy (NYSE: BBY). But don’t worry, it has nothing to fear from their latest incarnations. Continue Reading Below We’ve been down this road before when Best Buy was a much […]
CBS News polls: How Americans see the U.S. role in the world
As Donald Trump arrives in Davos, Switzerland for the World Economic Forum, more Americans think the president is making the U.S. position in the world weaker, not stronger. But members of his own party see things differently, according to recent CBS News polling. More than seven in 10 of Republicans […]
The US can build as many walls as it wants but they don’t work, says former Mexico president
The United States has the right to build as many walls as it wants, but that’s not the right way to approach border security, former Mexican President Vicente Fox told CNBC on Wednesday. “Walls historically have never worked — the Chinese wall, the Berlin wall,” he said in an interview […]