White House Communications Director Hope Hicks will testify before the House Intelligence Committee, two committee sources confirmed to CBS News. Hicks, who has been a key member of President Trump’s team since the early days of his presidential campaign, is one of the most senior of Mr. Trump’s associates to be interviewed […]
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Latest budget showdown worries Pentagon, risks delaying Trump’s military buildup
One year after President Donald Trump took office, the possibility of a government shutdown remains, with defense one of the areas that would feel the impact. It also comes a month before the White House is expected to submit its defense budget request for fiscal 2019. Defense Secretary James Mattis […]
Flu patient spikes cause Texas school district closure, tents at California hospital
A deadly flu epidemic sweeping the nation has triggered one Texas school district to cancel classes for the week and one California hospital has set up a triage tent outside an emergency room for flu patients. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified a particular strain of […]
DOE staffer claims retaliation over photos of secret meeting
WASHINGTON – A former photographer at the Department of Energy says he lost his job in retaliation for making public photos of a meeting between Secretary Rick Perry and a coal baron peddling a wish list of policy initiatives that would directly benefit his company. Continue Reading Below Simon Edelman […]
Suit: Gay couple gets ‘hateful’ flyers, not wedding programs
BOSTON – Stephen Heasley and Andrew Borg were excited to see the wedding programs they ordered for their big day. But when the package arrived, the gay couple was horrified to instead find religious pamphlets with messages about temptation and sin, according to a federal lawsuit against printing company Vistaprint. […]
Cramer Remix: The real ‘wild card’ behind soaring retail revenues
CNBC’s Jim Cramer thinks the consumer is still underappreciated in this stock market despite strong data from the retailers’ fourth quarters. “While the new tax regime will be very favorable for the retailers and restaurants, it’s a one-time change; a year from now we’ll anniversary the new numbers and that […]
Bannon has reached an agreement with special counsel to come interview: Sources
Former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has reached an agreement with Special Counsel Robert Mueller to come in for an interview with the special counsel’s team office after he was subpoenaed by Mueller to appear before a grand jury, according to sources familiar with the matter. The interview has […]
Top energy executive says natural gas industry will need $150 billion of infrastructure investment
Energy guru Charif Souki, the chairman and co-founder of Tellurian, told CNBC on Wednesday that the natural gas industry is going to need a major fund infusion to keep drilling. “We have so much natural gas in this country,” Souki told “Mad Money” host Jim Cramer. “Just the amount of […]
AutoNation joins slew of companies offering tax reform-related perks to employees
The head of the U.S.’s largest car dealer climbed on the bandwagon of more than 100 companies offering bonuses and additional perks to employees, all citing the Republican-backed, business-friendly tax reform bill, which was signed into law by President Trump in late December. Continue Reading Below AutoNation (AN) announced that […]
Judge rules for McClatchy officials accused of mismanagement
SAN FRANCISCO – A California judge is siding with a former chief executive of the McClatchy newspaper chain and other company officials in a lawsuit alleging they mismanaged funds by buying a rival newspaper publisher and failing to diversify investments. Continue Reading Below San Francisco Superior Court Judge Richard Ulmer […]