The problem(s) with GOP lawmakers’ reactions to the Eric Adams controversy
Some Republicans have tried to defend the Justice Department's alleged quid pro quo with New York City Mayor Eric Adams. It didn't go well.
White House says some employees were fired by mistake
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12 to 10 to advance Kash Patel's nomination to be FBI director to the Senate floor.
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Trump uses mass firing to remove independent inspectors general at agencies
“There may be good reason the IGs were fired. We need to know that if so,” Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said in a statement. “I’d like further ...
Inspectors general stress impartiality following mass Trump firings
Trump fired 17 inspectors general during his first days in office, eight of whom have filed a lawsuit claiming that the ...
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Republicans covet EPA money they rail against
And this week, EPA administrator Lee Zeldin posted “HUGE NEWS” on social media. He said that “EPA located BILLIONS of dollars ...
When the pain hits home, Republicans balk at Trump's spending cuts and tariffs
From reducing NIH funding to slashing USAID to new tariffs, Republican lawmakers are beginning to speak out — carefully — against some of Trump's actions.
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Trump uses mass firing to remove independent inspectors general at agencies
Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, speaks Jan. 15 at the ... D-N.Y., speaks Wednesday during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Michael Horowitz, Department of Justice inspector ...
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CAPT. PUTMAN GOES TO WASHINGTON
Captain Jeremy Putman of Bellevue (of Riverview Boat Store fame, pictured at far right) recently traveled to Washington D.C.