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May 31 2016
News
Former State Dept. watchdog debunks central Clinton email claim
The State Department’s former top watchdog, in an interview with Fox News, rejected Hillary Clinton’s repeated claims that her personal email use was in line with her predecessors’ – while saying he would have immediately opened an investigation if he caught wind of a secretary of state using such an account.
Fox News DigitalApr 05 2019
News
Economy added solid 196,000 jobs in March, unemployment stays at 3.8%
Hiring rebounded strongly in March as employers added 196,000 jobs, easing fears that payroll growth is slowing sharply amid a cooling economy.
The unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.8%, the Labor Department said Friday.
Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had estimated 175,000 jobs were added last month.
Job gains for January and February were revised up by a modest 14,000
USA TODAYMay 29 2017
News
What to know about the special counsel in the Russia investigation
So, what exactly is a special counsel again? Glad you asked. A special counsel is a prosecutor who is appointed by the Department of Justice to independently investigate a potential crime to avoid any conflict of interest. This is the job that former FBI Director Robert Mueller has been appointed to, and he will have the full authority of a U.S. attorney to prosecute any crimes that arise from
CBS News (Online)Aug 12 2019
News
Potential jurors for trial of Greg Craig, former Obama W.H. counsel, asked about Mueller, Manafort
The jury selection process for former Obama White House Counsel Greg Craig began Monday morning as potential jurors were asked about their knowledge of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort and former special counsel Robert Mueller.
Mr. Craig is accused of lying to Justice Department officials about Manafort’s lobbying work for the Ukrainian government. The former White House
Washington TimesAug 15 2014
News
Police Identify Officer Who Fatally Shot Teenager
The authorities on Friday identified the Ferguson police officer who fatally shot an unarmed African-American teenager as Darren Wilson, a six-year veteran of the department.
New York Times (News)Apr 16 2020
Opinion
Trump taking credit for stimulus checks is good politics
President Trump wants to make everyone know who to thank when their coronavirus aid comes in the mail: namely, Donald J. Trump.
A big chunk of the $2.2 trillion CARES Act that Congress recently passed will be individual aid payments to millions of Americans — $1,200 in many cases, but phasing out for individual incomes above $75,000 a year. About 80 million people got that money as a
Jeff SprossMar 11 2020
News
Trump administration wants hundreds of thousands of federal workers to be ready to telework full time
The Trump administration is racing to develop contingency plans that would allow hundreds of thousands of employees to work remotely full time, an extreme scenario to limit the coronavirus that would test whether the government can carry out its mission from home offices and kitchen tables.
The Office of Personnel Management, which oversees policy for the workforce of 2.1 million, has
Washington PostFeb 25 2015
News
McConnell plan moves Senate closer to deal on DHS funding, but House support unclear
The Senate moved closer Tuesday to a deal to avert a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, but the proposal faced an uncertain future in the House, where Republican leaders conspicuously refused to embrace it.
Washington PostFeb 24 2015
News
Days Before DHS Funding Runs Out, The Post-Shutdown Debate Is Heating Up
TSA agents would remain in airports, patrol agents would still be manning the border and Coast Guard officers would continue monitoring the waters if the Department of Homeland Security were to shut down.
HuffPostMay 18 2019
News
Fatal police shootings could become a crime under proposed California law
A showdown over when police in this state can use deadly force is set to unfold in the California Legislature next week, one that could bring sweeping changes to local law enforcement departments that give officers broad latitude in deciding when to shoot to kill. At issue is Assembly Bill 392, known as the California Act to Save Lives, which would put the onus on officers to justify
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