by admin | Mar 11, 2017 | politicsNews
WASHINGTON A series of tweets by White House spokesman Sean Spicer on Friday commenting on strong February job creation figures may have run afoul of federal guidance barring most officials from commenting on key economic data within an hour of its release. The rule,... by admin | Mar 9, 2017 | politicsNews
By Susan Cornwell and Yasmeen Abutaleb | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Republicans pushed ahead on Thursday with their plan for a massive overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system backed by President Donald Trump, despite Democratic concern that the cost of the bill and its... by admin | Mar 9, 2017 | politicsNews
By Mica Rosenberg and Dan Levine The state of Hawaii requested emergency court intervention on Wednesday to halt a revised executive order from President Donald Trump placing U.S. entry restrictions on refugees and travelers from six Muslim-majority countries. Arguing... by admin | Mar 9, 2017 | politicsNews
By Richard Cowan | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Two senior senators asked the FBI and Justice Department on Wednesday for any information they have on President Donald Trump's unsubstantiated claim that his predecessor Barack Obama wiretapped him during the 2016 U.S.... by admin | Mar 9, 2017 | politicsNews
By John Walcott and Mark Hosenball | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON CIA contractors likely breached security and handed over documents about the agency's use of hacking tools to anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials told Reuters on... by admin | Mar 8, 2017 | politicsNews
By Jon Herskovitz | AUSTIN, Texas AUSTIN, Texas A Texas Senate committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would restrict access to public bathrooms for transgender people after hundreds of people lined up to testify on legislation that critics said promotes... 