“This request is about policy, not politics,” the Ways and Means Committee chairman said. The president has said he does not plan to hand over his tax returns to Congress — and that he would fight it to the Supreme Court, according to two administration officials.
The president’s son-in-law, described in a House committee document as “Official 1,” had “significant disqualifying factors,” according to a White House whistleblower.
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Analysis The video seems likely to help the potential 2020 candidate move past the controversy about how he touches people. That said, it's important to note what he didn't say.
A section of walkway along the Tidal Basin next to the Jefferson Memorial is underwater. (J. Lawler Duggan for The Post)
A section of walkway along the Tidal Basin is covered by water. (J. Lawler Duggan for The Post)
A section of walkway along the Tidal Basin next to the Jefferson Memorial is underwater. (J. Lawler Duggan for The Post)
Katherine Malone-France of the National Trust for Historic Preservation speaks at the Jefferson Memorial. (J. Lawler Duggan for The Post)
Tidal Basin is falling prey to foot traffic, climate change. Officials say it’s time for a makeover.
Anyone not distracted by the cherry blossoms could see possible targets for a makeover. Advocates say walkways are too narrow for the 36 million annual visitors, forcing them off the paths to tread on the roots of the trees whose beauty they come to celebrate. Meanwhile, the entire basin is slowly sinking.
The alleged multimillion-dollar bribery scheme is rare and widely shunned. But that doesn’t necessarily preclude other underhanded tactics, including attempts to sabotage students who are competing for coveted spaces at the most selective schools.
Investigators found reasonable cause to suspect that the state “routinely violates the constitutional rights of prisoners” and detailed killings, sex abuse and drug use among inmates in a warning letter to state officials.
As the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s acting chairwoman awaits confirmation to continue serving beyond this year, two Democrats seek information on the role of the Trump appointee in agency’s probe into BOB jogging strollers.
Attorney General William P. Barr has pledged to deliver a redacted version of the special counsel's report, but the Democrat-led House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday authorized subpoenas for the unredacted document. The power struggle is expected to land in court.
The move to ease the confirmation of President Trump’s nominees came after Senate debate exposed raw emotions delivered in highly personal terms.
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In a new book, Danny Goldberg says the grunge frontman was "extremely focused and disciplined about accomplishing what he wanted to accomplish.”
With the new position, Gregory, 71, the only living African American archbishop, will become one of the most visible Catholic leaders in the country.
“I felt that I needed to love this child and keep her safe,” Liz Smith, a nurse in Massachusetts, said of the girl, who had been a ward of the state since she was 3 months old.
