Apr 24 Lynch to bring prosecutor's perspective to Justice Department By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — As attorney general Loretta Lynch assumes a portfolio that includes fighting terrorism, preventing cyberattacks and dealing with police and race — issues strikingly similar to what she's dealt with as top federal prosecutor for much of New York… Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 7:43 Will questions about conflict of interest hurt the Clinton campaign? By PBS News Hour According to The New York Times, a uranium company that donated millions to the Clinton Foundation sought approval during Hillary Clinton's State Department tenure to sell control to Russia. Also, Reuters reported that the Clinton Foundation is re-filing tax returns… Continue watching
Apr 23 House committee investigating Benghazi calls Hillary Clinton to testify about emails By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The chairman of a House committee investigating the 2012 attacks on Americans in Benghazi, Libya, has called former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to testify next month, setting up a high-profile showdown over Clinton's use of a private email… Continue reading
Apr 23 Congress questions Capitol security after gyrocopter incident By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Members of Congress want security officials to explain how they determined that a small gyrocopter piloted by a Florida postal carrier didn't pose a threat to the nation's capital when it flew through miles of the nation's most restricted airspace. Continue reading
Apr 23 Loretta Lynch is confirmed as next U.S. attorney general By Erica Werner, Associated Press Federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch won confirmation to serve as attorney general Thursday from a Senate that forced her to wait more than five months for the title and remained divided to the end. Continue reading
Apr 23 Loretta Lynch heads for confirmation as attorney general By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats argued Thursday for long-overdue confirmation of President Barack Obama's attorney general pick, Loretta Lynch, as her nomination headed for a confirmation vote after a five-month wait. Continue reading
Apr 22 Watch 7:39 Can police reform happen in Philadelphia? By PBS News Hour Last December, Brandon Tate-Brown was killed by Philadelphia police after being pulled over for driving with his headlights off. His family is not alone in their pain -- there have been 394 shootings involving the police in Philadelphia since 2007. Continue watching
Apr 22 IRS dropped 8 million calls during tax filing season By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press The IRS' overloaded phone system hung up on more than 8 million taxpayers this filing season as the agency cut millions of dollars from taxpayer services to help pay to enforce President Barack Obama's health law. Continue reading
Apr 22 Obama again avoids calling 1915 Armenian killings 'genocide' By Julie Pace, Matthew Lee, Associated Press President Barack Obama will once again stop short of calling the 1915 massacre of Armenians a genocide, prompting anger and disappointment from those who have been pushing him to fulfill a campaign promise and use the politically fraught term on… Continue reading
Apr 22 Obama to warn of damage from climate neglect during visit to Everglades By Josh Lederman and Jennifer Kay, Associated Press With swampy wetlands and alligators as his backdrop, President Barack Obama will use a visit to Florida's Everglades to warn of the damage that climate change is already inflicting on the nation's environmental treasures — and to hammer political opponents… Continue reading