Dec 15 Schumer calls on U.S. agencies to use advanced technology to identify mysterious drones By Bianca Vázquez Toness, Dave Collins, Associated Press After weeks of fear and bewilderment about the drones buzzing over parts of New York and New Jersey, elected officials are urging action to identify and stop the mysterious flights. Continue reading
Dec 15 McConnell says Trump's nominees should 'steer clear' of undermining polio vaccine By Moriah Balingit, Associated Press The statement by Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell, who had polio as a child, appeared to be directed at Trump’s pick for health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., after a report that one of his advisers filed a petition to revoke approval for the… Continue reading
Dec 14 ABC agrees to pay $15 million to Trump's presidential library to settle defamation lawsuit By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press ABC News has agreed to pay $15 million toward Donald Trump’s presidential library to settle a defamation lawsuit over anchor George Stephanopoulos' inaccurate on-air assertion that the president-elect had been found civilly liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll. Continue reading
Dec 14 Pelosi gets hip replacement surgery at U.S. military hospital in Germany after injury from fall By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had hip replacement surgery Saturday at a U.S. military hospital in Germany after falling while at an event in Luxembourg with other members of Congress. Continue reading
Dec 14 Trump attends Army-Navy football game with GOP allies, nominees and Daniel Penny By Noah Trister, Tara Copp, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump was huddling with allies and a Republican cause célèbre at Saturday's Army-Navy football game, taking in one of the most storied rivalries in college sports while spotlighting his emerging national security team. Continue reading
Dec 14 What does the FBI's director do? A former FBI counterterrorism expert explains By Javed Ali, The Conversation Mention the FBI, and many older Americans will likely think of a time when the agency was run by J. Edgar Hoover, who spent much of his nearly half-century tenure at the agency harassing political dissidents and abusing his power. Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 10:58 Brooks and Marcus on Wray's resignation and what's next for the FBI By Amna Nawaz New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including FBI Director Christopher Wray’s announcement that he will be stepping down, what to expect from the FBI under… Continue watching
Dec 13 Daniel Penny will join Trump's suite at football game after being acquitted in NYC chokehold case By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press Vice President-elect JD Vance said Penny, a military veteran who choked an agitated New York subway rider and was acquitted of homicide this week, accepted his invitation to join Trump's suite at the Army-Navy football game on Saturday. Continue reading
Dec 13 IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes, braces for cuts under Trump and GOP majority By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press The collections included $1.3 billion from high-income taxpayers who did not pay overdue tax debts and $2.9 billion related to IRS Criminal Investigation work into crimes like drug trafficking and terrorist financing. Despite its gains, the future of the agency's… Continue reading
Dec 13 WATCH: DOJ holds briefing on $650M settlement with McKinsey for its role in opioid epidemic By Geoff Mulvihill, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press McKinsey & Company consulting firm has agreed to pay $650 million to settle a federal investigation into its work to help opioids manufacturer Purdue Pharma boost the sales of the highly addictive drug OxyContin, according to court papers filed in… Continue reading