The Wall Street Journal.added this to PoliticsMichael Cohen Prosecutors Are Asked Why Trump Wasn't Indicted for Campaign ViolationsThe Wall Street Journal. - Rebecca BallhausWASHINGTON—The House Oversight Committee chairman asked Manhattan federal prosecutors whether a Justice Department policy barring charges against a sitting president played any role in their decision to
The Washington Postadded this to PoliticsJeffrey Epstein Who is the tall guy in that Epstein-Trump video? Marylanders remember.The Washington Post - By Erin CoxWhen newly unearthed video this week showed financier Jeffrey Epstein arriving at a 1992 Donald Trump party, Maryland politicos and sports fans were drawn to a different face in the footage: 6-foot-11-inch
MSNBCElijah Cummings Cummings erupts at acting DHS chief: 'What does that mean when a child is sitting in their own feces'MSNBC - Hallie Jackson House Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez grilled acting head of Homeland Security Kevin McAleenan about the …
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsMichael Cohen Dems ask whether DOJ memo prevented prosecuting Trump for hush paymentsPOLITICO - By KYLE CHENEYHouse Democrats want to know whether a decades-old Justice Department prohibition on indicting a sitting president played a role in federal prosecutors’ decision not to criminally charge President Donald
CNNadded this to Top StoriesElijah Cummings Oversight Chairman Cummings asks if DOJ guidelines kept Trump from being prosecutedCNN - By Jeremy Herb, Kara ScannellWashington (CNN) — The House Oversight Committee is asking federal prosecutors in New York whether the Justice Department's policy against indicting a sitting President played any role in the decision
Kevin McAleenan DHS Chief Corrects Tlaib After She Accuses Trump Admin of Wanting To Detain Migrant Childrenwesternjournal.com - Randy DeSoto Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan refuted Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s charge that the Trump administration wants to keep …
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez AOC responds to Trump at Maryland event: “We will not go back”ncpolicywatch.org - pulse.ncpolicywatch.org Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) takes the stage Thursday night at a Democracy Summer Maryland program at the Silver Spring Civic Center. “We …
Maryland Maryland Senator, Representatives Meet With Commissioner Harrison And Mayor Young To Discuss Newly Released Crime Plancbslocal.com - CBS Baltimore Among the priorities outlined in the plan were efforts to work with communities to reduce fear of police while reducing crime, increased foot patrols …
U.S. Politics House Oversight asks SDNY if Justice Department guidelines shielded Trump from indictmentwashingtonexaminer.com - Caitlin Yilek The House Oversight Committee asked prosecutors for the Southern District of New York whether they held off indicting President Trump on campaign …
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsChuck Schumer Schumer decries 'awful' conditions at migrant detention facilityPOLITICO - By MARIANNE LEVINESenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer accused the Trump administration of treating detained migrants “like criminals” after touring a Texas detention facility on Friday, calling conditions he saw there
NPRadded this to PoliticsPolitics Trump Administration Announces Plans To Move Hundreds Of Federal Jobs Out Of D.C.NPR - Brian NaylorThe Trump administration is moving jobs and agencies out of Washington. Officials say it's placing those agencies and employees closer to their customers, but critics say its about politics. The Trump
POLITICOadded this to PoliticsElijah Cummings 'Come on man, what's that about?': Cummings assails DHS chief over border facility conditionsPOLITICO - By CAITLIN OPRYSKOHouse Oversight Chairman Elijah Cummings ripped into the acting head of Homeland Security on Thursday, upbraiding Kevin McAleenan over the conditions of detention facilities for migrants at the U.S.-Mexico
Fox Newsadded this to PoliticsMinimum Wage House passes bill to raise minimum wage to $15 an hourFox News - Ronn BlitzerThe House of Representatives approved the Raise the Wage Act Thursday, which would boost the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade. In a 231-199 vote along party lines, the House passed legislation
Roll Calladded this to PoliticsElijah Cummings Cummings on migrant child detention: ‘None of us would have our children in that position.’Roll Call - Nathan Ouellette The House Committee on Oversight and Reform convened Thursday to question acting Secretary of Homeland Security Kevin K. McAleenan about children …
Reutersadded this to Top NewsPolitics NSA contractor sentenced to prison for huge theft of classified U.S. dataReuters - By Brendan O'Brien(Reuters) - A former National Security Agency contractor was sentenced in Maryland to nine years in prison on Friday for stealing huge amounts of classified material from U.S. intelligence agencies over
AudioburstHouses Listen: Acting defense secretary testifies on border conditions at House panelAudioburst - News Radio 690 KTSM "The acting homeland security secretary is defending the trump administration's border policies today before a house panel given mac lean and argued …
Associated Pressadded this to Business and FinancePolitics House OKs $15 minimum wage, setting marker for 2020 campaignAssociated Press - By LISA MASCARO, AP Congressional CorrespondentWASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats approved legislation Thursday to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade, to $15 an hour, transforming an issue that once splintered the party into
Fox Newsadded this to PoliticsU.S. House of Representatives House Democrats, Republicans unite to repeal ObamaCare 'Cadillac Tax'Fox NewsAn overwhelming bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives voted Wednesday to repeal the Affordable Care Act's so-called "Cadillac Tax" more than eight years after the legislation known as "ObamaCare"
Fast Companyadded this to Fast CompanyMinimum Wage The House votes to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hourFast Company - Eillie AnzilottiIn a decision that many activists consider long overdue, the House of Representatives voted Thursday morning to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. If implemented, the Raise the Wage
Elijah Cummings Rep. Cummings faced hate when integrating a Baltimore pool. Decades later, Trump’s tweets reopen old wounds.baltimoresun.com - By Jeff Barker A few days after President Donald Trump’s tweet that four Democratic congresswomen of color should "go back” to other countries, U.S. Rep. Elijah …
CNNadded this to Top StoriesKevin McAleenan Chairman Cummings erupts at acting Homeland Security Secretary McAleenan over family separationCNN - By Priscilla Alvarez, Geneva SandsWashington (CNN) — House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings slammed acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan and border conditions during a dramatic congressional hearing Thursday,
Associated Pressadded this to PoliticsRobert Mueller Democrats questioning Robert Mueller to focus on obstructionAssociated Press - By MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee who will question former special counsel Robert Mueller next week plan to focus on a narrow set of episodes laid out in his report, an effort
Associated Pressadded this to U.S. NewsBusiness Ex-NSA contractor sentenced to 9 years for stolen documentsAssociated Press - By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated PressBALTIMORE (AP) — A former National Security Agency contractor who stored two decades' worth of classified documents at his Maryland home was sentenced Friday to nine years in prison. Harold Martin, 54,
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POLITICOadded this to PoliticsU.S. Politics House votes to raise minimum wage, uniting Dems after months-long strugglePOLITICO - By SARAH FERRISLifting the minimum wage to $15 per hour is a key Democratic priority, but progressives and centrists were split on the plan. The House on Thursday passed legislation to gradually raise the federal minimum
Roll Calladded this to PoliticsPolitics When congressional staffers are elected officials tooRoll Call - Simone Pathé Staffers who wear two hats have to answer to their boss’ constituents — and their own Sean Scanlon caught the political bug when he was a kid growing …
Associated Pressadded this to PoliticsKevin McAleenan Homeland Security chief: Family border separations are downAssociated Press - By COLLEEN LONG, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A top Trump administration official said Thursday the number of family separations at the border has fallen since last summer's zero tolerance policy, and they are done only for compelling
POLITICOWilbur Ross House holds William Barr, Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt of CongressPOLITICO - By ANDREW DESIDERIOIt's only the second time in U.S. history that Congress held a sitting Cabinet official in contempt of Congress The House voted on Wednesday to ask the Justice Department to prosecute Attorney General
AxiosWilbur Ross House votes to hold Barr and Ross in criminal contemptAxios - Orion Rummler The House voted 230-198 to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in criminal contempt of Congress on Wednesday for …
Bloombergadded this to BloombergU.S. House of Representatives House Holds Barr, Ross in Contempt Over Census Document FightBloomberg - Billy House The House voted Wednesday to hold Attorney General William Barr and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross in contempt of Congress for withholding documents …
