President Donald Trump tours a Honeywell International Inc. factory producing N95 masks during his first trip since widespread COVID-19 related lockdowns went into effect May 5, 2020, in Phoenix, Arizona. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Ford Motor Company said Tuesday that it has told the White House that President Donald Trump and other people with
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Michael Flynn, former U.S. national security adviser, exits federal court in Washington, D.C., on Monday, June 24, 2019. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former national security advisor Michael Flynn on Tuesday asked a federal appeals court to order a lower court to grant the Justice Department’s controversial request to dismiss the criminal case.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the daily White House coronavirus press briefing while flanked by Attorney General William Barr April 1, 2020 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Attorney General William Barr said Monday that he doesn’t expect the Justice Department to open a criminal investigation into former President Barack
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday he was unaware the State Department’s inspector general was investigating him at the time he recommended that President Donald Trump fire the internal watchdog, a new report said. But Pompeo, in a phone interview with The Washington Post, would not provide any specific reasons why Inspector General Steve
President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, May 15, 2020, in Washington. Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, right, and White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx listen. Alex Brandon | AP President Donald Trump said the the
A New York City Department of Sanitation worker wearing a mask and gloves collects the trash amid the coronavirus pandemic on April 30, 2020 in New York City, United States. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images Sanitation workers across the country are trying to adjust to unusually high waste levels in residential areas as the coronavirus
Mike Pompeo, U.S. secretary of state, speaks during a Coronavirus Task Force news conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Chris Kleponis | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump fired the State Department’s inspector general on the recommendation of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, a White House
Men receive haircuts as social distancing guidelines to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are relaxed at Doug’s Barber Shop in Houston, Texas, May 8, 2020. Callaghan O’Hare | Reuters Coronavirus cases are rising in Texas as the state plans more steps to restart its devastated economy during the pandemic. After new reported
Billionaire and former presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg is plotting a massive spending blitz to back Joe Biden’s quest for the White House. The former New York mayor and his closest political advisors are discussing whether Bloomberg’s expenditures will include major donations to pro-Biden super PACs, Biden’s joint fundraising effort with the Democratic National Committee, or
Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., her husband Jeffrey Sprecher participate in Loefflers swear-in reenactment for the cameras in the Capitol on Monday, Jan. 6, 2020. Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call | Getty Images Intercontinental Exchange, which owns the New York Stock Exchange, refused to say Friday whether it has given the FBI information related to stock
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to the media on his way to the Republican caucus launch. Michael Brochstein | Echoes Wire | Barcroft Media via Getty Images Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Thursday shot down President Donald Trump‘s demand that his predecessor, former President Barack Obama, be called to testify before Congress. “I think
WASHINGTON — Sen. Richard Burr on Thursday stepped down as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, a day after FBI agents seized his cellphone as part of a criminal investigation into his stock sales during the early weeks of the coronavirus pandemic. “Senator Burr contacted me this morning to inform me of his decision to
Billionaire and former presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg’s tech firm Hawkfish has been struggling to rack up clients six months before this fall’s elections. Some of the organizations that have had talks with Hawkfish are trying to determine how the coronavirus pandemic, which has devastated the American economy, will weigh on their budgets. Others are still deciding
[embedded content] [This stream is slated to begin at 10 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear two cases over the Electoral College that could affect the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. The cases concern whether voters in
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort exits the courtroom after his arraignment in New York Supreme Court in New York, June 27, 2019. Eduardo Munoz | Reuters Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort was released from federal prison to serve the remainder of his 7½-year sentence in home confinement amid fears about the spread of
Makan Delrahim, U.S. assistant attorney general for the antitrust division, speaks during the Wall Street Journal Tech Live global technology conference in Laguna Beach, California, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 22, 2019. Martina Albertazzi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Makan Delrahim, the top antitrust official at the Justice Department, told CNBC on Wednesday he believes a
Hackers linked to the Chinese government are trying to steal coronavirus-related research on vaccines, treatments and testing, the FBI and a U.S. cybersecurity agency warned Wednesday. The FBI, in a joint statement with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, said it is investigating “the targeting and compromise of U.S. organizations conducting COVID-19-related research by [People’s Republic
Many aspects of the newly released $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill from House Democrats are not designed to get the economy moving again, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, told CNBC on Wednesday. Portman took particular issue with a provision to extend through January the $600-per-week federal unemployment insurance benefit, which some workers get on top of what