Carson calls for HUD inspector general to review his family’s role at the department

Eureka Garden tenant's association president Tracy Grant shows Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson and Sen. Marco Rubio her apartment at the troubled complex during Carson's visit to Jacksonville, Fla., on April 11, 2017. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson has called on his department's inspector general to "review" the role his family members have played there, tweeting Friday evening that he has been "under attack."

Let’s Call Devin Nunes’ – Secret Memo’ What It Is: A…

The last several days have been packed with fake drama and intrigue about the "secret memo" released publicly Friday over the objections of the FBI, Democrats and many others who say releasing this kind of document simply isn't done. Let's cut the stagecraft and hype around this frankly boring memo.

Memphis Toys R Us To Remain Open

A representative with Toys R Us has confirmed to The Daily News that the retailer's Memphis location, at 7676 Polo Ground Blvd ., won't close after all. The news comes a week after New Jersey-based Toys R Us announced it would close 182 stores across the United States as a part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization efforts.

Video Editorial: Is the Days Inn building a landmark?

Mayo Foundation has one of the largest portfolios of investment assets of any nonprofit health care and education-related foundation in the country. A few years ago, Harvard University was at The late and not-so-lamented 2017, with its political conflicts, natural disasters, refugee crises and the threat of nuclear war, is now in the rearview mirror.

Lawmakers Make Progress on a Spending Deal

With less than a week before government funding runs out, it appears Congress will consider another short-term spending package, although negotiators reportedly are close to a long-term deal. If lawmakers do not act before midnight Feb. 8, federal agencies will shut down for the second time in as many months.

Trump says he’ll campaign for Heller in Nevada, visit other states

President Donald Trump told Republican National Committee members in a closed-door gathering Thursday night that he'll travel to Nevada to back Sen. Dean Heller in a competitive Republican primary. He also committed to trips to Minnesota -- where two Democratic senators are up for re-election this year -- as well as California and South Dakota, three sources in the room said.

Arizona Senate candidate Arpaio ‘unaware’ he granted interview to anti-Semitic publication

Joe Arpaio, the former sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona, who is now running for US Senate, is distancing himself from a fringe publication that promotes anti-Semitic conspiracy theories that he's given multiple interviews to. The Republican candidate said Thursday he does not support anti-Semitism and was not aware the American Free Press published anti-Semitic articles.

Joe Arpaio has given at least 5 interviews to anti-Semitic publication

Maricopa County's controversial former sheriff who's now a GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate has given several interviews to a publication that traffics in anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. Joe Arpaio, whom President Trump pardoned last year after he was convicted of criminal contempt of court in connection with a federal civil-rights case, declined an opportunity Wednesday to distance himself from the extremist material.

Eugene Robinson: Trump and his minions can’t out-leak the FBI

President Trump prepares to sign the Executive Order on Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty during the National Day of Prayer event at the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington D.C., on May 4, 2017. WASHINGTON -- Presidents don't win fights with the FBI.

President Trump approves release of GOP memo criticizing FBI surveillance

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., a close ally of President Donald Trump who has become a fierce critic of the FBI and the Justice Department, strides to a GOP conference at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018. House Speaker Paul Ryan is defending a vote by Republicans on the House intelligence committee to release a classified memo on the Russia investigation.

Louisiana gets – F’ grade for smoking cessation programs

The state of Louisiana received a failing grade of "F" in several categories evaluating available help for smokers, according to a recent study by the American Lung Association. "While progress is being made in the category of Smokefree Air , the report shows that all statewide partners still have a long way to go in improving the physical and financial health of Louisiana smokers," said Mike Rogers, CEO of Smoking Cessation Trust Management Services.

Trump urges compromise as Republicans wrestle with immigration

U.S. President Donald Trump urged his fellow Republicans on Thursday to put aside misgivings over letting young "Dreamer" immigrants stay in the United States and pass a bill that includes that measure but also imposes tough new immigration curbs. The debate over immigration policy has become closely enmeshed with looming deadlines over government spending.

The Latest: Trump accuses FBI, DOJ of favoring Dems

GOP Rep. Mark Meadows is calling for the release of a classified memo on the Russia election probe, claiming there were "poor decisions made at some very senior level positions within the FBI and the DOJ." President Donald Trump walks to board Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018, in Washington.

BuzzFeed News in talks with Powell Jobs group

Rising White House fear: Nunes memo is a dud - Inside the Trump administration, sources who've been briefed on the Nunes memo expect it will be underwhelming and not the "slam dunk" document it's been hyped up to be. - What we're hearing: There is much more skepticism inside the administration Sean Hannity Has Been Advising Donald Trump on the Nunes Memo, Because of Course He Has President Donald Trump is at odds with his own chief law enforcement officers over a controversial memo fueling Republican allegations of a conspiracy against the Trump presidency.

Comey Blasts ‘Weasels’ in Tweet Apparently Aimed at GOP Memo

Sean Hannity Has Been Advising Donald Trump on the Nunes Memo, Because of Course He Has President Donald Trump is at odds with his own chief law enforcement officers over a controversial memo fueling Republican allegations of a conspiracy against the Trump presidency. Rising White House fear: Nunes memo is a dud - Inside the Trump administration, sources who've been briefed on the Nunes memo expect it will be underwhelming and not the "slam dunk" document it's been hyped up to be.