At conference of world leaders, McCain blasts Trump’s worldview

Without ever mentioning President Trump by name, Sen. John McCain used a speech in Germany on Friday as an international platform in an apparent blast at his fellow Republican's policies and worldview. At conference of world leaders, McCain blasts Trump's worldview Without ever mentioning President Trump by name, Sen. John McCain used a speech in Germany on Friday as an international platform in an apparent blast at his fellow Republican's policies and worldview.

McCain just systematically dismantled Trump’s worldview

Speaking Sunday at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, U.S. Sen. John McCain criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin's intervention in Syria's nearly five-year civil war. "Mr. Putin is not interested in being our partner," said McCain During a speech at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, the Republican senator from Arizona delivered a pointed and striking point-by-point takedown of Trump's worldview and brand of nationalism.

Shuster heading VA – Sbill

Rep. Bill Shuster, R-9th District, has signed on to a bill that would direct Veterans Affairs to fill open leadership roles, shortly after the Van Zandt VA Medical Center got its fifth interim head in less than a year. "It's ridiculous that we have more than 20 VA medical centers without a permanent director across the country, including James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center in Altoona," "It makes it difficult for these facilities to succeed when there is no permanent leadership, and I strongly support legislative efforts to require the VA to address this problem."

Craft beer, wine festival helps solve winter blues

Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Robyn Isgan of Bedford samples KingView Mead during the Taste of the Alleghenies Kegs 'N' Corks at the Jaffa Shrine Center on Friday evening. craft beer and wine festival at the Jaffa Shrine was sold out, with 250 ticket buyers sampling products from Pennsylvania breweries, wineries and distilleries.

Climate doubter Pruitt takes EPA reins

Director of Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt is sworn in by Justice Samuel Alito at the Executive Office in Washington, US February 17, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Barria The US Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday over the objections of Democrats and environmentalists worried he will gut the agency, as the administration readies executive orders to ease regulation on drillers and miners.

EPA criticizes EPA in news release hailing Pruitt’s confirmation

The Environmental Protection Agency welcomed its new leader with an unusual news release Friday that occasionally took aim at itself. Scott Pruitt, who has questioned human connectivity to climate change, was confirmed by the Senate Friday in a partisan vote.

Sunday: Priebus, Graham, Nunes, Cummings

U.S. President Donald Trump hands Chief of Staff Reince Priebus an executive order that directs agencies to ease the burden of Obamacare, after signing it in the Oval Office in Washington, U.S. Jan. 20, 2017. President Trump stepped back into campaign mode this week, once again taking aim at one of his favorite targets: the media.

John Cornyn is no climate denier, but with votes like his, does that even matter?

Back in 2014 when I was still fairly new to Washington as The News' business correspondent, I took part in a call between Sen. John Cornyn and Texas reporters, something the senator, to his credit, does regularly. I came away from that talk disheartened over the issue of climate change, and said so in a blog post that afternoon.

Trump exchange with black journalist sparks outrage

In this Jan. 5, 2017, file photo, House Assistant Minority Leaser James Clyburn of S.C speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Members of the Congressional Black Caucus expressed bafflement and dismay on Feb. 16, after President Donald Trump asked a black reporter to set up a meeting with them.

John McCain just systematically dismantled Donald Trump’s…

During a speech at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, the Republican senator from Arizona delivered a pointed and striking point-by-point takedown of Trump's worldview and brand of nationalism. McCain didn't mention Trump's name once, but he didn't have to.

Senate confirms Trumpa s EPA pick as White House targets regulation

The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's pick to run the Environmental Protection Agency on Friday over the objections of Democrats and green groups worried he will gut the agency, as the administration readies executive orders to ease regulation on drillers and miners. Senators voted 52-46 to approve Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, who Senator John Barrasso, a Republican and the head of the chamber's environment committee, said would reform and modernize the EPA.

GOP lawmaker stuns CNN’s Kate Bolduan: ‘Deep State’ …

A Kentucky Republican knocked CNN's normally unflappable Kate Bolduan sideways by suggesting President Donald Trump was being played for a pawn by "Deep State" forces eager for conflict with Russia. Rep. Thomas Massie appeared Friday morning on CNN's "At This Hour," where he defended the president after reports showed Michael Flynn misled FBI investigators and the vice president about his calls to the Russian ambassador.

LISTEN: Sen. James Lankford hosts telephone town hall meeting

Oklahoma U.S. Sen. James Lankford waves as he leaves the stage after speaking during the final day of the Southern Republican Leadership Conference at the Cox Convention Center in Oklahoma City, Saturday, May 23, 2015. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman U.S. Sen. James Lankford hosted a telephone town hall meeting on Thursday night.

Pruitt Confirmed to Lead EPA, Alarming Environmentalists

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt was confirmed as the new administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency, in a vote by the Senate Friday. The move is seen by many as a key step by the Trump administration to roll back the Obama administration's rules to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and other sources.

Senate confirms Scott Pruitt to lead EPA

Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt today won Senate confirmation to head the Environmental Protection Agency, a federal agency he repeatedly sued to rein in its reach during the Obama administration. The vote was 52-46 as Republican leaders used their party's narrow Senate majority to push Pruitt's confirmation despite calls from Democrats to delay the vote until requested emails are released next week.