U.S. lawmakers seek details from EPA chief on fuel economy rule changes

Two Democratic lawmakers asked Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt on Monday for documents related to proposed changes to vehicle fuel emission standards and California's authority to set its own measures, and accused him of misleading Congress of the agency's plans. FILE PHOTO: Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks during an interview at his office in Washington, U.S., July 10, 2017.

Donald Trump hits out AGAIN at the new US embassy in London

Donald Trump has renewed his criticism of the new US embassy in Nine Elms, London , saying it is in a 'lousy' and 'horrible' location and cost too much. The US president, who is visiting the UK on July 13, lashed out again at the move from Grosvenor Square in the centre of the capital to a new location south of the Thames.

Lawmakers inspect GSMNP, discuss proposal to address maintenance needs

Senator Lamar Alexander and U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zink to discuss their plan to help address the $215 million in the Park's backlogged maintenance needs after visiting the closed Look Rock campground in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Look Rock Campground on Foothills Parkway in GSMNP has been closed for five years due to lack of funding for repairs to its water treatment facility, roads, and other facilities.

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Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond senior Karissa Rocke will be documenting her class's trip to Washington, D.C., including a tour of the White House, on The News-Gazette's Snapchat account. ALAH's long-planned senior trip to Washington, D.C. - today through Thursday - got even better last week when the travel party of 61 was approved for a tour of the White House.

EPA inspector general details numerous reviews into Scott Pruitt’s actions

The EPA inspector general is looking into embattled Administrator Scott Pruitt's $50-per-night apartment rental, travel expenses, security team, controversial raises for staff, use of subordinates' time and staff reassignments that some have said were retribution. The litany of ethics reviews were detailed in a letter to Democratic Reps.

Fresno prof who called Barbara Bush ‘amazing racist’ keeps job

Randa Jarrar attends the 2017 Vulture Festival Los Angeles "Feminist AF" at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, in Los Angeles. Randa Jarrar attends the 2017 Vulture Festival Los Angeles "Feminist AF" at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017, in Los Angeles.

Why CMAP Was Wise to Keep the O’Hare Express Off Its Priority Projects List

Crain's columnist Joe Cahill has been a tireless cheerleader for Mayor Rahm Emanuel's dream of upscale express service to O'Hare. Back in February 2017 Cahill first made the argument that Chicago won't be able to maintain its status as a world-class city unless it offers business travelers and well-heeled visitors a seamless connection from the airport to the Loop.

GOP attorneys general support citizenship question on census

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra , accompanied by Gov. Jerry Brown March 7 discusses remarks made by U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in Sacramento, Calif. Becerra, a Democrat, filed a federal lawsuit immediately after U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced a citizenship question would be added to the 2020 census.

Clicking ‘checkout’ could cost more after Supreme Court case

In this April 13, 2018, photo, packages from Internet retailers are delivered with the U.S. Mail in a apartment building mail room in Washington. Clicking "checkout" on an online purchase could cost more after a Supreme Court case being argued April 17. In this April 13, 2018, photo, packages from Internet retailers are delivered with the U.S. Mail in a apartment building mail room in Washington.

Citizen question on census reveals partisan divide among AGs

A Trump administration plan to ask people if they are U.S. citizens during the 2020 census has prompted a legal uproar from Democratic state attorneys general, who argue it could drive down participation and lead to an inaccurate count. Yet not a single Republican attorney general has sued -- not even from states with large immigrant populations that stand to lose if a census undercount of immigrants affects the allotment of U.S. House seats and federal funding for states.

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Pro-Assad official says targeted bases were evacuated on Russian warning - BEIRUT - The Syrian government and its allies have absorbed a U.S.-led attack on Saturday and the targeted sites were evacuated days ago thanks to a warning from Russia, a senior official in a regional alliance that backs Damascus said. Damascus defiant as U.S. strikes prove more limited than feared BEIRUT - Syria, Russia and Iran shrugged off strikes on Saturday by the United States and its allies against three Syrian chemical weapons facilities, which drew angry condemnations but no indication that there would be a wider escalation.

Future of Saipan visa program in question amid labor abuses

A push to save and expand a visa program unique to the Northern Mariana Islands is hitting skids after recent cases of labor abuse and visa fraud, delivering a major blow to the U.S. commonwealth's economy, which relies heavily on foreign workers. The visa classification, known as CW-1, allows employers to seek permission to hire foreign workers and is aimed at alleviating a labor shortage among the Pacific islands' population of roughly 52,000.

Break your silence on Ghana-US Military pact – ” Ablakwa tells Akufo-Addo

The Minority Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has questioned President Nana Akufo-Addo's deafening silence on the controversial Ghana-US Military agreement. In an open letter to the President, the former Deputy Education Minister, said the President's silence on the matter was deplorable.

Russia to expel 60 US diplomats, close American consulate in St. Petersburg

Russia has said it will expel 60 U.S. diplomats and close the American consulate in St. Petersburg as part of a tit-for-tat retaliation against the coordinated wave of expulsions of dozens of Russian diplomats ordered by the United States and other countries earlier this week over the poisoning of a former spy in Britain.

Trump fired V.A. Secretary David Shulkin for the wrong reasons

MARCH 15: U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin testifies during a hearing before the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of House Appropriations Committee March 15, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The subcommittee held a hearing to examine the FY2019 Veterans Affairs Budget request by the Trump Administration.

Former Trump administration officials, from Comey to Shulkin

From Sean Spicer to Rex Tillerson, a look at who was fired or resigned from serving in President Donald Trump's administration. A growing number of people have left the Trump administration in just over a year - a group that includes FBI director James Comey, chief strategist Steve Bannon and now Secretary of Veterans Affairs David Shulkin .