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.

A Night to Remember: Special prom honors San Diego special needs students

A Night to Remember: Special prom honors San Diego special needs - CBS News 8 - San Diego, CA News Station - KFMB Channel 8 They were guests of honor at the eight annual A Night to Remember Prom at Eastlake Church in Chula Vista. Since 2011, 5,000 students with special needs have walked the red carpet and danced the night away for A Night to Remember.

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.

Obama to deliver Mandela event speech in latest contrast with Trump

Former President Barack Obama will deliver a high-profile address in July marking the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's birth as he continues to shape his post-White House platform. Like all of Obama's public appearances since leaving the White House, the lecture in Johannesburg isn't likely to raise his successor, President Donald Trump, by name.

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.

Chinese ambassador warns U.S. not to drag Latam into trade dispute

China's ambassador to Peru warned on Wednesday that it would be disrespectful for the United States to drag Latin America into its trade dispute with Beijing, but told Reuters a potential trade war between the world's top two economies could bolster the region's exports. Jia Guide, China's ambassador to Peru, speaks during an interview with Reuters at the Chinese embassy in Lima, Peru April 11, 2018.

Trump in Twitter war with New York Times as he gets correction wrong

Trump in bizarre Twitter war with New York Times as he wrongly attacks paper for article about Ukrainian's $150,000 foundation donation for 20-minute video speech Trump spoke to a 2015 Kiev conference via video link in exchange for a $150,000 donation to his family charity President claimed Wednesday that The New York Times got it wrong - but his claims agree with what was in the original story Donald Trump's latest Twitter spat with The New York Times left Washington insiders scratching their heads on Wednesday when the president tried to correct a 'phony story' that was already correct.

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.