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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin sat in front of the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday and attempted to explain the Trump administration's position on various economic policies, including the regulation of large banks. Mnuchin continually said that the administration supports a "21st Century Glass-Steagall," referring to the Depression-era bill that required commercial and investment banks to remain separate - except for the law's defining aspect.
Former Vice President Joe Biden mused about the potential for a future White House run and reflected on the 2016 race during an appearance at the SALT conference in Las Vegas on Thursday. Speaking about Hillary Clinton's surprise November defeat to Donald Trump, Biden said, "I never thought she was a great candidate.
Former Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman gives a 'thumbs-up' as he leaves the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, May 17, 2017. The White House says President Donald Trump will be interviewing four potential candidates to lead the FBI.
As Chairman of the House Governmental Oversight Committee , Rep. Jason Chaffetz was a determined investigator of the Obama administration and of Hillary Clinton 's use of a private email server while she was Secretary of State. That looked like it was changing this week when reports emerged that former FBI director James Comey had taken notes after Trump privately asked him to end a probe into his former National Security Adviser before firing Comey.
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First, a confession: Presidential historian Allan J. Lichtman and I were colleagues at American University for many years, but I have not talked to him since I retired six years ago. I did recently listen to him when he talked about his new book, The Case for Impeachment .
The contest is largely seen as a referendum on the incumbent president's more moderate political stance, which helped pave the way for the country's nuclear deal with world powers. President Hassan Rouhani is widely seen as the front-runner after his moderate administration struck the atomic accord.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz invites former FBI Director James Comey to testify publicly over a memo regarding a special request from President Donald Trump. Former Gov. Jon Huntsman awaits nomination as ambassador to Russia more than two months after accepting the job.
FARM BUREAU: STOP FEDERAL WATER EXTORTION May 19, 2017 Source: American Farm Bureau Federation news release Land managers in the West increasingly demand that ranchers who work federal land surrender their water rights to the government or get off the range. It's extortion and a form of unconstitutional taking that simply has to stop, Randy Parker, Utah Farm Bureau's vice president of national government affairs, told the House Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
Richard Rojas, of the Bronx, N.Y., appears during his arraignment in Manhattan Criminal Court, in New York, Friday, May 19, 2017. Rojas is accused of mowing down a crowd of Times Square pedestrians with his car on Thursday.
Former senator of Pennsylvania and Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum delivered a stark warning for President Donald Trump, as his administration was hobbled by a barrage of damaging news reports over the last 10 days. "Unlike Democrats, who will never break with a president, no matter what they do - I mean I don't care, they can find him with a smoking gun and a picture, they wouldn't break with him - Republicans will," he said on CNN Friday night.
President Donald Trump will use his first visit to the Middle East to call for unity in the fight against radicalism in the Muslim world, casting the challenge as a "battle between good and evil" and urging Arab leaders to "drive out the terrorists from your places of worship," according to a draft of the speech obtained by The Associated Press. Abandoning some of the harsh anti-Muslim rhetoric of his presidential campaign, the draft of the speech, slated to be delivered in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, envisions new partnerships with America's traditional allies in the Middle East.
Barack Obama's presidency was supposed to mark a great leap forward for the United States. But, as Omar El Akkad discovered as he travelled across America this year, the election of Donald J. Trump has turned the country against itself.
President Donald Trump is launching a major push for a $1 trillion overhaul of the nation's roads and bridges, a key item on his agenda that's been stymied in Congress and overshadowed by White House controversies. Trump plans a series of events this coming week to highlight his effort to modernize American infrastructure - the highway, waterway, electrical and airway systems on which the nation operates.
The FBI is now involved in the investigation of an "unprovoked" college campus killing. Early Saturday morning, a black student from Bowie State Univers... -- In his first high-stakes speech abroad on Sunday, President Donald Trump called on Middle Eastern nations to "drive out" extremists.&ldqu... The Ag Secretary made a trip to the ranch of Senator Deb Fischer to meet with those in agriculture.
Early rate filings by Obamacare insurers suggest consumers will face significantly higher premiums for marketplace coverage next year due to regulatory and political uncertainty surrounding the Affordable Care Act. After significant premium hikes in 2017 corrected for underpricing by insurers the previous two years, most analysts expected rates to stabilize for marketplace coverage in 2018.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appeared to watch as members of his security detail attacked protesters on US soil during a demonstration in front of the Turkish Embassy in Washington, DC, on Tuesday. New video published Thursday shows Erdogan's black Mercedes sedan surrounded by agents as it sat parked near the demonstrations.
Rep. Devin Nunes of California is reportedly continuing to review intelligence on Russia, despite having recused himself from the House Intelligence Committee's investigation. According to sources on the committee cited in a CNN report published Thursday, Nunes was reported to have taken a trip to the CIA this week to review the intelligence.
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb's new drug czar on Thursday detailed a plan to combat the opioid crisis in the state, which has seen a dramatic increase in overdose hospitalizations and deaths over the past five years.
President Donald Trump's 2018 budget proposal will require states to provide paid family leave programs, a senior budget official said Thursday. The official said the budget - set to be released Tuesday - will include a plan to provide six weeks of paid leave to new mothers, fathers and adoptive parents.