Lawrence VanDyke broke down in tears in the Senate Judiciary Committee as senators drilled the nominee about a “not qualified” rating issued by the American Bar Association.
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Lawmakers blasted Boeing and peppered its CEO on Wednesday with questions about the design and marketing of the 737 Max, the plane involved in two crashes that killed 346 people.
Even though crossings have been down over the past few months, officials say the number of migrants coming over border is still high. And resources are still stretched.
Greg Schultz, campaign manager for Joe Biden, discussed the campaign’s financial strategy and path forward against Democratic rivals and Donald Trump.
The lack of enthusiasm for Joe Biden’s candidacy underscores a broader trend emerging in the states that matter most in the Democratic Party’s high-stakes presidential nomination fight: Primary voters appear to be getting less certain of their choice as Election Day approaches.
The three House committees leading the Democratic investigation have scheduled several current and former National Security Council officials to testify this week behind closed doors — an attempt to get a better look inside the White House as Trump pushed Ukraine to conduct politically motivated investigations.
The daring raid was the culmination of years of steady intelligence-gathering work — and 48 hours of hurry-up planning once Washington got word that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi would be at a compound in northwestern Syria.
Donald Trump announced that U.S. forces had Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, “the world’s No. 1 terrorist leader,” to justice and described the last moments in graphic detail.
Arlene Foster, the leader of Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party, said she demanded honesty from the British government.
The scandal enveloping Katie Hill comes at a time when there seem to be few hard rules about conduct and consequence for public officials.
The Department of Justice has opened a criminal inquiry into its own probe of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, sparking debate about what crime may have occurred in the incident.
Nevada’s members of Congress are wary of President Trump’s new Energy Department nominee, fearing he will favor the plan to bury nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain.
“Our Elijah was a fierce champion of truth, justice and kindness in every part of his life,” said former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who took the stage at the New Psalmist Baptist Church to rousing applause.
Impeachment investigators issued subpoenas Friday to three more Trump administration officials, demanding that they testify in the probe of President Donald Trump’s efforts to force Ukraine to feed him damaging information about his Democratic political opponents.
Both Bernie Sanders, 78, and Joe Biden, 76, suggest their age isn’t a major issue, but voters, particularly older voters, aren’t so sure.
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