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In total, President Donald Trump has withdrawn 62 nominations since taking office. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images White House The administration’s long-standing vetting problems have contributed to a surge in doomed picks. By ANDREW RESTUCCIA 05/02/2019 09:46 PM EDT Updated 05/02/2019 09:57 PM EDT 2019-05-02T09:57-0400 Hours after withdrawing as a candidate to serve on the Federal Reserve Board, Stephen Moore expressed shock that his critics had pored over his divorce records…

President Trump said Thursday that he will not allow former White House counsel Don McGahn to appear before Congress to testify about his possible obstruction of justice. “I’ve had him testifying already for 30 hours,” Trump said during a Fox News interview, referring to McGahn’s interviews with special counsel Robert Mueller. McGahn told Mueller that he resisted orders from Trump to fire the special counsel. The orders are a key…

U.S. Border Patrol cars are seen from the bridge connecting Eagle Pass, Texas, with Piedras Negras, Mexico, near the banks of the Rio Grande in February. Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters hide caption toggle caption Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters U.S. Border Patrol cars are seen from the bridge connecting Eagle Pass, Texas, with Piedras Negras, Mexico, near the banks of the Rio Grande in February. Alexandre Meneghini/Reuters U.S. border authorities have recovered the body of…

Video Brit Hume: Nancy Pelosi doesn’t want ‘all the oxygen’ in Washington to be consumed by the Mueller report Fox News Senior Political Analyst Brit Hume said on “America’s Newsroom” on Thursday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “doesn’t want all the oxygen in Washington and in politics to be consumed by the fight over the Mueller report and the failed effort to prove collusion with the Russians.”  Fox News senior political analyst Brit Hume said on “America’s Newsroom” on Thursday that House Speaker Nancy…

Mayor Catherine Pugh offers background on her Healthy Holly book business during a City Hall news conference in March. Baltimore Sun/TNS via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Baltimore Sun/TNS via Getty Images Mayor Catherine Pugh offers background on her Healthy Holly book business during a City Hall news conference in March. Baltimore Sun/TNS via Getty Images After weeks of growing pleas for her to step down, Baltimore Mayor Catherine…

Months after he was kicked off Twitter, conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is off Facebook and Instagram, too. So are a host of other right-wing extremists and Louis Farrakhan, a Nation of Islam leader who has espoused anti-Semitic views. Facebook on Thursday announced that it was banning Jones, Farrakhan, Paul Nehlen, Milo Yiannopoulos, Paul Joseph Watson, Laura Loomer, and Infowars, which Jones runs, from both its platform and Instagram, which it…

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“This could be the tip of the iceberg as far as drug company misconduct is concerned,” he said. During the 10-week trial, federal prosecutors had detailed Insys’s audacious marketing plan — which included paying doctors for sham educational talks and luring others with lap dances — to spur sales of Subsys, an under-the-tongue spray approved to treat patients with cancer. Company executives were accused of paying doctors to write prescriptions…

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Video Facebook permanently banning several ‘dangerous’ figures Facebook permanently banning several ‘dangerous’ figures including Louis Farrakhan, Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, and Laura Loomer, while also removing the accounts and pages affiliated with the individuals. Facebook has permanently banned several far-right or hate figures and organizations including Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, Infowars host Alex Jones, Laura Loomer, and Milo Yiannopoulos, for being “dangerous” — a signal that the social network is enforcing…

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Hillary Clinton said President Trump is using her to distract from his own problems and to fire up his base of supporters. The former secretary of state and 2016 presidential candidate discussed the Mueller report — and Trump’s response to it — in an interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow on Wednesday. Maddow brought up what she called a “sidebar” issue — Clinton’s connection to the Mueller report and recent developments…

Video Rabbi wounded in California synagogue attack urges introduction of a moment of silence in public schools Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein thanks President Trump at the National Day of Prayer Service in the White House Rose Garden. The heroic rabbi who was wounded in the California synagogue shooting last Saturday said President Trump is supportive of reintroducing a “moment of silence” back into public schools. Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein, who wasn’t on the official schedule,…

WASHINGTON – Attorney General William Barr refused on Wednesday to testify before the House Judiciary Committee about special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation because of a dispute about how he would be questioned. His refusal is the latest and most confrontational step by the Trump administration to challenge Democrats who control the House of Representatives and are conducting wide-ranging investigations into the president. The dispute between Barr and lawmakers centers on how…

“Run, hide, fight” should never be a message that students have to receive while at school. Active shooter drills should not be something our students have to practice. We can no longer allow our gun laws to be influenced by lobbyists. These people literally benefit from the continued leniency with which we govern the possession of firearms in this country. We deserve better. Our children deserve better.  It is absolutely…

High health costs cause financial strain for more than 130… The study, found that 56% of respondents, equating to roughly 137 million adults in the U.S., reported at least one instance of financial struggle due to medical expenses. Health and Scienceread more

It was a crowning achievement for a former flight attendant for Thai Airways. Three days before his official coronation, Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn married Suthida Tidjai — the deputy head of his personal security detail and a former flight attendant — and gave her the title of queen, according to Reuters. The announcement of the surprise nuptials Wednesday was carried in the Royal Gazette — and the wedding footage was…

Video Sen. Bennet hopes President Trump signs the border deal: It’s a reasonable compromise It’s time for Congress to move past the standoff over border funding, says Colorado Senator Michael Bennet, Democratic member of the Senate Intelligence and Finance Committees. Add Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado to the still-growing list of Democrats running for the White House. One week after former Vice President Joe Biden became the 20th candidate, Bennet…

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