Tag: Elijah Cummings
Birmingham’s Kamau Marshall joins Joe Biden administration
Former Birmingham resident Kamau Marshall has joined the Joe Biden administration’s communications team as Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Media and...
Shifting explanations for withholding aid draw GOP alarm
The shifting White House explanation for President Donald Trump's decision to withhold military aid from Ukraine drew alarm Friday from Republicans as...
Elijah Cummings, powerful congressman leading Donald Trump probe, has died
Maryland Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, a sharecropper's son who rose to become a civil rights champion and the chairman of one of...
Aide says Donald Trump’s critics should focus on problems back home
A top White House aide said Sunday that President Donald Trump, frustrated by the Democrats' unrelenting investigations and talk of impeachment, swung...
Democrats raise ethics questions about Trump defense fund
Congressional Democrats raised ethics questions on Monday about the framework of a defense fund set up to help pay legal costs for White House,...
Worst treatment ever, Donald Trump grumbles; Dems demand deep probe
Surrounded by multiplying questions, President Donald Trump complained Wednesday that "no politician in history" has been treated worse. Democrats demanded an independent commission to...
For GOP, a dimmed zeal for investigations in Donald Trump era
The Republicans' ardor for investigations and oversight, on display throughout the Obama administration, has cooled off considerably with Donald Trump in the White House.
Each...
Democrats decry Donald Trump threat to fire inspectors general
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee asked the White House Tuesday for information about reports that President Donald Trump's transition team threatened to remove...
Sean Spicer says 20 percent tax on Mexican imports just an...
The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times EST):
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White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer now says slapping a 20 percent tax on imports...
On Twitter, President Donald Trump says he will order an investigation...
President Donald Trump says he will order an investigation into voter fraud.
The president tweeted early Wednesday that the measures will affect those registered to...
