The energy secretary and “Three Amigos” member is leaving his post under a Ukraine-sized cloud. But what has he accomplished? He didn’t resign under fire for making sweetheart apartment deals with lobbyists, engaging in dodgy real estate development plans or racking up more than $1 million in taxpayer-funded flights. So by …
A speech by Mr. Barr last week, in which he argued that Mr. Trump had never overstepped his authority, so alarmed a group of lawyers that they felt compelled to push back publicly. WASHINGTON — A group of conservative-leaning lawyers criticized Attorney General William P. Barr for the expansive view …
The secretary of state’s behavior has been cowardly and self-serving. It seems like every story you read about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo always includes the sentence that he graduated “first in his class” from West Point. That is not a small achievement. But it is even more impressive in …
The Pentagon is learning how to work with a president whose orders can whipsaw by the hour. WASHINGTON — Days after President Trump’s abrupt decision to withdraw 1,000 American troops from Syria, Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, saw a way to turn it around. …
The attorney general has not jumped in to publicly defend the president against the Democratic inquiry as he did with the Mueller investigation. WASHINGTON — For a while at least, he seemed to have found his Roy Cohn, a lawyer to defend him against his accusers and go after his …
Since the investigation began into President Trump’s machinations in Ukraine, one of the most disturbing questions has been: Where is Mike Pompeo, the secretary of state, who’s supposed to shield his diplomats from political interference? And now we have the answer: Pompeo, in recent months, has essentially been in hiding, …
The vote wasn’t even close. The results are in, people, and it’s a landslide. Your choice for Worst Trump Cabinet Member is … Attorney General William Barr! Barr was cited for multiple non-achievements. There was his misrepresentation of the findings of the Mueller report. And the decision to respond to Robert Mueller’s …
Vote for the absolute bottom. Time to vote for the Worst Trump Cabinet Member. Not Rudy Giuliani! He’s Personal Lawyer. And Best Friend. And, yeah, Raving Maniac. But we’re going to stick to people who are running the federal government. At least in theory. One top contender has to be Attorney …
Secretary of Energy Rick Perry plans to leave his position at the end of the year, President Trump confirmed to reporters Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas. Trump praised Perry and said he already has a replacement in mind. “Rick has done a fantastic job,” Trump said. ” But it was …
At first the acting White House chief of staff undercut the president’s denial of a quid pro quo. Late in the day he reversed himself. WASHINGTON — Mick Mulvaney, the acting White House chief of staff, said Thursday that the Trump administration withheld nearly $400 million in military aid to …
