Garcetti’s confirmation was stalled for months over concerns that he allegedly did not properly handle accusations of sexual harassment made against one of his former staffers.
Author: Amy B Wang
White House says Pence should apologize for ‘homophobic’ joke about Buttigieg
Pence joked that nationwide transportation woes were prompted by Buttigieg taking two months of “maternity leave” to adopt newborn twins in 2021 with his husband.
Teamsters president calls GOP senator a ‘greedy CEO’ in heated exchange
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) and Teamsters general president Sean O’Brien verbally attacked each other Wednesday in a Senate committee hearing focused on the right of workers to organize unions.
Zelensky invites McCarthy to visit Ukraine amid GOP divide over stopping Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has invited House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to visit Ukraine, amid a growing divide among GOP lawmakers over whether the United States should continue to support the country’s efforts to fight off Russian …
Sen. Fetterman ‘will be back soon,’ chief of staff says in sharing photos
Fetterman checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Feb. 15 to receive treatment for clinical depression.
Judge orders sanctions against Arizona GOP candidate who refused to accept loss
Mark Finchem, the Republican who lost the Arizona secretary of state race in November, must along with his attorney pay legal fees incurred in the “groundless” lawsuit he filed afterward.
Trump takes support for Jan. 6 rioters to new level, collaborates on a song
Trump and the “J6 Prison Choir” released “Justice for All,” featuring the former president reciting the Pledge of Allegiance cut with the inmates singing the national anthem.
House Ethics Committee launches investigation of Rep. George Santos
A subcommittee has been established to look into the freshman congressman, who has admitted to fabricating large swaths of his biography and who has been accused of breaking campaign finance laws.
Cindy McCain to lead U.N.’s World Food Program
McCain, currently the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Agencies in Rome, will take the reins of the world’s largest humanitarian organization in April.
White House slams ‘despicable’ suggestion Beau Biden should have been indicted
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) criticized a Trump-appointed U.S. attorney for not prosecuting President Biden’s late son when he was still alive.