Report: HUD spent over $30K on office table, staffer allegedly demoted for not agreeing to remodel
When the acting head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development asked an agency official to 'find money' to pay for a costly makeover of incoming Secretary Ben Carson's office, she recoiled, telling him $5,000 was the statutory max. But that wasn't the end of the conversation, according to a complaint alleging retaliation filed with a federal whistleblower agency.
When the acting head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development asked an agency official to 'find money' to pay for a costly makeover of incoming Secretary Ben Carson's office, she recoiled, telling him $5,000 was the statutory max. But that wasn't the end of the conversation, according to a complaint alleging retaliation filed with a federal whistleblower agency.
Lehigh University faculty votes to rescind Trump's honorary degree
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - Close to two-thirds of the faculty at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania have voted for the school's board of trustees to rescind President Donald Trump's honorary degree.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) - Close to two-thirds of the faculty at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania have voted for the school's board of trustees to rescind President Donald Trump's honorary degree.
NJ lawmakers consider 7 bills aimed tightening gun laws
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey lawmakers are set to consider a handful measures to tighten the state's already-strict gun laws.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey lawmakers are set to consider a handful measures to tighten the state's already-strict gun laws.
Despite legal victory, Trump needs money for border wall
President Donald Trump has won a judge's permission to build a border wall with Mexico. Now he just needs the money.
President Donald Trump has won a judge's permission to build a border wall with Mexico. Now he just needs the money.
RUSSIA INVESTIGATION: Hope Hicks appears before House panel in Russia probe
President Donald Trump's longtime aide Hope Hicks is declining to answer questions about her time in the White House in a closed-door interview Tuesday with the House intelligence committee.
President Donald Trump's longtime aide Hope Hicks is declining to answer questions about her time in the White House in a closed-door interview Tuesday with the House intelligence committee.
Murphy signs order to establish jobs council in New Jersey
DAYTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed an order setting up a council focused on growing the state's economy.
DAYTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed an order setting up a council focused on growing the state's economy.
Trump working on $3.9B Air Force One plane deal with Boeing
President Trump has struck an “informal” deal with Boeing for new Air Force One planes, according to the White House -- resulting from negotiations that started before he took office.
President Trump has struck an “informal” deal with Boeing for new Air Force One planes, according to the White House -- resulting from negotiations that started before he took office.
Ivanka Trump's dual roles as senior adviser, first daughter
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ivanka Trump expects to be treated seriously as a senior White House adviser. But when faced with uncomfortable questions about her father's treatment of women, she'd prefer to be viewed as just a daughter.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ivanka Trump expects to be treated seriously as a senior White House adviser. But when faced with uncomfortable questions about her father's treatment of women, she'd prefer to be viewed as just a daughter.
New policy urges quick release of police shooting videos in NJ
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey's new attorney general says videos showing the use of deadly force by police should usually be released within 20 days.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey's new attorney general says videos showing the use of deadly force by police should usually be released within 20 days.
GOP governor hopeful wants death penalty for school shooters
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner said Monday that he would pursue a mandatory death penalty for any school shooter who kills someone, although legal analysts said laws like that have been unconstitutional for decades.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Republican gubernatorial candidate Scott Wagner said Monday that he would pursue a mandatory death penalty for any school shooter who kills someone, although legal analysts said laws like that have been unconstitutional for decades.
Del. lawmakers eye discussion on school safety
DOVER, Del. (AP) - In the wake of the Florida school shooting earlier this month that left 17 people dead, a Republican lawmaker is calling for a joint hearing by the House and Senate education committees to examine school safety in Delaware.
DOVER, Del. (AP) - In the wake of the Florida school shooting earlier this month that left 17 people dead, a Republican lawmaker is calling for a joint hearing by the House and Senate education committees to examine school safety in Delaware.
Transport safety rules rolled back under Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) -- On a clear, dry June evening in 2015, cars and trucks rolled slowly in a herky-jerky backup ahead of an Interstate 75 construction zone in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Barreling toward them: an 18-ton tractor-trailer going about 80 mph.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- On a clear, dry June evening in 2015, cars and trucks rolled slowly in a herky-jerky backup ahead of an Interstate 75 construction zone in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Barreling toward them: an 18-ton tractor-trailer going about 80 mph.
Governors worry about cyberattacks during midterm elections
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Will your vote be safe this year from foreign adversaries working to undermine U.S. democracy? Some of the nation's governors aren't so sure.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Will your vote be safe this year from foreign adversaries working to undermine U.S. democracy? Some of the nation's governors aren't so sure.
Gov. Wolf defends plan for election with new map
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania's governor and elections officials want the state's highest court to stand by its ruling establishing new congressional districts.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania's governor and elections officials want the state's highest court to stand by its ruling establishing new congressional districts.
President Trump says he would have run into school unarmed
President Donald Trump is telling the nation's governors that he would have run into the deadly Florida high school shooting "even if I didn't have a weapon."
President Donald Trump is telling the nation's governors that he would have run into the deadly Florida high school shooting "even if I didn't have a weapon."
NJ Senate to vote on workaround of federal tax overhaul
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey's state Senate is set to vote on a measure aimed at letting taxpayers get around the new federal cap on state and local tax deductions.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey's state Senate is set to vote on a measure aimed at letting taxpayers get around the new federal cap on state and local tax deductions.
Pa's online voter registration hits 1M milestone
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A voter from the Philadelphia suburbs is the 1 millionth person to register to vote or update their registration online since Pennsylvania's online system began more than two years ago.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A voter from the Philadelphia suburbs is the 1 millionth person to register to vote or update their registration online since Pennsylvania's online system began more than two years ago.
Supreme Court rejects Trump administration appeal over immigration
The Supreme Court is rejecting the Trump administration's highly unusual bid to get the justices to intervene in the controversy over protections for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants. The justices on Monday refused to take up the administration's appeal of a lower court order that requires the administration to continue accepting renewal applications for the Deferred Action for...
The Supreme Court is rejecting the Trump administration's highly unusual bid to get the justices to intervene in the controversy over protections for hundreds of thousands of young immigrants. The justices on Monday refused to take up the administration's appeal of a lower court order that requires the administration to continue accepting renewal applications for the Deferred Action for...
North Korea expresses willingness to hold talks with US, South Korea says
TThe White House said Sunday it would wait and see whether a new overture by North Korea for talks with the United States means it is serious about disarming, a step President Donald Trump and other world leaders agree must be the outcome of any future dialogue.
TThe White House said Sunday it would wait and see whether a new overture by North Korea for talks with the United States means it is serious about disarming, a step President Donald Trump and other world leaders agree must be the outcome of any future dialogue.
Sen. Daylin Leach ends congressional bid following harassment allegations
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A Pennsylvania state senator who was the subject of allegations that he behaved inappropriately toward female employees and campaign aides has announced he is ending his stalled congressional bid.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A Pennsylvania state senator who was the subject of allegations that he behaved inappropriately toward female employees and campaign aides has announced he is ending his stalled congressional bid.