IRS chief asks watchdog to review safeguards after leak of Trump’s...
IRS Commissioner Chuck Rettig has asked an inspector general to review the agency’s safeguarding of taxpayer information, following revelations that President Donald Trump has...
Senate clears hurdle to avoiding a shutdown
The Senate on Tuesday cleared a key procedural hurdle to advancing a short-term funding patch that would prevent a government shutdown on Wednesday at...
U.S. weighs closing embassy in Iraq as threats raise spectre of...
President Donald Trump is weighing closing the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad as intelligence agencies in recent weeks have picked up specific threats against American...
Amy Coney Barrett to begin meeting Senate Republicans
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, will begin meeting with senators on Tuesday, including Majority Leader Mitch McConnell,...
Poll: Democrats have slight edge heading into Barrett confirmation battle
A narrow plurality of swing voters said in a new poll that the Senate should confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court only...
Senate Judiciary panel staffs up for Barrett fight
Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are rapidly staffing up for the upcoming fight over President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy...
