WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ’s pick to lead a federal watchdog agency withdrew from consideration Tuesday evening, after his offensive text messages were made public and GOP senators ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ’s pick to lead a federal watchdog agency withdrew from consideration Tuesday evening, after his offensive text messages were made public and GOP senators revolted.

FILE - Paul Ingrassia, arrives before Trump speaks during a summer soiree on the South Lawn of the White House, June 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s pick to lead an office charged with protecting federal whistleblowers appeared to be in jeopardy on Tuesday after Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he ...

At least four Republican senators, including the majority leader, signaled their opposition to Paul Ingrassia, the president’s pick to lead the corruption-fighting Office of Special Counsel. By Robert ...

(The Center Square) – The Citizen Action Defense Fund on Thursday afternoon filed an amicus brief regarding the appeal of a public records case to the Washington Supreme Court. The Center Square has ...

Turkey has been accused of deporting hundreds of peaceful Christians under the guise of "national security," including dozens last year, in a move legal advocates warn is an "attack" on the freedom of ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s senior adviser failed to cooperate with a probe into whether he threatened to withhold city resources unless a member of the Chicago City Council supported an initiative backed ...

Parliament was designed to be the heartbeat of democracy. The place where the will of the people finds voice, where truth challenges power, and where justice is defended through law. But in Kenya ...

Fresh corruption claims and a UN warning paint a grim picture for South Sudan, where graft, flooding and political chaos threaten to ignite another war. South Sudan’s leaders are looting public ...

PARIS, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The French government's 2026 budget plans are based on rosy economic assumptions and its belt-tightening measures may fall short - or never even take shape if the new ...