VA kills ‘Boondoggle’ Biden plan to put EV chargers at medical centers
The VA scrapped a $77 million leftover green energy program that would have put solar-powered charging stations for electric vehicle at various locations.
By Richard Sisk
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Trump claims big jump in VA trust scores, but data shows modest gains
Patient satisfaction rates have improved steadily at VA in recent years, but Trump insists his changes have reformed the entire department.
On North Korea, Trump seems to undermine a senior adviser
Seemingly contradicting his national security adviser, President Donald Trump on Sunday played down North Korea’s recent missile tests and said they were not a concern for him.
By Jill Colvin, The Associated Press
Judge blocks Trump from building sections of border wall using Defense Department funding
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump from building key sections of his border wall with money secured under his declaration of a national emergency, delivering what may prove a temporary setback on one of his highest priorities.
By Elliot Spagat, The Associated Press
The anti-union executive order fight continues one year later
Federal employee unions and the White House have clashed repeatedly over the last year over the line between collective bargaining rights and management overhaul.
By Jessie Bur
Yes or No: Who’s in charge? Power struggles roil Washington
Meeting by meeting, questions of competence, generational change, #MeToo politics, special counsel Robert Mueller's report and the 2020 elections are animating the fight for power.
US officials say foreign election hacking is inevitable
Comments before a House subcommittee by representatives from the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security underscored the challenges for federal and state governments in trying to ward off interference from Russia and other countries in the 2020 election.
Democrats blast Trump’s ‘war’ on the civil service
A White House plan to dismantle the Office of Personnel Management drew scrutiny as a political move without enough details to justify implementation or define success.
By Adam Stone
Trump taps Barbara Barrett, former Aerospace Corporation chairwoman, as next Air Force secretary
Trump revealed his choice for the 25th Air Force secretary in a tweet Tuesday afternoon, shortly after the conclusion of a farewell ceremony for departing SECAF Heather Wilson.
Democrats’ Pentagon budget bill would curb Trump’s war powers
A bill to fund the Pentagon at $8 billion less than what the White House requested passed the House Appropriations Committee.
By Joe Gould