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Donald Kinsella was appointed and sworn in as the U.S. attorney in the Northern District of New York and then fired by the White House the same day.

Scott Socha, whose company sued to claim trademark rights to Yosemite name, criticized by conservation groups Donald Trump has nominated the hospitality executive Scott Socha – whose company once sued to claim trademark rights to the name “Yosemite National Park” – to lead the National Park Service. The nomination of an outsider with business ties … Read more

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem warned Thursday that a lapse in funding for her department could disrupt airport security, disaster response and counterterrorism operations, escalating a partisan standoff in Congress over immigration policy. Senate Democrats demanded stringent reforms to immigration enforcement and blocked multiple attempts Thursday to keep the agency open, though … Read more

A new attack ad from Republicans targeting U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., is slamming the vulnerable Democrat senator for requiring entrants at his political rallies to show proof of identification, but arguing that identification requirements for voting are a form of voter suppression.  “Want to get into a Jon Ossoff rally?” the advertisement’s narrator begins, … Read more

Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons revealed that there are about 1.6 million illegal aliens with final deportation orders in the U.S., half of whom have criminal convictions. During testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday, Lyons said, “What we’re tracking right now is about 1.6 million … Read more

California Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s book tour will take him early next month to New Hampshire, the state that’s traditionally held the nation’s first presidential primary for a century. The Portsmouth Music Hall announced on Thursday that California’s two-term Democratic governor will present his new book, “Young Man in a Hurry,” on Thursday, at their theater … Read more

The top lawyer at Goldman Sachs, Kathy Ruemmler, said she would leave the Wall Street firm amid controversy over her email correspondence with Jeffrey Epstein.

Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker sat down with the interim President of Venezuela Delcy Rodríguez for her first interview with an American journalist since the capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by U.S. special forces.

EXCLUSIVE: A trio of Republican senators are moving to overhaul how federal childcare funds are distributed after what they call “mass fraud” in Minnesota exposed a system that paid providers before verifying children were ever in the room. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, joined by Sens. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Rick Scott, R-Fla., is introducing the … Read more

Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker sat down with U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright during his historic visit to Venezuela to meet with the country’s new interim President Delcy Rodríguez.