It's the ratchet effect: Even the most dubious safeguards stick around because eliminating them looks like a compromise that might endanger public safety.
The type of mortgage fraud case in which Sen. Adam Schiff is now entangled is usually clear-cut and hard to wiggle out of, said financial crimes experts, adding that the senator could likely end up paying heavy fines and penalties.
Senate Republicans were on track late Wednesday to pass a slimmed-down $9 billion package of spending cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting that will codify a small portion of the Trump administration's cost-cutting efforts.
President Trump said Wednesday that Coca-Cola has agreed to use real cane sugar in its U.S. beverages, which currently are made with high fructose corn syrup.
More than a thousand lawsuits stemming from sickness following the use of specialized formula for premature babies could lead to manufacturers dropping production, medical experts and lawmakers warn.
President Trump on Wednesday sidestepped a question on appointing a special counsel to investigate the case involving disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. As the president was leaving after giving a speech at the White House, a CNN reporter asked whether he’d consider appointing a special counsel in the matter. “I have nothing...
Senate Republicans are warning President Trump that it would be a big mistake to follow through on his threat to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, saying it would likely send a “shock wave” through the financial markets and roil the broader economy. GOP senators, including lawmakers closely allied with Trump, warn that any move...
Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI Director James Comey, was fired on Wednesday from her job as a prosecutor for the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), according to multiple news outlets. Maurene Comey worked on the criminal cases against Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell that have troubled the...
President Trump said the Coca-Cola Company has agreed to use real cane sugar, at his request, in the American version of their flagship drink. “I have been speaking to Coca-Cola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so. I’d like to thank all of those...