Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that the United States is close to a deal that would permanently end Iran's nuclear program, dismissing Tehran's threats to the Strait of Hormuz as the final throes of a weakened government.
As he seeks to retain his U.S. Senate seat this fall, Ohio Republican Jon Husted has been unable to escape the shadow of a $60 million bribery scandal that has roiled state politics for more than five years.
A federal judge chastised the Trump administration in a ruling this weekend, repeatedly calling the government "unserious" as he blocked Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s attempt to limit medical treatment for transgender children.
The FBI and Justice Department are scrambling to rebuild a depleted workforce after a wave of departures over the past year, with leaders easing hiring requirements and accelerating recruitment in ways that some current and former officials see as a lowering of long-accepted standards.
When a dozen Republican activists gathered on a back deck in the Salt Lake City suburbs to talk about this year's elections, the conversation cycled through all the staples of conservative chatter in Utah such as dwindling water supplies, illegal immigrant fraud and chemtrail conspiracy theories.
FBI Director Kash Patel said Sunday that he will sue The Atlantic for defamation after the magazine published a Friday story detailing his alleged drinking habits and absences from the bureau. “Absolutely. It’s coming tomorrow,” he told host Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures" about the forthcoming lawsuit. The FBI director later said...
Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday that gas prices may not drop below $3 until next year, as energy prices spike amid Iran’s restrictions on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. “I don't know. That could happen later this year. That might not happen until next year,” Wright told host Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State...