Senator Roy Blunt calls on VA Secretary to resign
(KTRS/AP) - The Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald is facing calls to resign after he compared wait times at clinics to the wait for rides at Disney theme parks. Senator Roy Blunt described the comment as "right out of Never Never Land." Illinois US Representative and Iraq War veteran Tammy Duckworth did not call for…
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House panel hearing lawmaker who wants IRS chief impeached
WASHINGTON (AP) - A leading House Republican is telling Congress that IRS chief John Koskinen should be impeached because he's misled congressional investigators probing his agency. In prepared remarks to the House Judiciary Committee, Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz says he has no confidence Koskinen is running his agency "with any integrity." Chaffetz is leading an…
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Missouri Senator Blunt calls on VA secretary to resign
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Republican senator is calling for Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald to resign after McDonald compared long wait times at VA health care sites to waiting in line at a Disney amusement park. Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri said McDonald's "preposterous statement is right out of `Never-never land,' " and said the…
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Supreme Court throws out death sentence from all-white jury
The outcome probably will enable Foster to win a new trial, 29 years after he was sentenced to death
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Clinton email probe winding down as GOP tries to up pressure
WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI agents probing whether Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server imperiled government secrets appear close to completing their work, a process experts say will likely culminate in a sit-down with the former secretary of state. The FBI has already spoken with Huma Abedin, a Clinton confidant who was among the…
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