The tone Wilkie set with his senior staff and with reporters influenced the investigation into the veterans’ claim, Veterans Affairs Inspector General Michael Missal found.
Category: Politics
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Supreme Court rules for Muslims placed on no-fly list after refusing to become FBI informants
The justices ruled unanimously that the men can seek monetary damages from government agents.
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Trump’s effort to retain power is powered by inaccurate and nonsensical jargon
Allow us to Z-score your Spyders.
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A month of Trump tweeting about keeping the job he isn’t doing
Since Election Day, Trump’s spent as much time golfing as doing his job — unusual even for him.
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Why the Texas lawsuit to overturn the 2020 election may be the most outlandish effort yet
Legal experts expect the U.S. Supreme Court to quickly dispense with a brazen lawsuit they say uses baseless claims to overturn Joe Biden’s win.
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Supreme Court leaves Delaware system of balancing Democratic and Republican judges in place
The justices ruled that the judge challenging the practice lacked legal standing.
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The Trailer: Why the GOP is talking about China, from Georgia to the courtroom
In this edition: Why we’re talking about China again, the latest Republican efforts to overturn the election, and polling on how many people want that to happen.
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Biden launches tricky sales pitch on his defense secretary pick
Biden on Wednesday introduced retired Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III, his pick for defense chief, launching his weeks-long pitch that Austin is the right choice despite the tradition of civilian leadership at the Pentagon.
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Biden team explores Sen. Doug Jones for attorney general nominee as the candidate list narrows to four names
The candidates also include fired Justice official Sally Yates, one-time Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland and former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick.
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More than half of House Republicans support Texas lawsuit challenging election results
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) spearheaded the effort to round up support after receiving a call from Trump on Wednesday. In all, 106 of 196 Republicans signed onto the amicus brief.
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Trump emboldened Israel and Saudi Arabia; now Biden will try to rein them in. A little.
The new president will criticize leaders unaccustomed to it under Trump, but is not likely to revisit most of the changes Trump made to Middle East policy.
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Biden to face wary allies after four years of Trump’s ‘America First’ rhetoric
The president-elect promises a return to a more traditional approach. On some issues, there will be no going back to 2016.
