President Trump’s government real estate projects in the nation’s capital are reaching an apex in court.
Environmental groups, a Democratic congresswoman and even golfers have sued. Judges so far have largely declined to stop the president’s projects, from rebuilding the Kennedy Center to constructing a planned archway, from East Potomac Park to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. That may soon change.
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In a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday, Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) tried to lay out how he would lead the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). But the hearing’s chair, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), got the meeting off to a contentious start, confronting Mullin about his past comments calling him a snake and saying Mullin has “anger issues.”
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Wednesday agreed to meet with members of the Senate Homeland Security Committee behind closed doors after a dustup with leadership from both parties over him largely declining to answer questions about past trips overseas, saying that information was classified.
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Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chair Rand Paul (R-Ky.) confronted Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) Wednesday about his past comments calling him a snake, saying “tell it to my face.” Read more. |
A federal judge seemed freshly skeptical of President Trump’s White House ballroom construction project as he weighed a new bid by preservationists to halt it. Read more. |
A sweeping bipartisan housing affordability package that overwhelmingly cleared the Senate faces a tough road in the House, where conservatives are signaling they plan to oppose the legislation.
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Rep. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) on Tuesday said that President Trump’s actions and threats toward other countries may “come back to bite” the U.S. down the road.
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Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) largely declined to explain his past trips overseas, saying such information was “classified” as he faced scrutiny from Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) over a series of remarks implying he had been on military missions.
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) flexed his political muscle in the Illinois Senate primary to propel Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton to victory, as chatter builds about his larger political ambitions.
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