Judge denies Peter Navarro's bid to remain out of prison while appealing contempt of Congress case
A federal judge has denied Trump White House official Peter Navarroโs bid to remain out of prison while he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Trump White House official Peter Navarro gets a 4-month sentence for defying a House Jan. 6 subpoena
Another Trump White House official convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack has been sentenced to four months behind bars.
Trump White House adviser acted 'above the law' in defying Jan. 6 Committee, prosecutors say
Prosecutors say a White House adviser to President Donald Trump acted as if he were "above the lawโ when he refused to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Jan. 6 witness recounts pressure campaign from Trump allies
Closed-door testimony to the House Jan. 6 committee that's just been made public shows how former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson described to investigators a wide-ranging pressure campaign from allies of Donald Trump aimed at influencing her cooperation with Congress and stifling potentially damaging testimony about the former president.
DC faults White House over Rose Garden event, urges testing
Bowser said earlier this week that repeated attempts to contact the White House over the outbreak had received a โvery cursoryโ response but that she believed the necessary steps were being taken. โThere are established public health protocols at the White House that are federal in nature,โ Bowser said on Monday. The Trump White House has operated for months in open violation of several D.C. virus regulations, hosting multiple gatherings that exceeded the local 50-person limit and in which many participants didnโt wear masks. Washingtonโs local virus regulations donโt apply on federal property, but the current outbreak has blurred those distinctions. White House spokesman Judd Deere said Monday that the White House โhas established a robust contact tracing program led by the White House Medical Unit with CDC integration to provide appropriate recommendations.โOn Wednesday, White House deputy press secretary Brian Morgenstern detailed the in-house contact tracing regime to reporters.
Amid outcry, postmaster general to testify before House
FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2020, file photo Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, left, is escorted to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Postal Service said it has stopped removing mailboxes and mail-sorting machines amid an outcry from lawmakers. I have encouraged everybody: Speed up the mail, not slow the mail.Embattled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will testify next Monday before Congress, along with the chairman of the Postal Service board of governors. The package will also include $25 billion to shore up the Postal Service, which faces continued financial losses. "Dont tell me or others that youre just trying to make the post office make money.
Postmaster general to appear before Senate over mail delays
(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)WASHINGTON Backlash mounting, President Donald Trump's embattled Postmaster General Louis DeJoy will appear Friday before the Senate to testify on mail delivery delays and service changes that lawmakers and others are warning could imperil the November election. The top Democrat on the Homeland Security panel seeking DeJoy's testimony called the Postal Service a lifeline to Americans. The package will also include $25 billion to shore up the Postal Service, which faces continued financial losses. The Postal Service said it has stopped removing mailboxes and mail-sorting machines following complaints from lawmakers and customers. Meanwhile, the Postal Service is seeking a short-term rate increase that would raise prices on commercial domestic competitive parcels, including Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, first-class package service, Parcel Select and Parcel Return Service.
ClickOnDetroit Morning Briefing -- Aug. 17, 2020
What to know today Michigan House to review return-to-school agreementThe Michigan governor and legislative leadership announced they reached a return-to-school deal just ahead of Saturdays special Senate session. Michigan reported 565 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday along with six additional deaths. The state has reported 92,720 confirmed COVID-19 cases since March with 6,324 total deaths. On Saturday, the state reported a total of 67,778 recoveries from the disease caused by the coronavirus. The state reported 41,000 diagnostic tests on Aug. 12, the highest one-day testing total.
House Dems summon postal leaders to hearing on mail delays
FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2020, file photo Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, left, is escorted to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)BEDMINSTER, N.J. The Democratic-run House on Sunday demanded that leaders of the U.S. Postal Service testify at an emergency oversight hearing Aug. 24 on mail delays as concerns grow that the Trump White House is trying to undermine the agency during the coronavirus pandemic while states expand mail-in voting options for the November presidential election. The House Oversight and Reform Committee said it wants to hear from new Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and from the chair of the Postal Service board of governors, Robert Duncan. On Saturday, Trump tried to massage his message, saying he supports increasing money for the Postal Service.