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FEMA contractor did not deliver millions of Puerto Rico meals: lawmakers

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FEMA delivered only 50,000 out of contracted 30 million meals The U.S. agency responsible for disaster response hired a contractor that failed to deliver millions of emergency meals in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico last year, U.S. Democratic lawmakers said on Tuesday.

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee cited records that showed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded a nearly $156 million contract to a one-person company that delivered just 50,000 of the expected 30 million meals.

The lawmakers said documents showed the company, Atlanta-based Tribute Contracting, had a history of problems handling smaller government contracts worth less than $100,000 and had been barred from government work until 2019.

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Trump's Lawyers Want Him to Refuse an Interview in Russia Inquiry

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Trump lawyer advises not to allow interview under oathLawyers for President Trump have advised him against sitting down for a wide-ranging interview with the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, according to four people briefed on the matter, raising the specter of a monthslong court battle over whether the president must answer questions under oath.
His lawyers are concerned that the president, who has a history of making false statements and contradicting himself, could be charged with lying to investigators. Their stance puts them at odds with Mr. Trump, who has said publicly and privately that he is eager to speak with Mr. Mueller as part of the investigation into possible ties between his associates and Russia’s election interference, and whether he obstructed justice.
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Judge seems open to emoluments suit against Trump

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Trump hotelPresident Donald Trump managed to defeat the first lawsuit challenging his receipt of business profits while in office, but knocking out the second case over his alleged violations of the Constitution's emoluments clauses may not be so easy.

As a daylong hearing on that second suit kicked off in a Maryland courtroom Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Peter Messitte repeatedly indicated he wasn't persuaded by aspects of a ruling a fellow judge in New York City issued last month dismissing a high-profile case over Trump's refusal to divest his business holdings.

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Trump: I am willing to talk to Mueller under oath

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Trump will talk to Mueller under oath

Donald Trump said that he’d be willing to talk under oath to Special Counsel Robert Mueller who is investigating whether anyone close to the president colluded with Russia during the 2016 campaign.

“I’m looking forward to it,” Trump told reporters in a surprise appearance at a briefing Wednesday at the White House. “I would do it” under oath even though his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton didn’t when her use of private emails was under investigation in 2016, he said.

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Democrats grab key Wisconsin Senate seat in Tuesday's special elections

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Dems win special election for State Senate seatDemocrats snagged a GOP-leaning state Senate seat in western Wisconsin on Tuesday, buoying progressive hopes that they could ride a wave of victory this fall.

Patty Schachtner, the chief medical examiner for St. Croix County, will take the seat that had been held for 17 years by former Sen. Sheila Harsdorf (R-River Falls). Harsdorf stepped down in November to take a job as GOP Gov. Scott Walker's agriculture secretary.

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Cohen took out lines of credit for as much as $774K during campaign

ichael CohenTrump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen gained access to roughly $774,000 through two financial transactions during...

13 Russians Indicted For Allegedly Interfering in Elections

Mueller'd grand jury indcts 13 Russians for election telegram Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office said Friday that a grand jury indicted 13 Russian nationals and...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions mulls firing Andrew McCabe

Sessions mulls firing McCabe before retirement Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reportedly considering firing former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, just days...

Trump lists immigration demands that could derail 'Dreamers' deal

Trump immigration demands threaten Dreamers President Donald Trump laid out his immigration principles for Capitol Hill on Sunday — a list...
 
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