Daniel Chaitin

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White House press secretary Sarah Sanders' hat was red with the words "Make America Texas" emblazoned over an outline of Texas. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Sarah Sanders spotted with ‘Make America Texas’ hat

Daniel Chaitin · August 30, 2017 2:37 am

Mattis added that "in the interim," transgender service members will be allowed to stay in the military." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

National Security

Pentagon announces panel to study Trump military transgender ban

Daniel Chaitin · August 30, 2017 12:30 am

After teasing it at a rally in Phoenix on Tuesday, Trump followed through Friday and pardoned Arpaio. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Here is the pardon Trump signed for Joe Arpaio

Daniel Chaitin · August 26, 2017 5:08 am

Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio was found in criminal contempt of court for not following a different judge's orders to stop traffic patrols that targeted illegal immigrants due to a record of discriminating against Latinos.
(AP Photo/Angie Wang)

Democrats whine about Trump’s ‘big middle finger to America’ pardon of Joe Arpaio

Daniel Chaitin · August 26, 2017 3:36 am

"No one is above the law and the individuals entrusted with the privilege of being sworn law officers should always seek to be beyond reproach in their commitment to fairly enforcing the laws they swore to uphold," McCain said. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, file)

John McCain: Trump’s pardon of Joe Arpaio ‘undermines his claim for the respect of rule of law’

Daniel Chaitin · August 26, 2017 3:08 am

"We've certainly had a hard time, here, agreeing on much," said Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., a prominent Trump critic on the Right. "That's reflected in the dearth of legislation passing." (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Jeff Flake not a fan of Trump’s pardon of Joe Arpaio, but Kelli Ward is

Daniel Chaitin · August 26, 2017 1:28 am

President Trump live-tweeted on Friday updates about Hurricane Harvey, a storm that is strengthening as it makes its way through the Gulf of Mexico and is threatening the southern coasts of Texas and Louisiana. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Energy and Environment

Trump live-tweets Hurricane Harvey

Daniel Chaitin · August 25, 2017 10:56 pm

The Border Patrol says it will not close roadside immigration checkpoints north of the Rio Grande Valley unless there is danger posed to its agents or travelers. (Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Energy and Environment

ACLU upset Border Patrol checkpoints in Texas remain open as Hurricane Harvey nears

Daniel Chaitin · August 25, 2017 9:52 pm

"We have been encouraged thus far by the work and strong coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to deploy assistance to state and local officials on the ground in Texas," Cruz and Cornyn wrote. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn write to Trump asking for major disaster declaration as Harvey approaches

Daniel Chaitin · August 25, 2017 8:40 pm

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin watched Monday's total solar eclipse from the top of Fort Knox. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Steven Mnuchin’s viewing of eclipse atop Fort Knox planned around ‘official government travel’

Daniel Chaitin · August 25, 2017 5:29 am

A former CIA official said that some people in the agency are concerned "that if you were passing on something too dicey [to Pompeo] he would go to the White House with it."

National Security

Mike Pompeo is being watched from within CIA over his ‘impulse to be political’: Report

Daniel Chaitin · August 25, 2017 3:18 am

Only bears that reside in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, which includes parts of Wyoming, Montana and Idaho, will be removed from the list of endangered wildlife, according to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. All other grizzlies out of that area will remain protected. (AP Photo/Patrick Whittle)

Energy and Environment

California mulls lawsuit against Trump’s national monuments decision

Daniel Chaitin · August 25, 2017 2:18 am