Melissa Quinn

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Democratic presidential candidates Martin O'Malley at the NHDP annual Jefferson Jackson dinner in Manchester, N.H., Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015.

Martin O’Malley keeping an ‘open heart and open mind’ about running for president in 2020

Melissa Quinn · April 3, 2018 4:07 pm

"Process, rule of law and cooperative federalism — that's going to be the heart of how we do business at the EPA. The future ain't what it used to be at the EPA," said EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Energy and Environment

Democrats want hearings on Trump Cabinet secretaries’ air travel

Melissa Quinn · April 3, 2018 2:50 pm

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator-designate Scott Pruitt listens to a reporter's question during his meeting with Senator Shelley Moore Capito,R-W.Va., on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 4th, 2017.

Trump to under-fire Scott Pruitt: ‘We got your back’

Melissa Quinn · April 3, 2018 2:04 pm

Twenty-seven of those arrested came from El Salvador, 11 from Honduras, five from Mexico and two from Guatemala.

Justice Department lays out new metrics for immigration judges: Report

Melissa Quinn · April 2, 2018 10:51 pm

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.'s headquarters stands in Hunt Valley, Md. President Trump is jumping to the defense of the Sinclair Broadcast Group, which is under fire following the rapid spread of a video showing anchors at its stations across the country reading a script criticizing "fake" news stories.

Sinclair Broadcast Group defends anti-fake news promo criticized as ‘Trumpian’

Melissa Quinn · April 2, 2018 9:21 pm

FILE - In this April, 3, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump shakes hands with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. On March 26-28, 2018, a Presidential election will be held in Egypt, with el-Sissi virtually guaranteed to win.

Trump congratulates Egyptian president on re-election

Melissa Quinn · April 2, 2018 7:57 pm

In this June 11, 2014 photo, a man walks past a Facebook sign in an office on the Facebook campus in Menlo Park, Calif. British data protection authorities said Wednesday, July 2, that it is investigating revelations that Facebook conducted a psychological experiment on its users.

Missouri attorney general demands answers from Facebook over handling of user data

Melissa Quinn · April 2, 2018 6:23 pm

Summer Zervos leaves Manhattan Supreme Court after a hearing in New York. Zervos, a former contestant on "The Apprentice," isn't asking for much in her defamation lawsuit against President Trump. She wants less than $3,000 and an apology for unwanted sexual advances.

Trump’s lawyers ask appeals court to dismiss ‘Apprentice’ contestant’s defamation lawsuit

Melissa Quinn · April 2, 2018 5:30 pm

President Trump walks across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington.

Employee for Trump campaign sues to void confidentiality agreement

Melissa Quinn · April 2, 2018 4:38 pm

FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2014, file pool photo, Judge Stephen Reinhardt listens to arguments on gayÂ marriage bans at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. Judge Reinhardt, a liberal stalwart on the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, has died in Los Angeles. He was 87. Court spokesman David Madden says Reinhardt died Thursday, March 29, 2018, of a heart attack during a visit to a dermatologist. 9th Circuit Chief Judge Sidney Thomas called Reinhardt a deeply principled jurist who will be remembered as one of the giants of the federal bench.

Judge’s death gives Trump the opportunity to overhaul the liberal 9th Circuit

Melissa Quinn · March 31, 2018 4:01 am

Attorneys general from 16 states, DC join Hawaii in opposing Trump travel ban

Melissa Quinn · March 30, 2018 9:44 pm

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testifies during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Senate Democrats call for Wilbur Ross to testify on census citizenship question

Melissa Quinn · March 30, 2018 6:38 pm