Melissa Quinn

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Saturday that the nationwide injunctions over President Trump's rescission of an Obama-era immigration program and the travel ban "result in great cost and turmoil," and have been used to effectively paralyze the federal government. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Jeff Sessions slams federal judges for issuing nationwide injunctions hindering Trump’s agenda

Melissa Quinn · March 10, 2018 3:47 pm

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt (pictured above), Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, and Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke all attended private meetings with White House officials after watchdog groups and the media scrutinized their spending. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Cabinet secretaries reprimanded by White House over ethics concerns

Melissa Quinn · March 10, 2018 2:58 pm

"The secretary [of state, Rex Tillerson,] is not feeling well after a long couple days working on major issues back home such as North Korea," Undersecretary of State Steve Goldstein said. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Rex Tillerson cancels scheduled events in Kenya after ‘not feeling well’

Melissa Quinn · March 10, 2018 2:13 pm

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, and Energy Secretary Rick Perry are set to appear before lawmakers on March 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

5 Cabinet secretaries to testify on Trump’s infrastructure plan March 14

Melissa Quinn · March 9, 2018 11:07 pm

President Trump has come under scrutiny for his business ties, as he did not divest from his business holdings but put his assets into a trust. His two sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, are running the Trump Organization. (iStock)

Trump Organization donates $151,470 in foreign government profits to Treasury

Melissa Quinn · March 9, 2018 10:07 pm

Adult film actress Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, is suing President Trump and wants a California judge to invalidate a nondisclosure agreement she signed days before the 2016 presidential election. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

Watchdog group asks Justice Department, ethics office to probe payment to Stormy Daniels

Melissa Quinn · March 9, 2018 6:51 pm

Former President Trump communications director Anthony Scaramucci made a controversial remark about MSNBC host Rachel Maddow during an interview with Fox News' "Fox and Friends" on Friday morning. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Anthony Scaramucci apologizes to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow for saying she should take a suppository

Melissa Quinn · March 9, 2018 5:36 pm

Stormy Daniels filed a lawsuit against the president Tuesday, saying a nondisclosure agreement she signed related to the alleged encounter with Trump in 2006 is void because he never signed it. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Stormy Daniels’ lawyer: ‘Cover-ups matter’

Melissa Quinn · March 9, 2018 5:12 pm

Anthony Kennedy was nominated by former President Ronald Reagan and confirmed to the Supreme Court in 1988. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Dean Heller predicts Justice Anthony Kennedy will retire around ‘early summer’

Melissa Quinn · March 9, 2018 2:57 pm

President Trump made an impromptu visit to the White House briefing room to share the news with reporters, saying the announcement from South Korean officials would come at 7 p.m. EST. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump teases ‘major’ South Korean announcement about North Korea at 7 pm

Melissa Quinn · March 8, 2018 10:58 pm

The White House has said President Trump's tweets are "official statements," and the president has used the account to make policy and personnel announcements. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)

Judge suggests Trump mute, not block, his critics on Twitter

Melissa Quinn · March 8, 2018 10:19 pm

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., announced in January she is expecting her second child. She joins nine other women who have given birth while in Congress. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Tammy Duckworth pushes for Senate rules change to allow for her to bring baby to floor

Melissa Quinn · March 8, 2018 9:14 pm