Tag: Joel Gehrke

Secretary of State John Kerry announced that the United States will proceed with a plan to deploy anti-ballistic missile defenses in response to North Korea's recent nuclear weapons and missile tests. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)

National Security

Kerry: North Korea must ‘pay a price’ for nuke tests

Joel Gehrke · October 19, 2016 7:36 pm

A State Department official who discussed a "quid pro quo" with FBI agents in an attempt to suppress a classified email from Hillary Clinton's private server could face a stand-alone investigation from the Justice Department, if Congressman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., gets his way. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Lawmaker: State’s ‘quid pro quo’ might be a federal crime

Joel Gehrke · October 18, 2016 10:26 pm

State Dept. won’t fire top official in latest email scandal

Joel Gehrke · October 17, 2016 7:03 pm

"There is no excuse for this kind of waste," Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, who co-authored the report, said Monday. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Feds ignore watchdogs 15,222 times

Joel Gehrke · October 17, 2016 5:48 pm

"This is why our aggressive oversight work in the House is so important, and it will continue," Ryan said. (Graeme Jennings/Examiner)

Ryan: FBI docs reveal ‘all the signs of a cover-up’

Joel Gehrke · October 17, 2016 4:17 pm

Donald Trump did not grope a woman on an airplane flight to New York, according to a man who claims he was sitting near them on the circa 1980 flight. (AP Photo/Jonathan Bachman)

Man comes forward to claim Trump accuser is lying

Joel Gehrke · October 14, 2016 10:51 pm

"Elections are the bedrock of our nation's democracy and a model we hold out to the world, so we must counter any foreign or domestic efforts to threaten the integrity of our electoral process," the lawmakers — including Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings — said in a Friday statement. (AP Photo/Molly Riley)

House Dems ask FBI to investigate Trump over Podesta emails

Joel Gehrke · October 14, 2016 10:19 pm

"To date, we have seen no proof of a change in the conduct that prompted the initial sanctions on Iran Air," Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., and four other senators wrote in a letter to a senior Treasury Department official. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

National Security

Senators: Iran deal providing planes for Assad aid

Joel Gehrke · October 13, 2016 11:06 pm

"I intend to support the nominee of our party and if anything should change then I'll let you know, but he's got a lot of work to do I think if he's going to have any hope of winning this election," Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., said. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

GOP leader walks back Trump denunciation

Joel Gehrke · October 12, 2016 8:45 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry will try to reboot a ceasefire agreement in Syria with Russia during a multilateral meeting on Monday, three weeks after an airstrike on a humanitarian aid convoy brought an end to the original bilateral pact between the U.S. and Russia. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

National Security

Kerry tries again with Russia, but with others in the room

Joel Gehrke · October 12, 2016 7:24 pm

Russian foreign minister: ‘So many p——-s around the presidential campaign’

Joel Gehrke · October 12, 2016 4:02 pm

Goodlatte focused Tuesday on the decision to let Mills and Samuelson attend Clinton's FBI interview. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Lawmakers ask inspector general to review FBI’s ‘hijacked’ Clinton probe

Joel Gehrke · October 11, 2016 9:12 pm