Mike Snider President Trump again took aim at Amazon, blasting it for hurting retailers as well as the U.S. Postal Service. Do his criticisms ring true? Brick-and-mortar stores have closed by the hundreds, as retail chains struggle to compete with the convenience of online shopping, a transformation led and dominated by Amazon. The U.S. Postal Service has been roiled by the same gale-force techno... Read more »
Today, Represenatvies Ted Lieu (D-CA), Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Don Beyer (D-VA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), sent a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray urging him to look into reports that White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner discussed highly classified information with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman during Kushner’s 2017 trip to Riyadh.... Read more »
Brett Samuels A group of House Democrats is reportedly asking the FBI to investigate whether White House senior adviser and President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner leaked classified information to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman. Six House Democrats wrote a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray following a report in The Intercept that stated Mohammad bin Salman told confidants that he... Read more »
A Winter Storm Watch is in effect for our area this evening into tomorrow. Here is some helpful information from Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Fairfax and Prince William counties. VDOT is responsible for plowing most roads in Northern Virginia. To report a road problem, call 1-800-367-7623 (1-800-FOR ROAD). VDOT has a new web tool that shows the status of plowing in northern Vir... Read more »
Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Vice Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, released the following statement on the House Majority’s addition of the Holman Rule to H.Res 787: “Last night, without any public debate, House Republicans snuck into legislation the Holman Rule – a cynical and dangerous attack on federal workers that allows Members of Congress to re... Read more »
Nicole Ogrysko House Republicans want to reinstate the “Holman Rule,” a little-known provision that allows lawmakers to make changes to a federal employee’s salary, for another year. In devising the rules of debate for a House resolution, lawmakers added another section that would extend the Holman Rule through the end of the 115th Congress. The resolution includes two pieces of legislation, whic... Read more »
Pete Kasperowicz Attorney General Jeff Sessions' decision to fire former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, which will likely reduce his pension benefits, has Democratic lawmakers and a key government employee union warning that Republicans are coming after federal workers. Sessions fired McCabe just before the FBI veteran's 50th birthday, stripping him of an early retirement option that by some ... Read more »
Today, during a business meeting of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Republicans blocked all consideration of Democratic requests to allow Members to offer, debate, and vote on 13 motions to subpoena critical documents and testimony within the Committee’s core oversight jurisdiction. Under Chairman Gowdy’s tenure, the Committee has not issued a single subpoena since Donald T... Read more »
Congressman Gerald E. Connolly (D-VA), Ranking Member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Government Operations subcommittee, announced today that the General Services Administration (GSA) Inspector General Carol Ochoa will review the FBI Headquarters decision. “I am pleased Inspector General Ochoa has launched a review of the GSA’s FBI headquarters decision. It was deeply troubling that ... Read more »
Jack Pointer The General Services Administration’s inspector general will review the agency’s decision to scrap a longtime plan to relocate the FBI’s headquarters to the D.C. suburbs. Rep. Gerald E. Connolly — one of several legislators who strongly criticized the move — announced the decision Wednesday. “I am pleased Inspector General Ochoa has launched a review of the GSA’s FBI headquarters dec... Read more »
