Trump voted by mail in Florida despite calling mail-in voting “cheating”

Washington — President Trump, who calls voting by mail “cheating” and wants to restrict the method, voted by mail this month in Florida’s special elections, public records show. Records from the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections indicate the president voted by mail in Tuesday’s special election for Florida’s 87th district statehouse seat. Mr. Trump

Oklahoma governor taps energy executive to fill Mullin’s Senate seat

Washington — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt appointed energy executive Alan Armstrong on Tuesday to replace newly confirmed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Senate.  “I’m incredibly proud now to announce that my pick as the next U.S. senator of the state of Oklahoma is Mr. Alan Armstrong,” Stitt said at a news

Rubio testifying in trial of ex-Rep. accused of illegal lobbying for Venezuela

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is testifying in federal court Tuesday in the ongoing criminal trial of former Florida Congressman David Rivera, who is accused of secretly lobbying for the Venezuelan government during the first Trump administration. Federal prosecutors allege that Rivera worked alongside his codefendant, Esther Nuhfer, to influence the first Trump administration on

Rubio to testify in trial of ex-Rep. accused of illegal lobbying for Venezuela

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to testify in federal court Tuesday in the ongoing criminal trial of former Florida Congressman David Rivera, who is accused of secretly lobbying for the Venezuelan government during the first Trump administration. Federal prosecutors allege that Rivera worked alongside his codefendant, Esther Nuhfer, to influence the first Trump

Pentagon to remove media offices after judge strikes down rules for reporters

The Defense Department said Monday it will remove media outlets’ office spaces from the Pentagon after a federal judge sided with The New York Times in a lawsuit challenging limits on reporters’ access to the building.  An area of the Pentagon known as “Correspondents’ Corridor” that reporters have used for decades to cover the U.S.