Conflict and Interest: The Senate and Trump transition team appear to be trying to ram through cabinet appointees who have yet to receive complete background and ethics screenings. The man who leads the Office of Government Ethics says the schedule …

Black Lives: Protests against police killings spread across the country yesterday, turning violent in Baton Rouge and St. Paul. Police in Baton Rouge arrested 50 demonstrators who tried to block streets. There were demonstrations also in Atlanta, Memphis, and Los …

World at War: As investigators spread a multi-national net, three men with ties to the Islamic State and the Paris terror attacks have been arrested in Turkey. One of them is Ahmet Dahmani, 26, a Belgian Moroccan, who is suspected …