Homeland Security secretary navigates working with Republicans
WASHINGTON — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas was expected to be testifying about his agency’s 2025 budget Wednesday just as House Republicans advanced…
From unfair trade to TikTok: US Treasury Secretary Yellen’s China trip | International Trade
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her team are leaving China and returning to the United States after trying to tackle the major questions of…
Culture secretary Lucy Frazer to be briefed on plans to grow women’s football
Chelsea lifted the Women's Super League title for a sixth time last seasonThe Football Association and NewCo will on Tuesday update the government with its…
Tories ‘don’t have race problem’, says transport secretary
The Conservative party "absolutely does not" have a problem with race, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme.Mr Harper…
Massachusetts man sentenced for threatening to blow up Arizona secretary of state
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday warned those that threaten election officials will be held accountable by the Justice Department. File Photo by Tasos…
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge retiring
WASHINGTON — Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge announced Monday that she would resign her post, effective March 22, saying she was leaving “with mixed…
Lawmakers fault Defense Secretary Austin for a failure of leadership over his secret hospital stay
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin faced pointed bipartisan criticism at a congressional hearing Thursday for his failure to promptly notify President Biden and other U.S.…
US lawmakers confront Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin over health secrecy | News
Republican lawmakers question how President Biden could go for days without knowing Austin was hospitalised. Republican lawmakers have criticised US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin at…
Senate panel again advances Californian Julie Su’s bid to become Labor secretary
WASHINGTON — The Senate Labor Committee voted Tuesday to once again advance Julie Su’s nomination to lead the Labor Department, though it doesn’t appear that anything…
The restaurant impeached Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas loves
Garlic and nostalgia. Service fee confusion. And a guide to Chinese scallion “big pie.” I’m Laurie Ochoa, general manager of L.A. Times Food, with this…
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin released from hospital
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was released from the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday afternoon. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License…
GOP-led House impeaches Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas
WASHINGTON — The House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas, with the Republican majority determined to punish the Biden administration over its…
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin cancels NATO trip after hospitalisation | NATO News
Austin has been hospitalised in the critical care unit for complications from prostate cancer. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has cancelled his trip to Brussels…
Lloyd Austin hospitalized for bladder issue, transfers duties to deputy defense secretary
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was hospitalized for the second time this year on Sunday as he received treatment for a bladder issue. File Photo by…
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returns to hospital
Both statements indicated that the Biden White House, members of Congress and the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown…
Oregon court: Lawmakers who walked out can’t seek reelection
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators who staged a record-long walkout last year to stall bills on abortion,…
White House sets new guidelines for Cabinet notifications after Austin’s secret hospitalization
WASHINGTON — The White House is laying out a new set of guidelines to ensure it will be informed any time a Cabinet head can’t carry…
Maine secretary of state appeals superior court delay in Trump ballot case
Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has appealed a court decision delaying a ruling on her efforts to remove former President Donald Trump from the…
Secretary Austin summoned to testify before House committee on hospitalization
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has been summoned to testify before Congress about his recent hospitalization. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Jan.…
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin released from hospital
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was released from the hospital Monday after a two-week stay following complications from prostate cancer surgery and criticism over…