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A president with little regard for ethical norms and a pattern of self-dealing signs into law a relief package that will give out upward of trillions of dollars. A White House that from day one has been dogged by questions about personal interests mingling with public service takes control of a governmentwide pandemic response. Senior members of the administration who have flouted federal ethics rules regarding their own personal finances and business interests turn to the private sector for help as they grapple with one of the worst public-health crises in a century.

The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump formally started with the swearing in of Chief Justice John Roberts and the Senate.

“Do you solemnly swear that in all things appertaining to the trial of the impeachment of Donald John Trump, president of the United States, now pending, you will do impartial justice according to the Constitution and laws, so help you God,” Roberts said to the senators, all standing at their desks.

“I do,” they responded.

The chamber was largely silent as senators, called one by one, signed a document in which they will serve as jurors. Some lawmakers, like Sen. Tim Scott (R-sc) and Sen. Ben Sasse (R-ne) whispered to one another, occasionally smiling. Sen. Krysten Sinema (D-az) was the most stylish, in a red flowing dress with a cape.

Most senators tried to project an air of seriousness at the moment, a piece of political theater that many viewers have never seen,...

The Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court battle has turned into one of the most contentious nominations in our nation’s history. President Trump’s nominee has been accused of past sexual assaults and of being dishonest before the Senate.

Despite testimony by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh’s nomination cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a party-line vote on September 28th. Following an unaccountably incomplete investigation by the FBI, Kavanaugh’s nomination cleared a key procedural hurdle, setting up a final vote this weekend.

On Friday, Sen. Susan Collins (R-me) delivered...

Thomas Capano was once a prominent attorney and a member of Delaware’s political elite. His life ended behind bars, a murderer — after taking the life of his former lover Anne Marie Fahey then dumping her body at sea. Anne, the beautiful 30-year-old scheduling secretary to then governor of Delaware Tom Carper, had been involved in a three-year affair with Capano, who was married and had four daughters. But when she tried to end their affair, he shot her dead, stuffed her in a cooler, then with his brother Gerald “Gerry” Capano’s help dumped her body 62 miles out in the...read more...

Donald Trump’s chief economic advisor, Gary Cohn, recently faked a bad phone connection to get off a call with the president, a Democratic senator revealed Wednesday.

Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware told CNN that Cohn answered a call from Trump while Democratic senators were in a meeting discussing tax reform.

About 15 minutes into the conversation, the president, who was calling from Asia, was still talking. That’s when Carper recalls suggesting to Cohn: “Gary why don’t you do this, just take the phone from, you know, your cellphone back and just say, ‘Mr. President, you’re brilliant! But we’re losing contact,...