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Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) sent a letter to acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney on Friday, obtained by Axios, asking the White House to explain the recent series of departures from various cybersecurity offices, as we reported earlier this week.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to the European Union told House impeachment investigators Thursday that President Donald Trump instructed him and other envoys to work with his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, on Ukraine policy and that he was "disappointed" by the directive. Gordon Sondland spoke to lawmakers for around 10 hours.
The Palos Verdes Chamber of Commerce's annual legislative forum wooed a handful of the South Bay's heavy hitters to the Palos Verdes Golf Club on Friday, Oct. 11, for an afternoon of pitch-making, cheer-leading and oversized homemade cookies.
The Turkish offensive Donald Trump essentially greenlit in Syria has already reportedly led to the deaths of more than 100 Kurds, including civilians—but the president appears largely unfazed, suggesting on Wednesday that Kurdish fighters' efforts to stem ISIS alongside U.S. troops wasn't enough to earn them much goodwill with the White House.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) dedicated a new columbarium Oct. 5 that will double the capacity of Los Angeles National Cemetery in California.
The cremains-only annex will be able to accommodate more than 90,000 Veterans and eligible family members, joining the 90,000 already interred.
WASHINGTON —
Amid allegations that President Trump abused his power by pressuring Ukraine to investigate one of his political rivals, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) opened a formal impeachment inquiry.
WASHINGTON – California lawmakers had varying reactions to Speaker Nancy Pelosi's announcement that the House would be moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump.
As the communications blockade and curfew imposed in Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) enters its second month, members of the US Congress on Saturday hit out at New Delhi for its "unacceptable restrictions."
The letter addressed to US ambassador in India and Charge d' Affaires, US Embassy in Islamabad deemed the Indian government's strong-arm tactics as "a deeply ominous sign that is both incompatible with both democratic and human rights."
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) congratulated comedian Bowen Yang after Yang was named the first Asian American cast member in "Saturday Night Live's" history.
"Congratulations @BowenYang!!" Lieu, who is also Asian American, tweeted.
Yang, who joined the show as a staff writer last year and has portrayed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was added among three new hires Thursday.