Friday, May 22nd
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House Democrats demanded documents Thursday about a multibillion-dollar overseas contracting loophole to track down how _ and why _ the Bush administration slipped it into plans to protect taxpayer money.
The controversial loophole has irked Democrats and Republicans alike. But it has the support of a trade association that lobbies on behalf of giant global government contractors, including Blackwater USA, KBR Inc., Boeing Co., CACI International Inc. and Lockheed Martin.
 Early this month, a single pen stroke effectively ended representative Steve Cohen’s career in Congress. The... |
 President Donald Trump's long-running explanation for not releasing his tax returns was upended on May 19... | ||
 Congressman Ro Khanna, a progressive Democrat from California thought to be considering a run for the... |
 Two police officers who clashed with rioters at the US Capitol during the January 6 insurrection... |
