Pete Kasperowicz

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Sen. Ed Markey D-Mass., argued Thursday that President Trump should abandon his threats of "fire and fury" against North Korea, and instead try "urgent" negotiations and more sanctions as an alternative. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Ed Markey recommends ‘urgent diplomacy’ with North Korea

Pete Kasperowicz · August 10, 2017 12:02 pm

Republican strategist Karl Rove says Democrats only have themselves to blame for their ongoing struggle to organize themselves. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Karl Rove: ‘Progressive intolerance’ preventing a Democrat comeback

Pete Kasperowicz · August 10, 2017 11:39 am

Brian Hawkins was the head of the VA Medical Center in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

VA forced to rehire fired worker

Pete Kasperowicz · August 9, 2017 6:36 pm

A well-known whistleblower in the Department of Veterans Affairs warned Wednesday that the VA appears to be getting ready to close tens of thousands of incomplete healthcare applications, even though it's been clear for more than a year that the VA was failing to give veterans a chance to complete these applications. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Whistleblower warns VA is taking steps to close thousands of veterans’ healthcare applications

Pete Kasperowicz · August 9, 2017 6:07 pm

Former Secretary of Defense William Cohen said Wednesday that President Trump should have stayed quiet, instead of responding to North Korean threats by saying the U.S. would bring "fire and fury" against the regime. (AP Photo/ Lee Jin-man)

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Bill Clinton’s defense secretary: ‘Silence would have been very good here’

Pete Kasperowicz · August 9, 2017 12:43 pm

Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., flew from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, for a 10-hour mission, flying in the vicinity of Kyushu, Japan, the East China Sea, and the Korean peninsula. (Courtesy photo: Pacific Air Forces)

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Pacific Air Forces ‘ready to fight’ North Korea in Guam

Pete Kasperowicz · August 9, 2017 11:02 am

They say the ban would deprive veterans of needed medical breakthroughs. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Bill banning VA’s dog testing program draws an opponent: Disabled veterans

Pete Kasperowicz · August 9, 2017 4:01 am

Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin on Tuesday was forced to end his speech about VA innovations early because of a fire alarm. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Fire alarm ends VA secretary’s speech on innovation

Pete Kasperowicz · August 8, 2017 1:59 pm

A day after Sen. Richard Blumenthal got into a Twitter fight with President Trump, he was on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," which asked him questions about North Korea, the Russia probe, and the economy. (Alex von Kleydorff/Hearst Connecticut Media via AP)

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‘Morning Joe’ asks Richard Blumenthal about everything except Vietnam

Pete Kasperowicz · August 8, 2017 12:26 pm

Trump last week signed legislation into law that imposes tougher sanctions against Russia. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

National Security

Moscow: Trump ‘tougher’ on Russia policy than Obama

Pete Kasperowicz · August 7, 2017 8:44 pm

President Trump on Monday called Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., a "con artist" just moments after Blumenthal said he's worried that Trump is trying to "politicize" the Justice Department. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

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Trump: Richard Blumenthal is a ‘phony Vietnam con artist’

Pete Kasperowicz · August 7, 2017 12:00 pm

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., said President Trump is "deplorable" and believes he will ultimately be impeached after special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation ends. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Maxine Waters: Trump is ‘the most deplorable person I’ve ever met’

Pete Kasperowicz · August 4, 2017 12:10 pm