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During the summer, it can be difficult to wear comfortable clothes around Washington, and new rules enforced by Congress makes that even harder —especially if you’re a woman. CBS News reported Thursday that an unnamed journalist was turned away from the Speaker’s Lobby outside the House chamber because her sleeveless dress was deemed “inappropriate” because […]

WASHINGTON — Walter Shaub Jr., director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, announced Thursday he would resign, following a rocky relationship with President Donald Trump and repeated confrontations with the administration. Shaub, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2013, had unsuccessfully pressed Trump to divest his business interests to avoid potential conflicts of interest,

Sixty-four Republican lawmakers sent a letter Friday asking Attorney General Jeff Sessions to reaffirm the constitutional prohibition against religious tests for public office. Led by Rep. Mark Walker of North Carolina and Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma, the memo is a response to questions raised by Sen. Bernie Sanders, Vermont Independent, at a hearing last

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton recommended Thursday that a new $12 million law enforcement training fund be named for Philando Castile, the man shot and killed one year ago by a St. Anthony police officer. Speaking at the Capitol as Castile’s family flanked him, Dayton called Castile’s death “one of the most traumatic” events

SEATTLE — Microsoft on Thursday started the process of laying off thousands of employees, cuts that fall largely on the technology giant’s sales force. The layoffs, anticipated widely since word of the plans leaked last week, come as Microsoft reconfigures its massive sales organization to focus on its cloud-computing products and sales to specific industries.

A rare magnitude 5.8 earthquake has struck western Montana, briefly plunging a town into darkness and powerful enough to knock down shelves and break glass, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It was the largest earthquake in western Montana in nearly 60 years, according to the USGS. “It’s not impossible, but it is a very rare