Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson reportedly relieved embattled Police Chief Shon Barnes of his duties Wednesday night following mounting criticism over his absence from the city and the department’s delayed public response to a mass shooting, a run-in with a reporter and questions over his frequently being out of the city. Barnes was asked to resign during a meeting with the democratic socialist Wilson after he abruptly left a...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced Thursday morning that he is introducing legislation to create a new federal agency tasked with investigating alleged corruption involving President Donald Trump and future presidential administrations. During Public Citizen’s “Combating Corruption” event, Schumer unveiled the new bill, calling it the “biggest, boldest and broadest proposal ever put forward to revitalize our anti-corruption institutions.” It would establish the Anti-Corruption Bureau, a new...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., wanted to talk about alleged corruption committed by President Donald Trump and his family, but instead was interrupted by a protester calling out his “diabolical record.” Schumer was just getting started with his speech at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to make a “major anti-corruption announcement,” when an audience member seated in the front row tore into the Senate’s top...