“There is no HHS expectation that HHS employees respond to OPM and there is no impact to your employment with the agency if you choose not to respond,” the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) employees were told, according to a note obtained by the Washington Post.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) did a digital strut on Sunday after helping Democrats stall the advancement of Donald Trump’s latest nominees. As senators departed for their monthlong August recess, the failure to reach a last-minute deal left the nominations in limbo.

P resident Trump's controversial redesign of the historic White House Rose Garden appears to be complete. The latest photos of the project, taken August 1st, show a number of tables and chairs atop a flat stone surface where the historic lawn once stood.