WASHINGTON — A top lawmaker briefed on the investigation into a Secret Service prostitution scandal said more firings could be imminent following the ouster of three agency employees.
The Delaware County Sheriff’s deputy that emailed Ohio Sen. Kris Jordan with allegations that the sheriff’s office mishandled an investigation into a domestic incident at the Republican lawmaker’s home said he came forward because he thought it was the “right thing to do.”
An investigation involving Kris Jordan won’t get treated any differently than any other case, said the prosecutor currently deciding whether to go to court over a July 11 domestic incident at the state senator’s condominium.
WASHINGTON — Failure to raise the U.S. debt limit would probably ensure President Barack Obama’s re-election in 2012, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell warned fellow conservatives on Wednesday, fresh evidence of deep GOP political divisions on an issue of paramount importance to the nation and its economy.