‘Frequent Flier’ Perry Tells Congress He Chartered Only One Plane

A Texas congressman gave Energy Secretary Rick Perry an opportunity to come clean Thursday about his use of charter aircraft for official government business — something Perry maintained, in line with previous reports, that he has done only once.
Rep. Joe Barton…

In This Issue

More on This Topic


Two uniformed military officers reviewing documents in a command center in front of monitor screens.

Two House Armed Services GOP reps lose in blue surge

Two senior Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee, including a potential frontrunner for the panel’s top GOP role, have lost their reelection bids. Reps. Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and Mike Turner (R-Ohio) had their races called by the Associated Press on… SUBSCRIBER ACCESS Thank you for visitingWeapons Complex Morning Briefing! You must be logged in […]