PhotoWASHINGTON — Ben Carson, the secretary of housing and urban development, took responsibility on Thursday for buying a $31,000 dining room set for his office, two days after saying his wife and assistant oversaw a purchase that has jeopardized his place in President Trump’s cabinet. Mr. Carson faced withering criticism from Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee, which oversees the Department of Housing and Urban Development. One senator, Sherrod Brown of Ohio, suggested that he regretted being one of the few Democrats to support the secretary’s nomination a year ago. “I voted to confirm you,” said Mr. Brown, who is up for re-election this year. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“I take responsibility,” Mr. Carson said.

Source: New York Times March 22, 2018 20:03 UTC