Autopsy Finds Gunman Who Killed 58 People in Las Vegas Took Anti-Anxiety Drug The Las Vegas gunman who killed 58 people and himself in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history was found to have had anti-anxiety medication in his system, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported, citing a newly […]
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Exclusive: Trump administration may target immigrants who use food aid, other benefits The Trump administration is considering making it harder for foreigners living in the United States to get permanent residency if they or their American-born children use public benefits such as food assistance, in a move that could sharply […]
MeToo movement lawmaker investigated for sexual misconduct allegations California Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia — whose high-profile advocacy of the #MeToo movement earned her national media notice — is herself the subject of a state legislative investigation in the wake of a report that she sexually harassed and groped a former legislative […]
Government Shutdown Set as Rand Paul Protests Budget Deal Senate leaders, facing the implacable Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky, adjourned the chamber until just after midnight, conceding they could not prevent at least a short-term government shutdown, which will begin Friday morning. Senators are still expected to vote in favor […]
Unwelcome Attention for John Kelly, the Man Enlisted to Bring Calm Among the many people agitated this week over John F. Kelly, the White House chief of staff, was President Trump. And among the people the president called to express dissatisfaction, according to those close to him, was none other […]
Rob Porter, White House Aide, Resigns After Accusations of Abuse As the White House staff secretary, Rob Porter is not a public figure, but he is responsible for paper flow to the president, a job of crucial importance in the Trump administration. He frequently travels with President Trump on Air […]
Pelosi Held House Floor in Advocacy of ‘Dreamers’ for More Than 8 Hours Representative Nancy Pelosi, the House Democratic leader, took the House floor at 10:04 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday, intent on speaking about the young undocumented immigrants known as Dreamers. Eight hours and seven minutes later, she quit talking. […]
Elon Musk fiddles while Tesla burns Elon Musk is fiddling while Tesla burns. The entrepreneur has recently pulled off successful PR stunts for his other firms. And he has just broadened the electric-car maker’s funding options. But Tesla looks set to incinerate truckloads of greenbacks this year. Fourth-quarter results unveiled […]
European economy can help BNP clear low return bar Europe’s recovering economy can help BNP Paribas clear a low return bar. Aiming for a return on equity of 10 percent – roughly in line with the French bank’s cost of capital – over the next two years might suggest a […]
Appeals court rejects challenge to Trump University settlement A federal appeals court has upheld the $25 million settlement President Donald Trump agreed to in a bid to resolve long running lawsuits claiming fraud in his Trump University real estate seminar venture. The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals rejected a […]
