Kushner Cos. Subpoenaed for Information Related to Housing Filings The real-estate company run by the family of White House adviser Jared Kushner in mid-March received a federal grand-jury subpoena for information related to paperwork the company filed in New York City concerning its rent-regulated tenants, according to people familiar with […]
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Trump’s NASA Nominee, Jim Bridenstine, Confirmed by Senate on Party-Line Vote Seven and a half months after being nominated to lead NASA, Jim Bridenstine finally gets to start his new job. His confirmation following a vote in the Senate ends the longest span of time that NASA has operated without […]
Trump threatens to pull funding for California National Guard deployment President Donald Trump lashed out at California Gov. Jerry Brown on Thursday, insisting that his administration won’t pay for the state’s National Guard deployment unless the troops help enforce US immigration laws at the border. “Governor Jerry Brown announced he […]
Senate confirms Trump pick for NASA administrator over Democratic objections The Senate on Thursday narrowly confirmed Rep. Jim Bridenstine as NASA administrator, despite deep concerns from Democrats that he lacks the scientific and management expertise to lead the space agency. The vote to install the three-term Oklahoma Republican was 50 […]
Parkland survivor urges Thornwood students to be voice for change on gun violence tanding Thursday before a room full of students at Thornwood High School, Mei-Ling Ho-Shing asks how many of them have been impacted by gun violence, and several of them raised their hands. A junior at Marjory Stoneman […]
Alabama Executes Serial Bomber Walter Leroy Moody, 83 Alabama has executed 83-year-old serial bomber Walter Leroy Moody by lethal injection. Moody is the oldest inmate executed in the U.S. since the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976, according to the Death Penalty Information Center. The Associated Press reports […]
Giuliani says he is joining Trump’s legal team to help bring Mueller probe to a conclusion Rudy Giuliani is joining President Donald Trump’s personal legal team, Trump’s personal lawyer Jay Sekulow announced Thursday. In an interview with CNN, Giuliani said he wants to make clear that his role on the […]
Trump dismisses TPP but may have missed opportunity in China trade skirmish President Donald Trump, in a tweet, dismissed the idea of rejoining the TPP, a trade pact that experts say is one way to take on China’s unfair trade practices and secure America’s economic role in Asia. As Trump […]
First Saudi cinema opens with popcorn and ‘Black Panther’ The lights dimmed and the crowd of men and women erupted into applause and hoots as Hollywood’s blockbuster “Black Panther” premiered in Saudi Arabia’s first movie theater. Though it was a private, invitation-only screening on Wednesday evening, for many Saudis it […]
Erdogan calls for early elections in Turkey, citing need to overcome ‘uncertainties’ Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Wednesday for presidential and parliamentary elections to be held in June, more than a year ahead of schedule, clearing his path to assume sweeping new powers in a matter of months. In […]
