Tag: politics
The spin master in charge of feeding Gaza
The desperate plight of starving Gazans has captured the world’s attention. Children are dying of malnutrition. Over 1,000 Palestinians have been killed while attempting...
Democrats try again to revive the Voting Rights Act but face long odds
WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats reintroduced a bill Tuesday to restore and expand protections enshrined in the Voting Rights Act of 1965, their latest long-shot...
Trump says US will partner with Israel to run additional food centers in Gaza, but details are scant
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. will partner with Israel to run new food centers in Gaza to address the...
Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene won’t run for governor in 2026
ATLANTA – U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced Tuesday that she won’t run for governor in Georgia in 2026, putting an end to her...
Trump administration wants Harvard to pay far more than Columbia as part of settlement
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is pressing for a deal with Harvard University that would require the Ivy League school to pay far more...
Lawyers for Epstein’s former girlfriend say she’s open to interview with Congress, if given immunity
WASHINGTON – Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned former girlfriend of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, is open to answering questions from Congress — but only if...
Virginia judge bars Youngkin’s university board appointments rejected by Senate Democrats
FAIRFAX, Va. – A judge ordered that eight public university board members tapped by Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin be removed from their posts in...
Fired Texas funeral commission staffers allege unethical behavior, retaliation by agency head | Houston Public Media
Two in-house attorneys with Texas’ funeral oversight agency have told KERA News they were fired last week after they publicly supported the agency’s ousted...
The Latest: Trump inaugurates his family’s newest luxury golf course in Scotland
President Donald Trump cut the ribbon at a ceremony for his family’s second golf course in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Trump has been visiting Scotland on...
Higher US tariffs part of the price Europe was willing to pay for its security and arms for Ukraine
BRUSSELS – France’s prime minister described it as a “dark day” for the European Union, a “submission” to U.S. tariff demands. Commentators said EU...