The health of U.S. presidents has become a hot-button topic in recent years, with many Americans questioning whether men like former President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump are fit to serve, given their ages and medical histories. But presidents aren’t the only ones dealing with illness, conditions and aging. So are lawmakers and other […]
John Bolton, President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, reportedly has reached an agreement with federal prosecutors to plead guilty to mishandling classified materials. The Trump aide-turned-critic is expected to avoid jail time but will be assessed a $2.25 million fine, according to multiple reports. Bolton pleaded not guilty in October, but a hearing to […]
The House of Representatives approved a war powers resolution that would prevent any further military actions against Iran. The Associated Press reported that a handful of Republicans crossed the aisle to join Democrats in ending the Trump administration’s three-month Middle East military campaign. The four Republicans who voted with Democrats were: Reps. Thomas Massie of […]
Seven states from New Jersey to Maine are suing the Trump administration to reverse a deal that rescinded a major offshore wind lease. It’s the latest example of a growing trend: Blue states have routinely taken the Trump administration to court over energy projects. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday for Attorneys General in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, […]
President Donald Trump on Wednesday refused to let go of his plans to use taxpayer money to reimburse people he says were mistreated by prior federal administrations, contradicting congressional testimony delivered a day earlier by the acting attorney general. “The anti-weaponization fund. Have you dropped that?” New York Post columnist Miranda Devine asked Trump during […]
President Donald Trump’s midterm winning streak came to a halt late Tuesday night after his preferred candidate failed to get enough votes. The identity of the man who defeated Trump’s candidate is even more remarkable than the defeat itself, since they emerged from Make America Healthy Again — a movement Trump himself helped create. Big […]
At around noon on May 28, one day before Sen. Dan Sullivan drew a little-known candidate who shares his first and last name, the domain name SullivanForSenate.com was registered, which sounded similar to the website the senator had been using for nearly a decade: DanSullivanForAlaska.com. About four hours later, on a Facebook account created that […]
When Maine Public bought a largely empty building for a new studio in Portland, it figured the deal would come with the same property tax exemption that the radio and television nonprofit has long claimed for sites it owns in two other Maine cities. In February, the Portland tax assessor sent a bill anyway. Nobody […]
Scott Pelley was fired by CBS News on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after he challenged new leadership during a staff meeting and openly questioned the direction of “60 Minutes” under the network’s new management. Confrontation leads to dismissal Pelley, who spent 37 years at CBS, confronted newly appointed executive producer Nick Bilton during his […]
Six states across the country held primary elections on Tuesday, but the most closely watched races came out of California and Iowa. One of California’s biggest races was at the city level and now, Los Angeles appears to be headed for a high-profile mayoral runoff. Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass is on track to advance to November after falling short […]
