The pilots of Marine One tried to resolve communication issues in a meeting with air traffic controllers from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport five days before the presidential transport helicopter departed at the same time as a passenger jet, according to a preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday. The Marine […]
Rep. Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) announced Thursday that he will introduce legislation to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename the body of water. Patronis’s bill, which he posted to social media, would require any reference to the Great Lake in law, regulation, document, […]
Cable news network CNN aired a photo of someone who was not legendary music star Dolly Parton during its coverage of her death, and was forced to apologize to her family afterward. The network aired an image of a 58-year-old tribute artist instead of Parton. In the photo, Parton impersonator Kelly Vohnn is seen in […]
Canada on Wednesday reversed some retaliatory tariffs it placed on the United States after facing backlash from the seafood sector. Canadian Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson removed seafood and fish sector products from a list of proposed tariffs. In a statement, Canada’s Department of Finance said “select adjustments” were based on “feedback, to protect against broader economic […]
Gov. Mark Gordon (R-WY) raised concerns Wednesday about what he described as “aggressive” and “irregular” conduct by federal officials dispatched to observe last week’s primary election. “It sounded like the behavior of the observers was a bit aggressive,” Gordon said during a Wednesday meeting of the State Canvassing Board. “It just was irregular, and I […]
Closing arguments took place in the Lindsay Clancy case Thursday, bringing an end to a weekslong trial in which jurors will now determine whether the Massachusetts mother is criminally responsible for murdering her three young children. The former labor and delivery nurse admits she killed her children in January 2023 but argues she is not […]
President Donald Trump offered praise for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) but stopped short of endorsing or supporting the lawmaker’s potential White House run in 2028. “I would say that he’s very talented,” Trump said Thursday when asked about a Cruz bid during an Oval Office event. “He’s a very good friend of mine.” The president […]
Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) sent his colleagues a letter defending his gifts, poems, and compliments to female staffers, claiming his actions were misinterpreted as sexual harassment. The House Ethics Committee handed down its recommendation that Edwards be censured earlier this month, and his peers are expected to vote on the suggestion in the coming days. […]
President Donald Trump expressed confidence on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attack NATO member territory. “I’ve had good talks with Putin,” Trump said during an Oval Office event. “He’s not going to be attacking a NATO territory.” Trump’s comments come as CIA Director John Ratcliffe was in Moscow this week for meetings […]
The Justice Department is urging the Supreme Court to reject a bid by alleged Sept. 11 attack mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and a co-defendant to restore plea agreements that would spare them the death penalty. Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the justices on Wednesday to leave in place a federal appeals court ruling that […]
