The battle over the slavery exhibit at the President’s House site in Philadelphia took another turn on Thursday as a federal appeals court sided with the Trump administration’s decision to remove it. The latest court order reversed a February injunction by a Philadelphia district court judge that required the National Park Service to restore the […]
We usually associate movie critics with quiet deliberation in darkened theaters or measured prose on the printed page. But if ever the job of critic was transformed into something unmistakably vivid, audaciously mustached, and alive on the small screen, then that transformation belonged to Gene Shalit, the film and book critic whose “Critic’s Corner” on […]
EXCLUSIVE — The Republican National Committee said it raised $14.8 million in May, ending the month with $125.5 million on hand as it continues padding its coffers ahead of November, according to figures first shared with the Washington Examiner. The cash on hand is the highest ever for the committee at the end of a […]
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham won a special election in the United Kingdom on Thursday. The Labour Party candidate defeated Rob Kenyon of the Reform U.K. party to return to Parliament in the seat for Makerfield, a small area in Greater Manchester county in northwest England. He received 24,927 votes to Kenyon’s 15,696, earning 54.8% […]
The Department of Justice asked the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on Thursday to investigate MLB over its alleged discrimination against three Christian baseball players who inscribed Bible verses on their Pride Night hats during a game last week. In a letter to MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon said […]
Vice President JD Vance postponed his trip to Switzerland at the last minute on Thursday before he was supposed to travel abroad to take the next step in the Iran talks. Vance was initially set to sign the memorandum of understanding that President Donald Trump signed in France on Wednesday, but that plan is now […]
President Donald Trump on Thursday awarded the Medal of Honor to three U.S. military veterans who served in Vietnam and Afghanistan. The highest military decoration for acts of valor was given to Marine Corps Maj. James Capers Jr. and Marine Corps Col. John Ripley, both of whom fought in Vietnam, and Army Maj. Nicholas Dockery, […]
President Donald Trump still believes his power as commander in chief is unlimited after he struck an agreement with Iran to end the war. Asked by Axios White House correspondent Marc Caputo if he’s learned about limits to his power following the conflict, Trump denied there were any. “There are no limits,” he said in […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte highlighted the “window of opportunity” for Ukraine and urged members to continue to increase their defense contributions for the besieged country. NATO defense ministers met in Brussels on Thursday at the alliance’s headquarters, which was followed by a meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. The UDGC announced […]
Accused healthcare CEO killer Luigi Mangione on Thursday withdrew his plans to pursue a psychiatric defense at his upcoming New York murder trial in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. “The defense respectfully withdraws CPL 250.10 notice at this time,” Mangione’s attorney, Karen Agnifilo, wrote in a letter filed with Manhattan Supreme Court […]
