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April 25 – The United States has agreed to modify its sanctions on Venezuela to allow the South American country’s government to pay Nicolás Maduro’s defense lawyer, backing off a restriction that had threatened to derail the drug trafficking case against the ousted Venezuelan president, a court filing showed on Friday. Maduro, 63, and his wife …
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former reality television star is in the sixth year of his presidency. His Cabinet includes a former wrestling executive along with a onetime “Real World” cast member who was filmed decades ago dancing in nothing but a towel. More than a half-dozen stars from the “Real Housewives” franchise just swung through …
New York filed a lawsuit Friday to challenge the federal Transportation Department’s decision to withhold nearly $74 million in highway money because the state refused to revoke nearly 33,000 questionable commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants since an audit uncovered problems last year. New York joins California in suing over Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s efforts to …
Oz Pearlman, the entertainer at this year’s White House Correspondents Association dinner, said he never had any doubt that Donald Trump would attend the annual gala scheduled for this Saturday – the first in either of the president’s terms to which he accepted an invitation. “When I was booked, … they said to me, ‘It’s …
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Army major employed as a nurse on a military base near Washington, D.C., has been charged with conspiring to provide financial and tactical support to separatist fighters in his native Cameroon, according to court records unsealed earlier this week. Maj. Kenneth Chungag, a nurse who lives and works on Fort …
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has made it clear he expects his choice for Federal Reserve chair to quickly cut interest rates once he takes office. Yet Americans shouldn’t pencil in lower borrowing costs for mortgages, auto loans, or business loans just yet. But should he be confirmed, Warsh will still face several hurdles …
WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, famous for his clashes with reporters and denunciations of the “fake news” media, will attend the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner on Saturday — his first time as president. Every year since its inception, the WHCA has invited the sitting president to its annual celebration of press …
By Jacob Bogage, Nandita Bose and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) – With U.S. gas prices up, President Donald Trump’s approval ratings down and the Iran war dragging on, Republicans are recalibrating their blueprint ahead of November’s midterm elections. The strategy? Seek to tap Trump’s turnout power without making the races a referendum on an …
April 25 (Reuters) – Among President Donald Trump’s main arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court defending his moves to rescind humanitarian protections that shield hundreds of thousands of immigrants from deportation, one stands out: Courts cannot review his administration’s decisions in this area. Federal judges in New York and Washington, D.C., barred Trump’s administration from …
VATICAN CITY, April 24 (Reuters) – Pope Leo condemned capital punishment for a second day running on Friday, calling for its abolition in the United States just as President Donald Trump’s administration moved to broaden methods of execution for federal inmates. In a message sent to DePaul University in Chicago to mark the 15th anniversary …