Larry Buendorf, the Secret Service agent who, by wresting a handgun away from Lynette (Squeaky) Fromme, was credited with saving the life of President Gerald […]
Month: March 2025
Finland announces 200 million euros more in aid to Ukraine and closer defense cooperation
WARSAW, Poland — Finland on Thursday announced a new arms package for Ukraine amounting to around 200 million euros ($217 million) and pledged more defense […]
Trump Wants to Speed Up Deportations With Alien Enemies Act: What to Know
President Trump is planning to invoke an obscure wartime authority in the coming days to rapidly accelerate the deportation of immigrants from the United States, […]
FTC reverses its request for a delay in an Amazon trial
The Federal Trade Commission has walked back comments that a lack of resources is interfering with the agency’s ability to be ready for a September […]
Trump’s Large-Scale Layoffs Plans So Far: What to Know
Resignations. Retirements. Firings. And now large-scale layoffs, as agencies faced a Thursday deadline to turn in their plans for executing the next phase of President […]
Close calls at Washington DC airport raise questions about why changes weren’t made before crash
While Congress pushed ahead last year with adding 10 new daily flights to Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport, many looked past concerns about dangers in […]
Ron Nessen, Ford’s White House Press Secretary, Dies at 90
Ron Nessen, who as President Gerald R. Ford’s press secretary from 1974 to 1977 pledged a new era of openness after the Watergate scandal but […]
How Trump Cuts Could Change Your Summer Hiking Trip
Questions linger over what this year’s layoffs and ranger protests at the National Park Service will mean for travelers, who made a record 331 million […]
HUD Pauses Program for Energy-Efficient Upgrades in Affordable Housing
Earlier this year, everything seemed set for a major renovation to make two Chicago apartment buildings for mostly lower-income elderly residents more energy efficient. An […]
As Trump’s Untested Emissary to Putin, Witkoff’s Role May Bring Risk
When President Trump appointed his friend Steven Witkoff to be his Middle East envoy last November, the choice prompted head-scratching in diplomatic circles. Many foreign […]