An attorney representing the Trump administration informed a U.S. District Court Friday evening that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has begun offering new appointments to disaster workers whose contracts the agency did not renew in January, reversing a controversial decision that prompted a coalition of labor unions, scientific groups and local governments to sue the administration.
The leader of the Czech Republic pushed back this week against President Trump’s accusations that Europe has failed to do its part to support the U.S.’s ongoing military operations against Iran. “I believe that Europe could do much more, but we are not part of it,” Czech President Petr Pavel told CNN’s Christine Amanpour at...
Late night host Bill Maher told California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) that his lawsuit against Fox News “sounds a lot like” President Trump. “That sounds exactly like what [Trump] does, suing media,” Maher said during an interview with the governor on Friday evening. California’s top official sued the network for defamation last June. Newsom is...
The Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the Voting Rights Act has triggered a fast-moving redistricting fight across the South, with lawmakers in several states pushing for new congressional and legislative maps even amid uncertainty over whether changes can be made in time for the November midterm elections. The Supreme Court declared Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional...
French President Emmanuel Macron accused President Trump on Tuesday of wanting to “weaken and subordinate” Europe. Macron made the comments in front of global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The remarks come amid a furor over Trump's push to seize Greenland and his vow to place tariffs on imports from Denmark...
The House Energy and Commerce Committee announced Tuesday it has opened a social services fraud investigation into the state of Minnesota. “The extensive fraud schemes being perpetrated in Minnesota have wreaked havoc on government-funded health programs. We have an obligation to ensure finite taxpayer dollars are being used responsibly, and that the most vulnerable Americans...
World leaders are meeting in Davos, Switzerland this week as part of the World Economic Forum to discuss geopolitics, tech, trade and more. President Trump is set to address the forum on Wednesday amid tensions with European allies over his push for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, the semiautonomous arctic territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. Treasury Secretary Scott...
President Trump insisted Monday he does not care about the Nobel Peace Prize but maintained that Norway “controlled” the award despite the country's leaders denying any involvement in deciding who receives the prize. “I don’t care about the Nobel Prize,” Trump told reporters. “First of all, a very fine woman felt that I deserved it...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Tuesday slammed world leaders, calling their responses to President Trump's foreign policy initiatives "pathetic." “Do you have a message for Europeans who are concerned about the messages from the White House around Greenland this week?” Sky News’s Paul Kelso asked Newsom in Davos, Switzerland. “Yeah, it’s time to buck...
A signing ceremony to formalize President Trump’s Board of Peace will be held Thursday in Davos, Switzerland. Trump is set to meet with global leaders later this week at the World Economic Forum and will sign the Board of Peace charter on Thursday morning, according to a White House schedule. The board, headed by Trump,...
When a handful of House Republicans sank a slate of GOP labor bills last week, it not only marked an embarrassing blow to GOP leadership, but showcased the populist and pro-union sentiment that's shaking up the orthodoxy of national Republican politics. The upshot is that the pro-union shift in the GOP may not have reached...
President Trump early Tuesday revealed a message from French President Emmanuel Macron tied to Trump's push to acquire Greenland. “My friend, we are totally in line on Syria, we can do great things on Iran. I do not understand what you are doing on Greenland,” Macron said, according to a screenshot the president posted to...
Valentino Garavani, the jet-set Italian designer whose high-glamour gowns — often in his trademark shade of “Valentino red” — were fashion show staples for nearly half a century, has died at home in Rome, his foundation announced Monday. He was 93.
