1992—Ruling on a pre-trial discovery motion in a personal injury action against cigarette manufacturers (Haines v. Liggett Group), New Jersey federal district judge H. Lee Sarokin declares…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) grilled Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent over affordability at a Senate hearing on Thursday, telling the secretary that "families aren't fooled by these lies." "It's not just groceries," Warren, the ranking member on the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, said. "The numbers from Trump's own economic agency show that Americans...
The Trump administration is moving towards installing a Christopher Columbus statue on White House grounds, seeking to recognize the late Italian explorer for his contributions to U.S. history. White House officials signed a loan agreement with the Italian American Organizations United on Wednesday to secure a reconstructed statue of Columbus thrown into the Baltimore Harbor...
Most Americans say the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, by federal agents in Minnesota last month was not justified. In a new Quinnipiac University poll, 6 in 10 voters said they believe the agents’ use of force against Pretti was “not justified.” Only 22 percent of respondents said they believe...
FBI Director Kash Patel is being personally briefed on the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, officials said Thursday. Patel was already scheduled to travel to Arizona, where the 84-year-old woman was last seen in her home, though the trip was unrelated to the search, the...
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Thursday brushed aside allegations that deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was a Russian agent. "I would like to joke about such versions, but let's not waste our time,” Peskov said in response to a question about Poland’s probe into potential links between Epstein and Russian intelligence, according to Reuters. The...
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (D) on Wednesday expressed reservations about a drawdown of federal immigration officials in his city. “Our understanding is that the drawdown is happening immediately and in the very near future. That being said, it's not enough. Bringing 700 officers off our streets and sending them back wherever they came from is,...
Congress passed a compromise deal to fund five of the six remaining appropriations bills for the rest of the fiscal year, and put the sixth on temporary life support, after limiting the Department of Homeland Security division in the bill to a Feb. 13 expiration date.
New numbers from U.S.-based employers show January was the worst month for job cuts since 2009, according to a report from Challenger, Gray and Christmas. A total of 108,435 jobs were cut according to the report, marking a 205 percent increase from December. Employers said contract loss, market and economic conditions and restructuring were the...
Former Vice President Harris's 2024 campaign accounts are set to relaunch Thursday on social platform X and TikTok as part of a new organization to mobilize young voters ahead of the midterm elections. The KamalaHQ account on X showed a cryptic video on Wednesday featuring attempts to log into the account. The user tries to...
President Trump on Thursday morning is delivering remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast. It comes as he suggested Wednesday his administration could use "a softer touch" in its aggressive immigration operations amid uproar in Minnesota. Thursday also marks the first day of a new era in arms control, as the New START Treaty expires. It...
The “rules-based international order” was never a set of neutral rules. It was a story the U.S. told — about itself, its power and its right to bend norms when convenient. In January, that story finally collapsed when Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called that order what many governments have long known it to be:...
