{beacon} FORMER PRESIDENT BIDEN is sitting for his first interviews since leaving office, as Democrats grapple with an identity crisis and seek a new generation of leaders to guide them out of the political wilderness. Biden gave his first post-presidency interview to the BBC, where he criticized Trump’s handling of global affairs, from the...
President Trump has pulled his nomination of Janette Nesheiwat to be U.S. surgeon general and has instead chosen chronic disease entrepreneur Casey Means, a physician with close ties to the "Make American Healthy Again," or MAHA, movement, as his new pick to fill the role. Nesheiwat's credentials came into question last month when CBS News...
Seven in 10 business executives are expecting immigration enforcement actions by President Trump’s administration to impact their workplaces over the next year, according to a survey released Wednesday. The annual poll from Littler found that 70 percent of employers said they expect immigration enforcement by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Department of...
Jon Voight is speaking out about the tariff plan he said he presented to President Trump, saying the commander in chief is aiming to return Hollywood to a previous era through levies on international films. "He wants us to be the Hollywood of old,” the "Midnight Cowboy" star said of Trump in an interview with Variety published...
FBI Director Kash Patel said the Trump administration’s budget request wouldn't be sufficient to fund the agency, asking appropriators to reject a more than $500 million proposed cut in favor of an increased budget. It was an admission that caused momentary confusion with Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), who appeared thrown off by Patel’s rejection of...
Six individuals, including a county judge and city council members, were indicted in Frio County, Texas for allegedly engaging in a vote harvesting scheme.
The Trump administration invoked the state secrets privilege Wednesday to avoid handing over documents in the legal battle over Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man mistakenly deported to El Salvador, court records show. Justice Department officials had long previewed they would do so, but a new order issued by U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis indicates the...
Three former Memphis, Tenn., police officers were found not guilty Wednesday on state charges related to the in-custody beating death of Tyre Nichols. Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith Jr. were all charged with second-degree murder, aggravated assault, aggravated kidnapping, official misconduct and official oppression for their role in the 2023 death of Nichols...
The White House announced Wednesday that President Donald Trump's nominee to be the next U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Janette Nesheiwat, would be replaced with MAHA advocate Dr. Casey Means.