Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan took aim Friday morning at states that have sought to block hazardous waste from the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment, calling such efforts potentially illegal. Regan, speaking to reporters on a call to provide updates on cleanup efforts, said the agency “has not imposed any conditions that have...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said his nation's parliament will ratify Finland's application to the western security alliance NATO in an agreement that for now would leave out fellow Nordic applicant Sweden. Erdoğan announced the news at a press conference in Ankara on Friday with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö after the two leaders met for...
Hunter Biden filed a countersuit on Friday against the computer repairman who said he distributed the contents of a laptop that Biden left behind at his Delaware shop. The 42-page filing in federal court includes six privacy-related counts against John Paul Mac Isaac, the repairman. It takes aggressive aim at Mac Isaac, saying he violated...
Former Chicago mayoral challenger Rep. Jesús “Chuy” García (D-Ill.) is backing Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson ahead of the April 4 runoff election. “I’m honored to earn the support of @ChuyChicago and grateful for the opportunity to join our coalitions together to build a safer, stronger Chicago. Rep. García has long been an exemplary public...
Former President Trump criticized Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) for making several payments to the conservative satire site The Babylon Bee, adding to his growing attacks against the governor ahead of an expected rivalry for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. “Why is Ron DeSanctimonious paying The Babylon Bee, a non-entity, $5,000 a month, so far...
YouTube announced Friday that it was lifting restrictions on former President Trump that will allow him to post new content on his YouTube channel as he makes his bid for reelection to the White House in 2024. The restrictions had been imposed in response to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, which took...
President Biden did not take questions from reporters after a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, despite the White House earlier insisting that he would answer press questions.