Kerik, who pleaded guilty to fraud in 2009 and was later pardoned by Trump, died after a “private battle with illness”.
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MASH actress Loretta Swit dies at age 87
Swit won awards for her role as “Hot Lips” Houlihan, a nurse based at hospital during the Korean War.
Watch: A black eye and a gold key – Musk’s last day at Doge
The tech mogul, whose time as a special government employee has ended, attributed the bruise to rough-housing with his five-year-old son.
Elon Musk sports black eye at farewell presser in Oval Office: ‘Horsing around with little X’
Elon Musk showed up to the Oval Office on Friday to bid farewell to his official role in the Trump administration, but it wasn’t just the mark he made with DOGE that raised eyebrows. It was the black one under his right eye. Social media lit up during the livestreamed event as eagle-eyed viewers noticed […]
Biden says he could ‘beat the hell out of’ authors of new book arguing his cognitive decline
Former President Joe Biden joked Friday he could take on those who questioned his mental faculties following his first public remarks since announcing he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Biden’s statement comes after several books have been released detailing his mental deterioration while in office, including the book, “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-up, […]
Trump says he wants foreign students who don’t ’cause trouble,’ slams Harvard for being ‘a big shot’
President Donald Trump during a news conference in the Oval Office on Friday said he is in favor of allowing international students on U.S. college campuses, clarifying he is against welcoming students who are “causing trouble.” Singling out Harvard University, which has come under fire in both public opinion and the courts, Trump noted nearly […]
All aboard the WMAGA? Florida congressman wants to rename DC transit for Trump
“This is the Trump Train, next stop: Ronald Reagan National Airport,” could be the conductor’s call on Washington, D.C.’s commuter rail system if one Florida GOP congressman has his way. Rep. Greg Steube drafted “The Make Autorail Great Again (MAGA) Act,” which would withhold $150 million in federal funding from the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit […]
Trump says Biden didn’t favor his admin’s lax border security policy, suggests autopen played a role
President Donald Trump said that he thinks Joe Biden didn’t really agree with many of his administration’s lax border security policies, instead suggesting that those surrounding the former president took advantage of his declining faculties and utilized an autopen feature in the White House to pass radical directives pertaining to the border. The comments came […]
Why Trump does not suffer Congress when it comes to his prized tariffs
Republicans have shown the president great deference, but when it comes to tariffs, he has put them in their place When it comes to cutting taxes or paying for mass deportations, Donald Trump is happy to work with Congress. But if the issue is his prized and disruptive tariff policy, the president has made clear […]
Trump nominates official with ties to antisemitic extremists to lead ethics agency
President Trump nominated Paul Ingrassia to lead the Office of Special Counsel, a government agency that enforces ethics law and protects whistleblowers, despite Ingrassia’s links to extremists. (Image credit: Tia Dufour)
Lawmakers can help usher in a golden age by extending Opportunity Zones
With the passage of the House reconciliation bill, the majority party is working on sending one “big, beautiful bill” to the Oval Office. While Medicare debates dominated the budget conversation, President Trump’s “number one economic development project ever in our country,” Opportunity Zones, is uniting lawmakers across the aisle. One of the administration’s key achievements […]
Menendez lashes out at Obama over Iran deal, ‘weaponization’ of DOJ
Former Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) lashed out Friday at former President Obama, adding on to his past claims of “weaponization” at the Justice Department (DOJ) politically targeting him. Menendez alleged in a post on X that Democrats started the weaponization of the DOJ against him in 2015 when he was indicted in his first corruption […]
SEC dismisses case against crypto exchange Binance
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is dropping its case against crypto exchange Binance, as the agency continues to pull back on enforcement against the digital asset industry under President Trump. The SEC asked a judge Thursday to dismiss the case, which accused the company and its founder, Changpeng Zhao, of operating an unregistered exchange, […]
Google and Home Depot drop Pride Toronto sponsorship in latest blow to festival
Organizer points to Trump bulldozing DEI as companies join Nissan, Adidas and Clorox in withdrawing support In another blow to one of the largest celebrations of LGTBQ+ people in North America, Pride Toronto has unexpectedly lost two more major corporate sponsors, just weeks before the festival in a setback the festival’s organizer says is direct […]
Trump to celebrate US Steel-Nippon Steel deal in PA even as the details remain murky
President Trump travels to Pittsburgh Friday to celebrate a deal between U.S. Steel and the Japanese company Nippon Steel — a deal he helped broker after campaigning that he would block it. (Image credit: DOMINIC GWINN)
The impact of Trump tariffs ruling – in numbers
BBC Verify examines what the latest development means for US and global trade.
More hot, dry weather forecast as Canada battles wildfires
The Canada wildfires have triggered two provincial states of emergency and air quality advisories as far as the US state of Illinois.
Unfinished Business: The budget cuts Musk couldn’t complete and what’s next for DOGE
Though Elon Musk leaves behind a legacy of massive cuts to government programs which left many members of the Washington, D.C., establishment enraged, he was not able to accomplish all the lofty goals he set at the beginning of his time as head of the Department of Government Efficiency. According to a May 26 update […]
Two longtime House Democrats face primary challenges from younger opponents
Two Democrats who’ve spent decades in Congress this week became the latest in their party to face primary challenges from much younger opponents. Longtime Democratic Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer has yet to announce whether he will seek re-election next year for a 24th two-year term in Congress. If he does, he will face a primary […]
Biden speaks about cancer diagnosis and urges Americans to defend democracy
Ex-president gave speech to commemorate fallen service members and said he had ‘no regrets’ after election loss US politics live – latest updates Joe Biden on Friday spoke out in public for the first time since being diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer earlier this month to say he was optimistic about his prognosis and also […]
