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Dennis Hastert, who served as U.S. House speaker from 1999 to 2007 before his political career was overshadowed by sexual abuse allegations, has died at 84. Dennis Hastert, a former Illinois congressman who became the longest serving Republican speaker of the US House, died Saturday of natural causes at his home while receiving hospice care, … Read more
CNN, MS NOW and Politico have sued the Trump administration after their White House access was revoked, arguing the decision violates constitutional protections for the press. CNN, MS NOW and Politico filed a lawsuit Monday in U.S. District Court in Washington after reporters from the three organizations were denied entry to the White House on … Read more
Sen. Mitch McConnell was not at the US Capitol when the Senate reconvened Monday, Sept. 14, despite expectations that the Kentucky Republican would return to Washington this week. The 84-year-old senator has been away from the Senate for about three months following a June 14 fall that led to hospitalization and an extended rehabilitation period. … Read more
The Senate is scheduled to return Monday after a five week recess, but Mitch McConnell’s office has not confirmed whether the Kentucky Republican will return to Capitol Hill. McConnell, 84, spent nearly two months receiving medical care after his June 14 hospitalization. His office later said he had fallen, briefly lost consciousness and was treated … Read more
The jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial told the judge for a third time that it could not reach a unanimous verdict, leading to a potential mistrial. The jury sent the court a note saying, “with a heavy heart,” that it was unable to reach a unanimous decision and would not be able to do … Read more
Maria Bartiromo has left Fox News Media after more than 12 years, with the company announcing her departure Thursday without giving a reason. Fox News Media announced Thursday that Maria Bartiromo is leaving the company, ending a tenure that began in 2014. The network thanked her for her work and wished her well in her … Read more
President Donald Trump said Sunday that NBC’s Kristen Welker would be reported to the Federal Communications Commission after she characterized his GOP endorsement record as mixed. Trump criticized Welker, the moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press, in a Truth Social post on Aug. 30 after she said his endorsements had produced “mixed results” during the … Read more
British political commentator Milo Yiannopoulos is in ICE custody in Louisiana after missing an immigration hearing, according to US officials and the Department of Homeland Security. Yiannopoulos, a former Breitbart editor and controversial right wing commentator, was taken into Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody in the New Orleans area. DHS said he will remain detained … Read more
President Donald Trump has ordered the US government to rename Lake Ontario as “Lake America,” adding a symbolic dispute with Canada to an escalating trade conflict between the two countries. Trump signed the order at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, where a map of the Great Lakes displayed “Lake America” over Lake Ontario. … Read more
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the United States is giving “serious consideration” to renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America,” adding another dispute to strained US/Canada relations. Trump announced the proposed name change Tuesday on Truth Social, linking it to worsening economic relations with Ontario and Canada. The move follows his earlier effort to replace the … Read more
