The suggestion followed a stretch of days in which Trump referred to himself as a king and quoted a dictator in suggesting that he was immune from following laws. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/20/trump-third-term-king-unconstitutional/ Author : Justine McDaniel Publish date : 2025-02-21 01:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Two federal judges declined this week to stop the Trump administration from firing federal workers and conducting mass layoffs, allowing the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to remain on track with finding and slashing wasteful government spending.On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper shot down a request from several federal labor unions, including the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), to issue a pause on the mass firings of federal workers by the Trump administration.NTEU and four other labor unions representing federal employees – the National Federation of Federal Employees; the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers; the International Association of Machinists
Luis Rubiales forcibly kissed Jennifer Hermoso on the lips after the country’s national team won the 2023 Women’s World Cup. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/world/europe/luis-rubiales-spain-soccer-conviction.html Author : José Bautista and Lynsey Chutel Publish date : 2025-02-21 01:53:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Democrats could learn a lot from the Republican from Kentucky, a master of partisanship. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/02/20/mitch-mcconnell-retire/ Author : Perry Bacon Publish date : 2025-02-21 00:14:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Eric Mabius was arrested early Thursday morning in Yulee, Florida, for simple battery, according to an arrest record obtained by Fox News Digital. The Hallmark actor, who appeared to have a black eye in his mug shot, allegedly "knocked" two women to the ground inside a Nassau County bar during an altercation around 2 a.m. local time. He faces two misdemeanor charges for battery and resisting arrest without violence. HUGH GRANT JOKES ABOUT 1995 LEWD CONDUCT ARREST, SAYS HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD IS A ‘LUCKY PLACE’Mabius allegedly "knocked" an intoxicated woman, who was bothering people in a Florida bar, and a woman she was allegedly
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York announced that she will not remove Mayor Eric Adams at this time but will seek to increase state supervision of New York City’s affairs. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/nyregion/hochul-adams-nyc-oversight.html Author : Benjamin Oreskes, Nicholas Fandos and Emma G. Fitzsimmons Publish date : 2025-02-21 00:11:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Trump allies have said the federal government should stop funding refugee resettlement groups. Some organizations haven’t been reimbursed for existing programs. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/02/20/refugee-resettlement-funding-lutheran-trump-musk/ Author : Teo Armus Publish date : 2025-02-21 00:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Stand-up comedy phenom Shane Gillis is in such high demand that the famous sketch comedy show that fired him is bringing him back to host for a second time. NBC announced on Tuesday that Gillis would be the celebrity host for "Saturday Night Live" on March 1. The episode will also feature musical guest Tate McRae.Gillis previously hosted the long-running comedy show in February 2024 – a testament to the comic’s meteoric rise on the scene despite him getting fired from "SNL" in 2019 after past racially charged comments he made on a podcast resurfaced."SNL" creator Lorne Michaels said he
Hamas released what it said were the remains of two young children and their mother who were taken hostage in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack. Their fates had captivated a nation. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/world/middleeast/bibas-hostages-israel.html Author : Isabel Kershner Publish date : 2025-02-20 23:04:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Read more Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/02/20/chris-kluwe-arrested-maga-protest-city-council-meeting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=wp_homepage Author : Praveena Somasundaram Publish date : 2025-02-20 23:24:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Minnesota's House Education Policy Committee passed a bill on Thursday that would prevent trans athletes from playing in women's and girls sports in the state.The bill, HF12, also known as the "Preserving Girls' Sports Act," states "only female students may participate in an elementary or secondary school level athletic team or sport that an educational institution has restricted to women and girls."Many of the guest speakers in attendance shared the experiences of girls who have been physically and emotionally affected by trans athletes in sports. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMA woman named Leanna Chambers shared the story of
European officials were not sure what to make of the secretary of state’s measured assessment of Washington’s apparent pivot toward Moscow. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/us/politics/rubio-russia-europe.html Author : Michael Schwirtz and Adam Entous Publish date : 2025-02-20 21:55:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The rights to the character had been held by a family for decades, now Amazon will have creative freedom. Still, the future of James Bond remains in question. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/2025/02/20/james-bond-creative-rights-amazon-mgm/ Author : Herb Scribner Publish date : 2025-02-20 18:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Blake Lively's representative, Leslie Sloane, filed a motion Thursday and requested to be dismissed from Justin Baldoni's amended lawsuit, according to documents obtained by Fox News Digital.Sloane accused Baldoni and his Wayfarer productions company of dragging her and her Vision PR, Inc. company into a "smoke and mirrors exercise to distract from their own sexual harassment and systematic retaliation."Baldoni included Sloane and Vision PR, Inc. in his $400 million defamation lawsuit filed in January, weeks after Lively, 37, filed a federal suit against her "It Ends With Us" co-star where she accused him of sexual harassment on the set of
The Trump administration appears to be flouting a judge’s order pausing the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/health/usaid-freeze-hiv-tb-nutrition.html Author : Stephanie Nolen Publish date : 2025-02-20 20:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Every week, we ask readers to think like an advice columnist and submit their advice to a question Carolyn Hax hasn’t answered. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/advice/2025/02/20/carolyn-hax-elderly-aunts-out/ Author : Carolyn Hax, Haben Kelati Publish date : 2025-02-20 20:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Elon Musk is set to deliver his debut speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Thursday afternoon. CPAC organizers made a surprise announcement that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) chief and close President Donald Trump confidant would give a surprise address to attendees on Thursday afternoon. Other CPAC speakers this year include President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, immigration czar Tom Homan and many of the nation's leading conservative politicians and influencers. At the conference's opening ceremony Vance addressed a packed house and touted many of the Trump administration's accomplishments in its first full month. 'WASTEFUL AND DANGEROUS': DOGE'S TOP
The Trump administration has reassigned or forced out several dozen government employees who had been working to fight foreign interference in U.S. elections at multiple agencies, according to current and former officials. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/business/trump-foreign-influence-election-interference.html Author : Steven Lee Myers, Julian E. Barnes and Sheera Frenkel Publish date : 2025-02-20 19:16:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
About 7,000 employees are expected to lose their jobs at the tax agency, according to a person familiar with the decision. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/20/irs-layoffs-trump-firings-doge/ Author : Jacob Bogage, Shannon Najmabadi Publish date : 2025-02-20 18:04:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is planning to announce new state and city bills that would add oversight to the New York City mayor’s office, sources familiar with the governor’s decision told Fox News on Thursday, a move that comes amid Mayor Eric Adams’ legal woes and his recent cooperation with President Donald Trump.Instead of removing Adams from office, as the governor had reportedly considered, the sources said that Hochul would set up guardrails, which could include the addition of an independent monitor at City Hall.Hochul reportedly met with multiple New York leaders this week while considering removing Adams from his
European officials knew the president’s win would threaten the fundamental precepts of the post-World War II order. But the speed at which it is unraveling has created a crisis of enormous proportions. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/us/politics/trump-nato.html Author : David E. Sanger Publish date : 2025-02-20 17:48:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The New York Attorney General filed a lawsuit against multiple vape companies on Thursday, alleging that they are “taking a page out of Big Tobacco’s playbook.” Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/02/20/new-york-vape-lawsuit-public-health-crisis/ Author : Anumita Kaur Publish date : 2025-02-20 17:42:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Speaking at the opening session of the Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) on Thursday morning, Vice President JD Vance touted the Trump administration’s success in its first month of restoring "safety and prosperity" to the American people, which he said is the president’s "fundamental goal."A week after his fiery speech to European political leaders in Munich, Germany, Vance spoke before a packed house at National Harbor, Maryland, in a conversation-style address with a CPAC organizer.He said Trump recognizes that "we have a historical mandate on a few issues," which he said were cracking down on illegal immigration, restoring American energy
Congressional Republicans have mostly tempered their criticism or deferred to the president as he topples what were once their party’s core foreign policy principles. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/us/politics/trump-ukraine-russia-republicans.html Author : Robert Jimison Publish date : 2025-02-20 16:31:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
A total of 251 people were taken in the attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. We’re tracking what happened to each of them. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/hamas-hostages-israel-war-gaza/ Author : Victoria Bisset, Júlia Ledur, Leslie Shapiro Publish date : 2025-02-20 15:31:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.