NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept 30 – Tennessee has suspended its remaining executions for the year after prison officials failed to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday, despite administering two doses of pentobarbital to the woman convicted of a 1995 murder. Pike, 50, remained alive after the attempted lethal injection and was later taken by ambulance … Read more
WASHINGTON, Sep 24 – A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House, ordering the administration to restore the news organizations’ press credentials while the court considers their legal challenge. U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly issued the temporary restraining order early Thursday after hearing … Read more
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 22 – President Donald Trump said Tuesday that U.S. and Iranian officials held a roughly three-hour meeting in New York, offering an unexpected diplomatic opening just hours after he warned that he could “annihilate” Iran if a deal to end the nearly seven-month war is not reached. Trump said his special envoys, … Read more
NEW YORK, Sep 21 – President Donald Trump interrupted a day focused on the arrival of world leaders for the United Nations General Assembly on Monday to meet New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at Gracie Mansion, continuing an unusual working relationship between two politicians who remain far apart on many major issues. Trump spent … Read more
WASHINGTON, Sept 18 – President Donald Trump said Friday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico would be barred from the White House, accusing the three news organizations of repeatedly publishing what he described as “fake news” about his administration. He also suggested that additional media outlets could face similar restrictions, escalating an already contentious relationship … Read more
NEW YORK, Sep 1 – A 32-year-old woman killed during a stabbing attack in Times Square has been identified as a Bank of America employee, as New York authorities released further details about the violent incident and the woman accused of carrying out the attack. The victim, Erin Piacenti, was one of two people stabbed … Read more
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 – U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down from her position at the end of the month, ending the tenure of one of the administration’s most prominent and closely aligned public voices. Leavitt, 28, will not be leaving Trump’s political orbit entirely. According … Read more
WASHINGTON, Aug 12 – President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the Secret Service and U.S. military officials urged him to leave Air Force One and travel on another aircraft after his visit to Turkey last month because of a security threat that he said was linked to Iran. Trump said he did not regard the … Read more
WASHINGTON, Aug 8 – The U.S. Senate has narrowly confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general, giving President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer permanent control of the Justice Department after an unusually difficult confirmation battle that exposed divisions within the Republican Party over the department’s independence. The Senate voted 50-49 in the early hours of Saturday … Read more
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 – A federal appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump’s administration cannot proceed with aboveground construction of a proposed $400 million ballroom at the White House without authorization from Congress, delivering a significant setback to one of the president’s most ambitious changes to the historic presidential complex. The 2-1 decision by … Read more