Florida’s secretary of state resigns after blackface photo surfaces
Florida’s newly appointed secretary of state resigned on Thursday after the Tallahassee Democrat newspaper published photos showing him cross-dressed and in blackface with a T-shirt reading “Katrina Victim” at a Halloween party 14 years ago.
Trump will consider temporary government funding if includes border wall funds: White House
U.S. President Donald Trump would only consider a Senate plan to temporarily fund the government if it included a “large down payment” on a wall along the border with Mexico, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Thursday.
Senators crafting bill to reopen government agencies for three weeks
A bipartisan amendment to temporarily reopen shuttered federal agencies will be unveiled in the U.S. Senate later on Thursday, Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen said, as lawmakers scurried to end a 34-day interruption to many government services.
‘El Chapo’ trial reveals drug lord’s love life, business dealings
On a typical day, Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman would wake at noon and make calls while strolling under the trees in the mountains of his native Sinaloa state, where he was in hiding, a witness recently testified at the kingpin’s trial.
Bills to re-open government fail in Senate, temporary solution eyed
Two measures to end the partial U.S. government shutdown – one backed by Republicans and one by Democrats – fell short in the Senate on Thursday as lawmakers explored other potential compromises to end a monthlong impasse with the White House.
Senate plans votes on shutdown, lawmakers pursue temporary solution
The Republican-led U.S. Senate planned votes on Thursday for competing proposals to end the partial government shutdown – both of which were likely to fail – as lawmakers and the White House sniped at each other over how to break their monthlong impass…
Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen subpoenaed by Senate panel: adviser
President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney and self-described “fixer” Michael Cohen has been subpoenaed to testify by the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, Cohen’s adviser Lanny Davis said on Thursday.
Exclusive: NYC Transit stops Bombardier deliveries until problems fixed
New York City Transit will stop taking new train car deliveries from Bombardier Inc until it fixes existing cars, as the Canadian aerospace and transportation company faces pressure to improve performance at its rail unit, its largest division by reve…
Senate plans votes to end shutdown, but solution still far off
The Republican-led U.S. Senate planned votes on Thursday for competing proposals to end the partial government shutdown – both of which were likely to fail – as lawmakers and the White House sniped at each other over how to break their monthlong impass…
Florida bank shooter killed five women in apparent random attack
The 21-year-old gunman accused of carrying out a deadly bank shooting in a small Florida town killed five women in what police said on Thursday appeared to have been a random attack.
