Man charged in plot to attack White House with anti-tank rocket
A 21-year-old man from Georgia has been arrested and charged over allegations he plotted to attack the White House by blowing a hole in it with an anti-tank rocket then storming the building with guns and grenades, U.S. prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Tennessee ex-teacher who took off with student sentenced to 20 years
A former Tennessee high school teacher who took off with a female student in 2017 on a cross-country journey that ended with his arrest in California was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Wednesday.
Georgia man charged with plotting attack on White House: media
A Georgia man has been arrested and charged for allegedly plotting to destroy the White House and other government buildings in Washington, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported on Wednesday.
USDA recalls workers to help with farm loans, taxes; data uncertain
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will reopen about 980 Farm Service Agency (FSA) offices for three days starting on Thursday to help process farm loans and tax documents during the partial federal government shutdown.
U.S. watchdog faults handling of government lease for Trump D.C. hotel
An internal U.S. government watchdog on Wednesday found “serious shortcomings” in federal officials’ handling of a lease by President Donald Trump’s company of a historic government building in Washington now home to a Trump International Hotel.
Ex-Michigan governor to resign university post in Nassar fallout: media
Michigan State University’s interim president John Engler will resign following renewed criticism of how he handled fallout over the sex abuse scandal involving sports doctor Larry Nassar, the Detroit Free Press reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed of…
Schumer: Trump’s State of Union speech should be delayed if government shut
U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech, set for Jan. 29, should be delayed if the government is still shut.
Celebrity’s ‘Chefs for Feds’ kitchen feeds unpaid U.S. government workers
Maurice Wilson joined dozens of fellow federal workers in Washington on Wednesday at the opening of celebrity chef Jose Andres’ emergency kitchen, grateful for a free lunch of egg sandwiches, quinoa bowls and tomato soup as the partial government shutd…
U.S. watchdog cites constitutional concerns over Trump hotel lease
There were “serious shortcomings” in the General Services Administration handling of President Donald Trump’s lease of the government-owned building that houses his Trump International Hotel in Washington, according to a U.S. government watchdog report…
Michigan university interim president to resign in Nassar fallout: media
Michigan State University’s interim president John Engler will resign, following renewed criticism of how he handled fallout surrounding the sex abuse scandal involving sports doctor Larry Nassar, the Detroit Free Press reported on Wednesday, citing un…
