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A golden Trump statue mocking his 'draft-dodging' bone spurs appears on National Mall
The anonymous satirical art activist group Secret Handshake is at it again — this time erecting a giant golden statue of a seated President Trump rubbing a bare foot. Titled "The Foot Soldier," the statue pokes fun at the president's famous bone spurs — a diagnosis he received in 1968, which led to a medical exemption during the Vietnam War....Read more
Massie moves to force Hegseth impeachment vote
WASHINGTON — Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., took to the House floor Monday to unveil a resolution that would impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and a vote on the issue could occur by Wednesday.
A draft resolution that Massie read aloud on the House floor on Monday accused Hegseth of eight violations of law or the Constitution, including that...Read more
Russia, Ukraine envoys to talk ceasefire monitoring, territory
Russian and Ukrainian envoys will discuss territorial issues and proposals for ceasefire monitoring in the United Arab Emirates this week, according to a senior U.S. official, as a new round of negotiations to end the war gets underway.
The official, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity Monday, said there had been daily discussions ...Read more
Will abortion laws change in Texas under Democrats? Here's what we know
Abortion advocates are hopeful that Texas’ newly elected Democratic leaders could mean the state could enact more exceptions to the state’s near-total abortion ban.
Here’s where the laws currently stand, and what could change when the new leaders, including Gov.-elect Gina Hinojosa, are sworn in.
What do current Texas abortion laws say? ...Read more
NYC Ferry to use vessels as marine science classrooms in the off-season
NEW YORK — Starting this off season, a portion of New York City’s ferry fleet will be temporarily reinvented as science classrooms on the waterways.
On Monday, NYC Ferry, the Economic Development Corporation, and an educational oyster-reef restoration nonprofit plan to announce the launch of the “Floating Classroom,” a 90-minute, twice ...Read more
DOJ claims 'Broadview Six' communications are off-limits in judge's inquiry
CHICAGO — A top Justice Department official told a federal judge in Chicago on Monday that communications with local prosecutors about the controversial “Broadview Six” case are privileged and off-limits to her ongoing inquiry into alleged misconduct.
U.S. District Judge April Perry had set a deadline of 2 p.m. Monday for the U.S. ...Read more
Meghan Markle criticized for waiting years to address dad's sex abuse claims
Meghan Markle authorized “a source close to her” to let a British paper know she wants to help the FBI and other international authorities investigate her father, Thomas Markle, who was arrested in Florida ON Friday and charged with possession of child sexual abuse images he kept in two Los Angeles-area storage lockers.
This source ...Read more
Trump offers robust defense of Hegseth amid impeachment push
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump offered full-throated support for Pete Hegseth, signaling that the embattled defense secretary’s job was safe for now amid a congressional effort to impeach him for his conduct of the Iran war.
Republican Representative Thomas Massie introduced a measure on Monday to impeach Hegseth, roughly one week ...Read more
New home, new light: Nevada veterans memorial ready for Veterans Day debut
LAS VEGAS — Bronze statues representing American veterans who fought for the United States throughout its 250-year history are ready to be seen in a different light.
While the 18 towering figures and their mammoth granite-wall backdrop have existed for over a decade, their new home in far northwest Las Vegas has not.
Workers on Monday ...Read more
US Supreme Court declines to hear Baltimore eminent domain case
The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to take on a civil rights case filed by residents of Poppleton in West Baltimore who challenged the city’s eminent domain taking of homes under a 20-year-old, failed agreement with a developer.
The Poppleton Now Community Association and six residents filed the lawsuit in August 2024, alleging Baltimore�...Read more
In search of post-midterm message, Trump waffles on trusting election, immigration policy
After initially congratulating Democrats on their midterm wins, which he said he was "absolutely willing to accept," President Donald Trump posted a baseless missive to social media about not trusting early ballot totals or voting machines.
"Does anybody really believe that this 'Election' was honest. How could the Polls be so wrong???" he ...Read more
Boston Mayor Wu pitches partial rollback of affordability requirements amid stalled development
BOSTON — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu pitched zoning changes that she said will jump-start housing production by making it less costly for developers to build, but held firm on the core affordability requirements that critics have blamed for the slow-down.
Wu on Monday proposed four changes to the city’s inclusionary zoning policy that requires...Read more
Top Senate Democrat takes aim at big banks over Epstein ties
WASHINGTON — The incoming Democratic chairman of the Senate Finance Committee signaled three major banks with ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein would be top investigative targets for the panel when his party takes control next year.
“We’ve got three Wall Street banks who if they had done nothing, nothing except follow the law ...Read more
Nvidia scandal creates risk for entire AI industry, not just CEO
Nvidia Corp. Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang’s affair with an alleged Chinese spy has sent the company’s stock plunging, become a focus of internal and government investigations, and is now threatening to reverberate across the AI industry.
Nvidia shares slid 4.3% on Monday, erasing nearly $200 billion in market valuation, after Huang...Read more
141 people arrested, drugs and guns seized in Fort Worth operation, feds say
FORT WORTH, Texas — A multiagency operation in Fort Worth that lasted more than two months led to the arrests of 141 people, the seizure of more than 60 kilograms of drugs and the recovery of 38 guns, officials said.
The charges faced by the suspects arrested during this operation include possession of a machine gun, escape from detention, ...Read more
More pieces of Learjet recovered as on-site investigation into deadly crash ends
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A week after a Learjet 60 plummeted out of the sky and exploded in flames on a main road in Palm Beach County killing all nine people aboard, federal and local authorities have finished their on-site investigation, which included recovering pieces of the aircraft.
Shortly before 1 p.m. Nov. 1, the private business jet ...Read more
Kansas Sen.-elect Adam Hamilton says he'll be 'disappointed' if Trump investigations are focus of new Congress
Fresh off becoming the first Democratic candidate to win a U.S. Senate seat from Kansas in nearly a century, Adam Hamilton is calling for his party to focus on improving the lives of Americans rather than further dividing the country with political games.
Otherwise, he fears Democrats will suffer a “one and done” blue wave.
Hamilton said ...Read more
State senator drafting bill that could block NY from Trump scholarship program
NEW YORK — A state lawmaker is drafting a bill to potentially block New York’s participation in President Donald Trump’s Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program — seemingly against the wishes of Gov. Kathy Hochul.
State Sen. John Liu, D-Queens, chair of the New York City education committee, on Monday said he plans to introduce ...Read more
Md. pharmacy instructor still in ICE custody as Trump reflects on 'tough' immigration policy
As President Donald Trump reflected on his second term this weekend, believing that his approach to immigration “both helped and hurt” the Republicans in the midterm elections, a University of Maryland School of Pharmacy instructor spent his 110th day in federal immigration custody.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested ...Read more
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