First Lady Melania Trump is officially taking her “Be Best” campaign to Africa, because of course she is. Melania will be heading for her first major solo international trip on Monday. Over the next week, she will travel to Ghana, Malawai, Kenya, and Egypt to discuss the campaign, which she says has many concepts that […]
Tens of thousands of mostly women protesters rallied across Brazil this weekend to show their opposition to the rightwing politician who would be the country’s next president. Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro was released from the hospital on Saturday, three weeks after being stabbed while on the campaign trail. It was not the sort of homecoming he […]
To honor the victims of the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, hotels and casinos on the Las Vegas strip will go dark on Monday. Resort owners will turn off the lights on their marquees at 10:01 p.m. in a tribute that will last several minutes. At 10:05 p.m. on Monday, the names of the […]
The toll from a devastating earthquake and tsunami on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi two days ago has soared to over 800 dead. Now, the devastated region is being hit by another calamity: a slow and disorganized relief and rescue operation that almost certainly will lead to far greater loss of life. Rescuers and relief […]
On Fox News Sunday, White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders refused to answer whether the White House is limiting the FBI investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. “Has the White House limited in any way who the FBI may talk to?” host Chris Wallace asked her in an interview that aired on Sunday. “And specifically, […]
In recent weeks, hundreds of migrant children across the country have been moved to a tent camp in south Texas every week, according to a report in the New York Times. More than 1,600 kids so far have been quietly moved to the camp. Before the move, most undocumented children detained by immigration authorities were in […]
The Trump administration is trying to prevent Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross from giving a deposition explaining his decision to add a citizenship status question to the 2020 US Census. Opponents of adding the citizenship question contend it would suppress participation of immigrants that could lead to undercounting some 24 million people. The scheme is being challenged in federal lawsuits brought by […]
Donald Trump denied late Saturday that his administration placed restrictions on the FBI’s investigation into his Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh. “NBC News incorrectly reported (as usual) that I was limiting the FBI investigation of Judge Kavanaugh, and witnesses, only to certain people. Actually, I want them to interview whoever they deem appropriate, at their […]
The White House denied reports that it is placing restrictions on the FBI investigation of President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh. “The scope and the duration has been set by the Senate,” White House spokesman Raj Shah told CBS News late Saturday. “The White House is letting the FBI agents do what they are […]