Takeaways: Susie Wiles pulls back the curtain on the Trump administration in revealing interviews
White House chief of staff Susie Wiles offered an unusually candid look inside President Donald Trump’s administration in a series of interviews published Tuesday by Vanity Fair magazine, delivering details and reservations that presidential aides usually save
Judge says he’s hopeful hearing on Luigi Mangione trial evidence will end this week
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge said Tuesday he’s optimistic that a pretrial hearing will end this week in Luigi Mangione’s New York murder case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. “Hopefully we wind up
US Justice Department sues Virgin Islands over ‘unconstitutional’ gun rights practices
By Jasper Ward and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday sued the Virgin Islands Police Department for what it described as “unconstitutional practices” that resulted in denials of gun
FAA head vows to maintain safety measures implemented after tragic DC plane crash
The head of the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday he won’t forget the 67 people who died when an airliner collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., in January, insisting he won’t allow operations in the
Illinois law generates $1.5B to save public transit from fiscal calamity
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois’ public transit systems got a $1.5 billion annual infusion on Friday as Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law overhauling Chicago’s web of buses and trains, sparing it from devastating service cuts and
Senior federal prosecutor who presided over D.C.’s crime crackdown demoted, sources say
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (Reuters) – A top federal prosecutor who presided over President Donald Trump’s crackdown on violent crime in the nation’s capital has been demoted, according to four sources familiar with the
The US labels another Latin American cartel a terrorist group as the anti-drug war escalates
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The Trump administration on Tuesday designated another Latin American drug cartel as a foreign terrorist organization, increasing financial pressure on its members and opening the door to potential military action against them. The
Brown mourns the loss of an aspiring doctor and campus leader to the campus attack
A makeshift shrine of flowers and condolence cards has gone up outside of the Brown University building where a gunman killed two students and wounded nine others, with the Ivy League school and surrounding community trying to
Trump expands travel ban, adding 5 more countries and imposing new limits on others
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include five more countries and impose new limits on others. This move Tuesday is part of ongoing efforts to tighten U.S. entry standards for travel
Texas sues utility company to recover damages from historic wildfire sparked by downed power lines
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has sued the utility company whose downed power lines sparked the largest wildfire in state history, a deadly blaze that destroyed homes and livestock and charred miles of landscape, causing more than