Four states sue Trump administration over cuts to public health funding
By Jan Wolfe Feb 11 (Reuters) – Four Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit on Wednesday that seeks to block the Trump administration from terminating $600 million in public health funding. In a complaint filed in federal court
Waldorf Astoria’s Chinese owners plan to sell iconic NYC hotel, WSJ reports
Feb 11 (Reuters) – The Chinese owners of the iconic Waldorf Astoria in New York City are preparing to put the luxury hotel up for sale, months after it reopened following a multibillion-dollar overhaul, the Wall Street
IRS privacy breach: Taxpayer data wrongly shared with DHS, court filing says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS erroneously shared the taxpayer information of thousands of people with the Department of Homeland Security, as part of the agencies’ controversial agreement to share information on immigrants for the purpose of identifying
New rule to bar green card holders from US Small Business Administration loans
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) – A new rule by President Donald Trump’s administration will bar green card holders from applying for U.S. Small Business Administration loans and limit SBA loan eligibility to citizen-owned businesses,
McMaster backs Evette to replace him as South Carolina governor. Is Trump’s endorsement next?
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is endorsing Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette ’s bid to succeed him in office, an attempt to clear the field in the crowded Republican primary that could pave the
Syria’s president and 2 top ministers were targets of 5 foiled assassination attempts, UN says
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Syria’s president, interior minister and foreign minister were the targets of five foiled assassination attempts last year, the U.N. chief said in a report on threats posed by Islamic State militants released Wednesday.
Gun accessory company to pay $1.75 million to Buffalo supermarket shooting victims
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The maker of a gun accessory tied to a racist shooting that killed 10 Black people at a supermarket in Buffalo will pay $1.75 million to survivors and victims’ families and stop selling
Striking Mount Sinai nurses approve a new contract but NewYork Presbyterian nurses reject a deal
NEW YORK (AP) — Striking nurses at Mount Sinai approved a new contract to end a monthlong strike at its hospitals, but their counterparts at NewYork Presbyterian rejected a proposed deal Wednesday, ensuring the walkout will continue
Nebraska to hand over sensitive voter data to the Justice Department after court loss
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s Republican secretary of state will turn over sensitive information on every registered voter in the state to the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday after Nebraska’s highest court rejected a legal effort to
House votes to slap back Trump’s tariffs on Canada in rare bipartisan rebuke of White House agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Wednesday to slap back President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, a rare if largely symbolic rebuke of the White House agenda as Republicans joined Democrats over the objections of GOP leadership.