House renames press gallery after Frederick Douglass in bipartisan recognition of Black history
WASHINGTON (AP) — The press gallery overlooking the U.S. House chamber has been renamed after the abolitionist, writer and presidential adviser Frederick Douglass in a bipartisan move brokered by Black lawmakers. The renaming of the press gallery,
EPA ends credits for automatic start-stop vehicle ignition, a feature Zeldin says ‘everyone hates’
DETROIT (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency announced an end Thursday to credits to automakers who install automatic start-stop ignition systems in their vehicles, a device intended to reduce emissions that EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said “everyone
Top Trump antitrust official leaves post following disputes over big mergers
NEW YORK (AP) — The top antitrust official in the Trump administration is leaving her post amid tension about greenlighting big mergers in recent months. Gail Slater, the Justice Department’s assistant attorney general for antitrust, posted on
Trump nominates a hospitality executive to lead the National Park Service
President Donald Trump has nominated for director of the National Park Service an executive from a hospitality company that holds extensive contracts with the agency he would lead. The nomination of Scott Socha late Wednesday follows widespread
US Congress names press gallery for abolitionist Frederick Douglass
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday named its press gallery after Frederick Douglass, 150 years after the famed 19th-century orator and abolitionist became the first Black
Homeland Security shutdown seems certain as funding talks between White House and Democrats stall
WASHINGTON (AP) — A shutdown for the Department of Homeland Security appeared certain Thursday as lawmakers in the House and Senate were set to leave Washington for a 10-day break and negotiations with the White House over
Judge reads death threats during hearing on Trump decision to end legal protections for Haitians
A federal judge used part of a court hearing Thursday to read email and social media death threats she received following her ruling blocking the Trump administration from ending temporary immigration protections for Haitians living in the
The Media Line: Who Really Governs New York Under Mayor Mamdani?
Who Really Governs New York Under Mayor Mamdani? Gerard Filitti, senior counsel at the Lawfare project, says Mamdani’s appointees “can use their institutional power to mainstream positions” that are “hostile or exclusionary or even discriminatory towards Jews” and
Mercedes-Benz to recall 11,895 vehicles in the US over fire hazard, NHTSA says
Feb 12 (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz is recalling 11,895 vehicles in the U.S. over high-voltage batteries that can fail internally and pose a fire risk while parked or driving, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on
Guthrie doorbell video delayed by difficult data recovery, but privacy advocates still worry
By Aditya Soni and Jaspreet Singh Feb 12 (Reuters) – Finding security camera footage in the high-profile abduction of Nancy Guthrie may have been delayed because it probably was stored as unorganized data on Google’s servers, experts