Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s New York hush money case have agreed to delay the president-elect’s sentencing as the judge weighs whether to dismiss the case in light of his election victory. Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg’s office agreed to postpone the Nov. 26 sentencing date for Trump to formally request a dismissal of the case,
Leaders in both houses support the package, but key issues about the price and cost offsets are yet to be resolved. WASHINGTON—House Republican leaders on Nov. 19 indicated that they would pass a disaster relief package submitted to Congress by President Joe Biden, which would provide nearly $100 billion in assistance to areas affected by
The administrator committed to requesting an independent investigation. An internal Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) investigation found “no evidence” that a directive to hurricane relief workers to avoid the homes of President-elect Donald Trump’s supporters came from senior agency officials, according to FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell. The statement follows backlash over the revelation that a
The incoming commerce secretary will be integral to the president-elect’s tariff plans. President-elect Donald Trump on Nov. 16 nominated billionaire Howard Lutnick as the commerce secretary in his incoming administration. Trump said in a statement that Lutnick would “lead our Tariff and Trade agenda, with additional direct responsibility for the Office of the United States
The Commanders celebrated the development. WASHINGTON—A Senate committee advanced a bill on Nov. 19 to transfer control of Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium from the federal government to the District of Columbia, setting up the possibility of the NFL’s Washington Commanders to move back to the nation’s capital from Maryland. The vote in the Senate
The president-elect’s campaign pledges are a ‘negotiating tactic’ for leverage in trade talks—and they may already be working, a think-tank analyst suggests. Economists near-universally warn that President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to impose “across-the-board” 20-percent tariffs on imports will trigger inflation, disrupt domestic industries, and spur global trade wars. Despite overwhelming critical consensus, Trump calls tariffs
Agitators accused Hillel of hosting ‘war criminals’ and called Israel a ‘terrorist state’ (@ShabbosK X screenshot) Anti-Israel students protested outside Harvard University’s Hillel on Monday evening, shouting, “Zionists are not welcome here,” as students walked into the Jewish community center. The anti-Israel student group, Harvard Jews for Palestine, organized the protest against former Israel Defense