Recipients include musician Bono, actor Michael J. Fox, basketball star ‘Magic’ Johnson, and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. President Joe Biden announced 19 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Jan. 4, with a list that includes famous actors, musicians, athletes, scientists, entrepreneurs, and political leaders. The nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential
Earlier in the day, Vance attended the swearing-in of senators at the U.S. Capitol. Vice President-elect JD Vance underwent a planned surgery after attending the kickoff to the new Congress, according to his spokesperson on Friday. Vance was admitted to George Washington Hospital in the afternoon. “The Vice President-elect is having long-planned, minor sinus surgery
Thursdays remain the busiest air travel days of the entire year. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Jan. 3 that 2024 was America’s second-busiest year in history for flights. The previous record was set before the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement that was also published through Medium, the FAA said its preliminary data showed
The package also formally disbands the Diversity and Inclusion Office and restores gendered language to the House rules. A rules package that will make it harder to remove the House speaker was passed in the chamber along party lines on Jan. 3. The 215–209 vote happened hours after Republicans handed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) the
The Department of Transportation said the fine for the low-cost carrier was the first issued due to chronic flight delays. For the first time, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined a passenger airline for “chronic flight delays.” On Jan. 3, the DOT announced a $2 million penalty against JetBlue Airways Corp. A news
Biden ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff for 30 days at all federal buildings after the death of Jimmy Carter. The White House said on Friday that President Joe Biden is not considering raising the Stars and Stripes to full-staff for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. President Jimmy Carter died on Dec. 29 at the
New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to dismiss the case. New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan has rejected an attempt by President-Elect Donald Trump to dismiss his business records case and ordered sentencing for Jan. 10. “This Court finds that neither the vacatur of the jury’s verdicts nor