Trump attended the race in February 2020 and issued the command for drivers to start their engines. In another appearance that burnishes his lifelong love of professional sports, President Donald Trump will attend the Daytona 500 on Feb. 16 for the second time as commander-in-chief. Trump first attended the race in February 2020 during his
‘Israel and America stand shoulder to shoulder in countering the threat of Iran,’ the Israeli prime minister said. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Feb. 16, where the two vowed to combat Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Netanyahu said after the meeting that he and Rubio had
Republican lawmakers want to repeal a Watergate-era law that reins in the president’s ability to decline to spend funds appropriated by Congress. WASHINGTON—In a move that could give President Donald Trump more freedom to enact his agenda, Republicans are attempting to repeal a law which ties the hands of presidents who don’t want to spend
ORLANDO, Fla.—Florida state Sen. Geraldine Thompson died Thursday following complications from knee replacement surgery, her family said. She was 76. The Orlando-area Democrat had served in the Florida Legislature since 2006. Her most recent time in the Florida Senate began in 2022. She had previously served as a member of the Florida Senate from 2012
The state education departments are given 14 days to ensure compliance. The U.S. Department of Education is warning state education departments they have 14 days to cease their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts or risk losing federal funding. The warning was issued in a Feb. 14 “Dear Colleague” letter sent to the departments of
A judge has upheld DOGE’s authority to access data at three federal agencies. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) can continue its de facto audit of certain executive agencies, according to a ruling Friday in the District of Columbia. U.S. District Judge John Bates in Washington on Feb. 14 declined a request by unions and
Trump toured a Boeing aircraft in Palm Beach as the company struggles with delays in delivering two new Air Force One jets. President Donald Trump on Saturday toured a new Boeing plane at an airport in Palm Beach on Saturday to inspect the hardware and technology as the company struggles to complete two delayed U.S.