President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated Caroline Kennedy to be U.S. ambassador to Australia and Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan as ambassador to Belize, Reuters reports.
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UFC CEO Dana White told CBS News he will stage a historic fight at the White House on July 4, 2026, marking America’s 250th birthday with what would be the…
President Trump’s nominee to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics, E.J. Antoni, told Fox News he might suspend the bureau’s flagship monthly jobs report. Save to Favorites
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“Republican-led cuts to public assistance programs – carried out at the behest of Donald Trump’s administration – will lead to 2.4 million fewer Americans receiving food stamps, among them families…
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A federal bankruptcy judge ruled that anti-government activist Ammon Bundy cannot discharge a $52 million civil court judgment through declaring bankruptcy, Boise State Public Radio reports. Save to Favorites
“The number of people in immigration detention reached a new high of more than 60,000 on Monday, breaking a modern record set during the first Trump administration,” the New York…
Steve Vladeck: “The upshot of all of this is that the President does have two important authorities when it comes to ‘local’ law enforcement in the District of Columbia: He…
Former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) “has decided to run in 2026 for U.S. Senate, attempting a return to the office that he lost last year after a savagely fought reelection…
President Trump’s decision to federalize Washington, D.C.’s police force was reportedly sparked by an emotional reaction to a Fox News segment — and a particularly brutal image. Advisers say Trump…
Jonathan Lemire: “Vladimir Putin has had a tough few months. His military’s much-feared summer offensive has made incremental gains in Ukraine but not nearly the advances he had hoped. His…
President Trump assailed David Solomon, the CEO of Goldman Sachs, saying the bank had made a “bad prediction” about the impact of his sweeping tariff agenda on markets and consumer…
CNN pulled together a visual timeline of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein’s relationship starting in 1985, using photos, newspaper articles, and rare video. Save to Favorites
Ashley Biden, the daughter of former president Joe Biden and former first lady Jill Biden, filed for divorce from her husband, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Daily Beast: “Biden celebrated the…
Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL) told Fox News that he plans to run for Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-AL) seat in the upper chamber. Moore was the first elected official in the…
South Carolina state Rep. RJ May (R), who is in jail awaiting trial on charges he distributed sexual abuse material involving children, has resigned his seat, the Washington Post reports….
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Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
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