Barron Trump, former president Donald Trump’s 18-year-old son, is turning down the chance to serve as a delegate to the Republican National Convention, according to his mother’s office, which said he has “prior commitments.” The Florida GOP on Wednesday named Barron Trump as one of the state’s at-large delegates to the national convention in mid-July […]Read More
Former Trump adviser Stephen K. Bannon was rightfully convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to testify in front of the committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, an appellate court ruled Friday. The three-judge panel did not immediately order Bannon to begin serving his four-month prison sentence. Instead, he can appeal to […]Read More
After months of resisting efforts by Democratic allies to get him to take a harder line with Israel for its conduct in the war in Gaza, President Biden this week made what may be his most significant statement to date. For the first time, he threatened to cut off the flow of certain types of […]Read More
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said in an interview published Friday that he does not anticipate passing any kind of nationwide abortion ban next year, even if Republicans were to control the White House and both chambers of Congress, citing former president Donald Trump’s recent comments that restrictions should be left to the states. This […]Read More
The first time a member of the House introduced articles of impeachment targeting President Biden, he had held that title for about 24 hours. On Jan. 21, 2021, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) — herself only having been in that position for a few weeks — introduced House Resolution 57. It presented that Biden deserved […]Read More
A Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regulation that promised to save Americans billions of dollars in late fees on credit cards faces a last-ditch effort to stave off its implementation. Led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the card industry in March sued the CFPB in federal court to prevent the new rule from taking effect. That effort, which bounced between venues in Texas and Washington, D.C., […]Read More
Hyundai’s and Kia’s American financing arm will pay $334,941 to settle charges it illegally repossessed vehicles belonging to military service members, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday. According to papers filed in Los Angeles federal court, Hyundai Capital America violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act between 2015 and 2023 by repossessing 26 vehicles whose owners […]Read More
Ascension Health, the nation’s largest chain of Catholic hospitals, said Thursday it was responding to a cyberattack that was disrupting its operations. In a press release on its website, Ascension said the attack had caused ‘disruption to clinical operations’ as access to some systems had been interrupted. ‘Our care teams are trained for these kinds […]Read More
LONDON — The Bank of England on Thursday announced a widely expected hold on interest rates as it said restrictive monetary policy was taming inflation, but warned a June rate cut was not a done deal. Members of the central bank’s Monetary Policy Committee voted 7-2 to hold, with the latter favoring a cut. In […]Read More
Applebee’s and IHOP owner Dine Brands thinks its deals can lure away fast-food customers who have grown frustrated with menu prices. As consumers pull back their restaurant spending, Applebee’s and IHOP are fighting against a larger group of rivals than usual for a smaller pool of customers. Dine Brands CEO John Peyton said full-service restaurants, fast-food chains and even […]Read More