Новости за 17.02.2024

House Republicans are launching a probe into the Biden administration’s funding of the  United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) following allegations related to the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. “House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Oversight Committee Republican lawmakers are launching an...

Judge Arthur Engoron said, despite perjury allegations, that Michael Cohen's testimony in former President Trump's New York civil fraud trial was "credible." "Michael Cohen was an important witness on behalf of the plaintiff, although hardly the linchpin that defendants have attempted to portray him to be," Engoron wrote in his 92-page trial verdict, which ordered...

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. expressed his frustration about the situation surrounding GOP presidential primary candidate Nikki Haley possibly getting Secret Service protection Friday. A congressional advisory committee featuring members including the House Speaker, House minority whip, Senate majority and minority leaders and one additional member has voted in favor of giving the...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) unveiled plans Friday to build a National Guard base camp near the Rio Grande that could house up to 1,800 troops in Eagle Pass, Texas. “We are building a new Texas Military Department base camp that allows the Texas National Guard to increase and to improve operations in this area,”...

Former President Trump is expected to respond to the judge's decision in his New York civil fraud trial, which ordered him to pay more than $355 million for conspiring to alter his net worth to receive tax and insurance benefits.   In a series of Truth Social posts following the decision, Trump railed against Judge Arthur Engoron...

Former President Trump’s business empire was dealt a stark blow Friday after a New York judge ordered him to pay more than $355 million for conspiring to alter his net worth to receive tax and insurance benefits. Judge Arthur Engoron had already found Trump, his business and top executives — including the former president’s adult...

President Biden praised the East Palestine, Ohio, community during a visit to the town Friday, saying it was "absolutely amazing" what it rose to following the 2023 train derailment that caused a toxic chemical spill. The president also condemned what he described as the "corporate negligence" that led to the derailment, which caused a train...

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Trump ordered to pay $355M in fraud case In a hefty blow to the Trump empire and family, a New York judge ordered former President Trump to pay nearly $355 million in a civil fraud case. © Mary Altaffer...

Former President Trump lashed out against a judge's ruling Friday banning him from running companies in New York for three years and ordering him to pay more than $350 million as part of a closely watched fraud case. In a series of posts on his Truth Social platform after the decision, Trump railed against Judge Arthur Engoron and...

The chair of the House panel investigating the COVID-19 pandemic threatened to subpoena Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials Friday over a lack of cooperation with the committee’s investigation unless they answer another round of specific questions.  In a letter sent to HHS Assistant Secretary for Legislation Melanie Egorin, Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-Ohio)...

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny reportedly died on Friday, leading to an outpouring of grief worldwide. Navalny emerged as one of the most vocal critics of Russian President Vladimir Putin and was a popular figure known for standing up to the Kremlin and corruption in Russia. From a small-time politician and blogger to a major...

The top Republican with oversight of foreign affairs will travel to Saudi Arabia next month to push forward a deal to establish ties with Israel and Saudi Arabia that was upended in the wake of Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said he’ll be traveling to...

A new site in the national park system opened this week at a location where the U.S. government forced thousands of Japanese Americans to relocate during World War II.  The Interior Department announced that the Amache National Historic Site in Colorado was formally established as part of the national park system.  A total of more...

Former President Trump says he's "looking forward" to attending Sneaker Con, the popular event for sneakerheads to buy, sell and trade kicks, in Philadelphia this weekend. The front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination announced on Truth Social Friday that he will be at the Philadelphia Convention Center at 3 p.m. Saturday. "Looking forward to being...

Just because California does something stupid, the people of Texas shouldn't be penalized. Let’s stick with the Constitution and states’ rights, and let Texans run Texas.

Former President Trump's lawyers blasted the $335 million verdict against him Friday, disparaging the costly ruling as a multi-year, “politically fueled witch hunt” orchestrated to take him down.  Both Trump attorneys, Christopher Kise and Alina Habba, accused the court of failing to follow the law after the 92-page decision came down from Judge Arthur Engoron. ...

It takes something extraordinary to change the way we’ve always done things. Overnight, the Covid-19 pandemic changed America’s relationship with work. Now, almost four years later, companies and workers are trying to rebuild a new way of working. And as return-to-office (RTO) mandates start pouring in, we’re seeing generational differences emerge over whether it’s better...

The number of expecting mothers with syphilis in the United States more than tripled between 2016 and 2022, according to a recent CDC study. Between those years, the overall rate of syphilis among pregnant women in the country increased from 87.2 per 100,000 births to 280.4 per 100,000 births. Syphilis cases have risen...

A New York judge called out former President Trump and other Trump Organization executives Friday for their lack of remorse in a civil fraud case over the company's business dealings. Judge Arthur Engoron ordered Trump to pay nearly $355 million in penalties following a months-long trial last year. Toward the end of his 92-page ruling, Engoron...

The United Auto Workers (UAW) union is threatening to strike at a Ford truck plant in Louisville, Ky. The union said nearly 9,000 UAW automakers at the plant will strike next Friday if “local contract issues are not resolved” in a Friday press release. Following Ford's failure to reach an agreement with UAW Local 862...