New York prosecutors have opposed the dismissal of President-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction. However, they have expressed willingness to delay sentencing until after his second term. Trump’s legal team requested the case be dropped, citing the need for a smooth transition of executive power. The Manhattan district attorney’s...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump nominated veteran Wall Street financier Howard Lutnick on Tuesday to become the head of the Commerce Department. Lutnick will lead “our Tariff and Trade agenda, with additional direct responsibility for the Office of the United States Trade Representative,” Trump said on Truth So...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Democrats in the House of Representatives voted unanimously Tuesday to reelect Hakeem Jeffries as Minority Leader. Jeffries became the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress in 2023, succeeding former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the top Democrat in the lower chamber. Democrats voted to retain Katherine Clark...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Linda McMahon, former World Wrestling Entertainment executive and a member of his first administration, is his choice to lead the Education Department. “Linda will fight tirelessly to expand ‘Choice’ to every State in America, and empower parents to make th...
Lawmakers gathered on Capitol Hill last week to mark East Turkestan National Day, commemorating the founding of two short-lived Uyghur republics in 1933 and 1944. The event highlighted the ongoing persecution of Uyghurs in the Chinese occupied East Turkestan region. The commemoration began with the national anthems of the U.S. and East Turkest...
ISTANBUL (AA) – President Joe Biden has asked Congress for a $100 billion aid package to help Americans impacted by hurricanes Helene and Milton and other natural disasters. The package includes $40 billion for the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Relief Fund, $24 billion for the Department of Agriculture to assist fa...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President-elect Donald Trump has picked former congressman and Fox Business host Sean Duffy as transportation secretary in his next administration. In a statement, Trump called Duffy a “tremendous and well-liked public servant,” saying he was “a respected voice and communicator” in the Republican...
WASHINGTON (AA) – An Illinois woman has been charged following an alleged altercation at a restaurant involving a man wearing a sweatshirt with “Palestine” written on it, authorities said Monday. Alexandra Szustakiewicz of Darien, Illinois, was charged with two felony counts of a hate crime and one count of misdemeanor disord...
California will rename more than 30 places across 15 counties to eliminate a derogatory term for Native American women. The move follows a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2022 which bans the use of the word “squaw.” Assembly member James Ramos, who championed the bill, said the term dehumanizes Native American women. The [&helli...
The family of Malcolm X has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the FBI, CIA, and New York Police Department (NYPD), accusing them of involvement in his 1965 assassination. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, representing the family, claims the agencies conspired to assassinate the activist. The lawsuit alleges that a corrupt relationship betwee...
