Новости за 08.03.2019

Maryland's highest court ruled Friday that Adnan Syed, the subject of the widely popular "Serial" podcast, does not deserve a new trial for his 1999 murder conviction.The Baltimore Sun reported Friday that Maryland's Court of Appeals...

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president and advocate for criminal justice reform, slammed Thursday's 47-month prison sentence for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort....

Sen. Kamala Harris (Calif.), one of several Democrats running for president in 2020, on Friday panned an unexpectedly short prison sentence given the day before to former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, suggesting...

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) doubled down on her defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Friday, telling an audience at The Economic Club that the Minnesota congresswoman is not anti-Semitic.During an interview Friday in Washington, Pelosi...

Democrats and Republicans are gearing up for an unexpectedly high-profile battle over a seat on Wisconsin's Supreme Court that will offer new hints about President Trump's chances of winning the key Midwestern battlegroun...

President Trump on Friday signed Bibles for people affected by a string of deadly storms that ripped through Alabama.The president made the gesture while visiting a Baptist church in Opelika, Ala., that is serving...

Bill Shine's exit as White House communications director is the latest resignation from a post that President Trump has had trouble filling since the beginning of his term.The former Fox News executive is the fifth person who has served as the...

George Conway, husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, warned Friday that the U.S. would be a "banana republic" if President Trump's threats against members of the Justice Department went fulfilled.In an address at...

George Conway, husband of White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, warned Friday that the U.S. would be a "banana republic" if President Trump's threats against members of the Justice Department went fulfilled.In an...

Four ranking Democrats on key committees are calling for an investigation into whether the White House is complying with security clearance policies following reports that President Trump  pushed officials to grant clearances to his daughter...

House Democrats approved on Friday a sweeping elections reform measure that would reshape campaign finance rules, impose new voter registration requirements and compel presidential candidates to release their personal tax...

Disney CEO Bob Iger says he dealt privately with ABC hosts Joy Behar and Jimmy Kimmel for dressing in blackface in the past, adding that the company does not condone such behavior.“This particular incident we choose to deal with as a private matter...

Disney CEO Bob Iger says he has dealt privately with ABC hosts Joy Behar and Jimmy Kimmel for dressing in blackface in the past, adding that the company does not condone such behavior.

Shane Bouchard, the Republican mayor of the second largest city in Maine, stepped down after leaked emails and texts showed he joked that elderly black people were "antique farm equipment," ...

Shane Bouchard, the Republican mayor of the second largest city in Maine, stepped down after leaked emails and texts showed he joked that elderly black people were “antique farm equipment,” The Sun Journal reports. In private messages that...

Hailing from two of the most important Thoroughbred breeding districts in the country, U.S. Reps. Paul Tonko (D-N.Y.) and Andy Barr (R-Ky.) are again making a push to pass the Horseracing Integrity Act, which, when enacted, would take a tangible...

Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest airline, celebrated International Women’s Day on Friday with a flight operated entirely by women. The airline announced on Twitter that its recent flight from Addis Ababa to Oslo, Norway, was made with an...

The European Union announced Friday it will require a visa for Americans traveling to Europe as of 2021.U.S. nationals crossing the pond will need a passport and a credit or debit card ...

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Bill Shine, a former top Fox News executive, is resigning after less than a year leading President Trump's communications team, the White House announced on Friday.Shine will serve as a senior adviser to...

The House on Friday passed legislation that would require presidents to disclose their tax returns, as Democrats have made obtaining President Trump's tax returns one of their top priorities.The tax return disclosu...

Former White House press secretary Joe Lockhart praised Special Counsel Robert Mueller for not leaking any details of the Russia investigations, while taking a dig at former independent counsel lead investigator Ken Starr...

President Trump on Friday claimed Michael Cohen asked him "directly" for a pardon, an allegation that would contradict the former Trump lawyer and fixer's congressional testimony last week."He lied! Addit...

President Trump on Friday claimed Michael Cohen asked him “directly” for a pardon, an allegation that would contradict the former Trump lawyer and fixer’s congressional testimony last week.  “He lied! Additionally, he directly asked me for a...

A selfie-style photo from President Trump's annual Super Bowl watch party emerged on Friday showing the president with the founder of a chain of Florida spas - including the one where New England Patriots owner...