Новости за 18.03.2019

Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh (D) resigned Monday from the board of directors for the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) amid scrutiny over a reported deal she had with the system to buy her children's books....

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a series of bills that would criminalize the spreading of "fake news" or "blatant disrespect" for the state, but which critics say is intended to chill free speech crit...

The House will consider legislation in the coming weeks to address the gender pay gap, reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act and reinstate net neutrality rules, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) announced Monday....

Richard Painter, the former chief ethics lawyer for the George W. Bush administration, on Monday called for Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) to be expelled from the House after he shared a meme that imagines a modern d...

President Trump attends the Greek Independence Day celebration at the White House Monday evening.

The D.C. government is beefing up its legal team ahead of an anticipated legal challenge against Exxon.The city's Attorney General Karl Racine on Friday ...

A trio of NFL players are spending a part of their offseason walking the halls of Congress and engaging on policy issues as part of the league's "externship" program.The NFL offers players the opportunity to apply for placement into a congressional...

A man was arrested for allegedly intimidating and threatening worshippers at a mosque in Phoenix, Ariz.The Phoenix Police Department on Saturday night arrested Noel Thomas Becht on charges of...

The Pittsburgh synagogue where 11 worshippers were killed last October is raising funds for victims of last week’s deadly shootings at two New Zealand mosques.Congregants at the Tree of Life synagogue have started a GoFundMe page to...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is fundraising from his fellow 2020 candidate, former Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-Texas), raising $6.1 million on the first day of his campaign."Here is the truth: this morning, Beto O'Rourke...

HBO's John Oliver on Sunday blasted Jay Leno, the former longtime host of NBC's "The Tonight Show," for calling for more "civility" from late night hosts.Oliver pointed to Leno's coverage of the relationship between Monica Lewinsky and...

HBO's John Oliver on Sunday blasted Jay Leno, the former longtime host of NBC's "The Tonight Show," for calling for more "civility" from late night hosts.Oliver pointed to Leno's coverage of the relationship between Monica Lewinsky and ...

The Chester Police Department in Pennsylvania has opened an investigation after a video surfaced showing one of its officers striking a woman in the face with a stun gun while authorities were responding to a St. Patrick's Day party that got...

President Trump's 2020 budget proposal calls for eliminating popular programs such as the Corporati...

The inventor of Jelly Belly, the jelly bean company, is launching a new venture to sells candies infused with cannabidiol, or CBD, the nonpsychoactive component of marijuana.

President Trump reportedly heard a sermon on hate speech when he attended a St. Patrick's Day church service in Washington, D.C., on Sunday.The Rev. W. Bruce McPherson urged people to condemn hate speech in his sermon at the historic St. John's...

President Trump reportedly heard a sermon on hate speech when he attended a St. Patrick's Day church service in Washington, D.C. on Sunday.Rev. W. Bruce McPherson urged people to condemn hate speech in his sermon a...

A meme posted on Facebook by Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) asking whether red states or blue states would win a new U.S. civil war has been deleted.The meme depicting human figures composed of "red" and "blue" states, w...

Meghan McCain on Monday called it "pathetic" that President Trump spent part of his weekend denigrating her father, John McCain, on Twitter."He spends his weekend obsessing over great men because he knows it, and I...

John Legend says President Trump needs to “apologize for demonizing Muslims” in the wake of last week’s deadly shootings at a pair of New Zealand mosques.“He needs to apologize for demonizing brown people who have tried to come here and have a...

BEER. Silver Eagle Distributors, a distributor for Anheuser-Busch and independent beers, recently hired Federal Advocates to work on federal legislation and regulatory issues related to the U.S. beverage industry, particularly on...

Alan Krueger, a Princeton economics professor who served as a head economic adviser for former President Obama, died Sunday at 58, the university confirmed.Krueger, who received a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University in 1987, also served as...

Authorities in the Netherlands arrested two people on Monday following a shooting inside a tram in the city of Utrecht that left three people dead.As reported in the press conference: The police arrested a man for his involvement...

Congressional Democrats are asking federal officials to investigate allegations that a Florida businesswoman who owned massage parlors may have tried to sell access to President Trump.In a letter dated Friday, the top Democrats on the Intelligence...

For decades, every industry except the gun industry has benefited from technological innovation that makes their products safer. The gun industry has resisted all efforts to meet the needs of the 21st century, clinging to the past even when it’s...