[ad_1] CNN — White House chief of staff Ron Klain is expected to step down from his role in the coming weeks, The New York Times reported Saturday. The veteran political operative’s tenure was marked by a series of key legislative accomplishments for the White House, as well as his …
Read More »Suspect in New Year’s Eve machete attack on police near New York’s Times Square expressed desire in diary to join Taliban, die a martyr, sources say
[ad_1] CNN — The 19-year-old being held by New York City police as the suspect in a New Year’s Eve machete attack against three police officers just outside a Times Square security screening zone carried a handwritten diary that expressed his desire to join the Taliban in Afghanistan and die …
Read More »Meta, Maxar Technologies, Ford, Goldman Sachs and more
[ad_1] The logo of Meta Platforms is seen in Davos, Switzerland, May 22, 2022. Arnd Wiegmann | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Meta Platforms – Shares of Meta Platforms rose 3.5% after JPMorgan upgraded the social media company to buy and raised its price target, …
Read More »5 things to know before the stock market opens Friday, December 16
[ad_1] Traders work on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 14, 2022. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Desperately seeking Santa Ho ho ho? More like, …
Read More »Elon Musk’s Twitter bans Aaron Rupar and CNN, NYT, WaPo journalists without explanation
[ad_1] New York CNN — Twitter on Thursday evening banned the accounts of several high-profile journalists from top news organizations without explanation, apparently marking a significant attempt by new owner Elon Musk to wield his unilateral authority over the platform. The accounts belonging to CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan, The New York …
Read More »Ibrahim Khan, chief of staff to New York attorney general resigns amid ‘misconduct’ allegations, NYT reports
[ad_1] CNN — Ibrahim Khan, the chief of staff to New York State Attorney General Letitia James, has resigned amid “misconduct” allegations, according to The New York Times. Khan was accused of “inappropriate touching and unwanted kissing by at least one woman,” and James hired a law firm to conduct …
Read More »Former evangelical activist claims he knew of 2014 Supreme Court decision before it was released
[ad_1] CNN — A former evangelical activist claimed in a letter to the Chief Justice of the United States that he knew about the outcome of a 2014 Supreme Court decision involving contraception and the Affordable Care Act by the court prior to the formal announcement, according to The New …
Read More »New York Times: Trump sought tax investigations of political foes
[ad_1] Washington CNN — Former President Donald Trump repeatedly told his onetime White House chief of staff, John Kelly, that he wanted the Internal Revenue Service to investigate his political foes, Kelly told The New York Times. Among the people Trump wanted to “get the I.R.S. on” were former FBI …
Read More »Semafor debuts in tough media environment
[ad_1] Ben Smith, left, and Justin Smith Source: Semafor Semafor, a new digital media company with a focus on global news for college educated readers, debuted Tuesday with intentions to bring transparency and clarity to a news business its co-founders believe has become too polarized. Semafor has been preparing for …
Read More »Woman tells New York Times Herschel Walker asked her to have second abortion
[ad_1] CNN — The woman who said Georgia Senate hopeful Herschel Walker paid for her 2009 abortion, setting off a controversy that has rocked his campaign, told The New York Times that the Republican nominee asked her to terminate a second pregnancy two years later. She refused the request, and …
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