WASHINGTON — The director of the federal Bureau of Prisons is resigning amid increasing scrutiny over his leadership in the wake of Associated Press reporting that uncovered widespread problems at the agency, including a recent story detailing serious misconduct...
The Treasury Department is shifting more than $1.1 billion in pandemic rental assistance to states and cities that spent the first round of aid quickly, the department said Friday, as it clawed back aid that went unused.
California, New Jersey,...
Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, facing a potential criminal charge for defying a Jan. 6 select committee subpoena, is pleading with the Supreme Court to expedite its consideration of a lawsuit filed by Donald Trump —...
Amazon and Google are mobilizing a powerful force to counter Congress’ increasing appetite for corporate trust-busting — the throngs of business owners and ordinary users who have made the tech giants a part of their daily lives.
An Illinois-based luggage...
As a winter storm slammed Virginia on Monday, a disaster developed on the busy I-95 highway. Thousands of motorists, including babies, were trapped in freezing temperatures for 12 hours or more, low on gas and food.
All of this with...
The U.S. Capitol Police union is sharply criticizing a new proposal by department leadership to add private security contractors to protect the Capitol, calling the plan “a recipe for disaster.”
“We need to hire more officers — period. The last...
One year after a few dozen military veterans took part in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the Pentagon has responded by tightening regulations to combat extremism in the ranks.
But the war has only just begun, according...
Prosecutors in Manhattan have concluded former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo did not break the law when his administration misled the public about the number of Covid-19 deaths tied to nursing homes, the Democrat’s former attorney said on Monday.
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The airline and wireless industries, locked for months in a game of chicken over 5G broadband services set to be enabled on Wednesday, have agreed to a two-week delay, given concerns that airlines would have to cancel thousands of...
With Week 17 in the NFL season under way, let's take the opportunity to point and laugh at the nutty professor who went on a Twitter rant on Tuesday against beloved NFL coach-turned-broadcaster John Madden for having contributed to the...