Another Florida college taps a former state lawmaker to be its next president
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Republican former state lawmaker in northwest Florida who has never worked in academia is poised to become the latest in a string of conservative politicians taking the helm of public colleges and
Biden will visit the Amazon rainforest as part of six-day trip to Latin America
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will become the first sitting president to visit the Amazon rainforest later this month when he travels to Brazil as part of a six-day trip to Latin America for a pair
President-elect Trump names Susie Wiles as chief of staff, first woman in the post
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has named Susie Wiles, the manager of his victorious campaign, as his White House chief of staff, the first woman to hold the influential role. Wiles is widely credited within and
US President-elect Trump names Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday that his campaign manager Susie Wiles will serve as his White House chief of staff. (Reporting by Costas Pitas and Eric Beech; editing by Jasper Ward) Brought
Fed’s Powell says he will not quit even if asked by Trump
By Michael S. Derby (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Thursday he would refuse to leave office early if incoming President Donald Trump tried to oust him, adding he cannot be legally removed anyway.
In Portland, Oregon, political outsider Keith Wilson elected mayor after homelessness-focused race
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Voters in Portland, Oregon, have elected political outsider Keith Wilson as their new mayor, following a campaign in which he capitalized on years of growing frustration over homeless encampments, open drug use and
Democrat Vindman, brother of Trump impeachment figure, elected to US House, Edison projects
(Reuters) – Democrat Eugene Vindman, whose twin brother Alexander Vindman played a role in the first impeachment of former President Donald Trump, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, Edison Research projected. Eugene Vindman,
Republicans projected to widen Senate majority with Pennsylvania victory
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump’s Republicans were projected to pick up another U.S. Senate seat on Thursday and appeared to be retaining their hold on the House of Representatives, putting them on track to
US LNG developers see Trump win lifting pall over expansions
By Curtis Williams HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. liquefied natural gas developers awaiting permits for new export projects this week expressed confidence President-elect Donald Trump will ease the way for their multi-billion-dollar expansion plans. Their confidence is buoyed
Trump victory renews interest in ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and other fictional dystopias
NEW YORK (AP) — “The Handmaid’s Tale” is selling again. Since President-elect Donald Trump clinched his return to the White House, Margaret Atwood’s dystopian classic about a country in which women are brutally repressed has been high
