Section: US & Canada
$95.6M awarded to Philadelphia building collapse survivor
An arbitrator has awarded $95.6 million to a Ukrainian immigrant who was seriously injured in a 2013 Philadelphia building collapse. Mariya Plekan’s attorney, Andrew Stern, announced the division of the … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
The FBI Turns Its Attention to Jared Kushner
Last week marked a a new high in Jared Kushner’s brief political career. President Trump’s tour of Saudi Arabia, Israel, and the Vatican, which Kushner had arranged and planned, went off without a major hitch. This week portends to be a more trying one for Kushner, as he returns to Washington to be greeted by the news that he is now a...
Trump still hasn’t given allied leaders what they want
Despite a day of pitches from European leaders, President Donald Trump has yet to give them what they want — a commitment to the Paris climate accord ahead of the G7 summit. Trump departed late Thursday from Brussels, where he met with his fellow NATO heads of state, and headed to Sicily, where he embarks Friday on his first meeting with leaders...
At NATO, Trump calls out allies on unpaid dues while staying mum on joint defense pact
JUDY WOODRUFF: A note of some discord today, as President Trump addressed his first meeting of NATO leaders. He criticized the allies, again, for falling short on their share of defense spending. From Brussels, special correspondent Ryan Chilcote begins our coverage. RYAN CHILCOTE: Jets blazed over Brussels and NATO’s gleaming new...
FBI homes in on Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner in Russia probe
Jared Kushner (Credit: AP/Evan Vucci) On May 19, the Washington Post published an article citing anonymous government sources who said that the federal investigation into collusion between the Russian government and the Trump campaign had homed in on an unnamed “current White House official,” cited as a “person of interest.” It turns out that...
Jared Kushner now a focus in Russia investigation
By Matt Zapotosky,Sari Horwitz,Devlin Barrett and Adam Entous, (c) 2017, The Washington Post Investigators are focusing on a series of meetings held by Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and an influential White House adviser, as part of their probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 election and related matters, according to...
Trump’s Move to Deter Russian Aggression
KYIV, Ukraine—On Tuesday, President Donald Trump presented a budget request to Congress that would boost spending for an Obama-era buildup of U.S. military forces in Europe meant to deter Russia from military provocations and show NATO and its European partners that the U.S. is committed to their defense. “Such a request is more reassuring for...
A Montana GOP candidate made in Trump’s mold: rich, unaccountable, and above the law
You don’t have to know much about Montana’s GOP congressional candidate Greg Gianforte to realize he’s a direct political descendent of Donald Trump: an entitled millionaire who’s accountable to no one and considers himself above the law. Look no further than the altercation last night in which Gianforte wrapped his hands...
Trump didn’t say the one thing about NATO he was supposed to say
His silence on Article 5 is deafening to European leaders. European leaders had high hopes that President Donald Trump would finally endorse Article 5 of NATO — the keystone principle that an attack on one member is an attack against all — during a hotly anticipated speech at the alliance’s headquarters on Thursday. But after a speech in...
Trudeau discusses Russian sanctions with Ukrainian president
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke today with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko to coordinate Ottawa’s and Kyiv’s positions on Russia as well as strengthen bilateral ties, the Prime Minister’s Office announced. “The leaders discussed the importance of maintaining unity on sanctions on Russia and Prime Minister Trudeau...
