In negotiations with Republican senators whose support he needs to be confirmed as attorney general, Todd Blanche formally rescinded a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate President Donald Trump’s political allies. But a sweeping audit immunity plan conferred on the president, his sons and the Trump Organization remains in place.
WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal appeals court on Friday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to halt construction of its $400 million ballroom at the White House because the project lacks congressional approval.Trump doesn’t have the unilateral authority to build a 90,000-square-foot (8,400-square-meter) ballroom.
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Foundations funded and co-founded by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos have launched an initiative committing $200 million to revive 100 of Earth’s most threatened species, including endangered lemurs, salamanders, pangolins, pigs and echidnas.
A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms in the second phase of a landmark trial.
CHICAGO (AP) – The Federal Aviation Administration this week ordered inspections for hundreds of Boeing planes, following reports of cracks in some older models.
US employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs amid strain from the Iran war, unemployment dips to 4.1%
Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy said Friday he’ll back Todd Blanche’s nomination as attorney general, likely paving the way for Blanche to be confirmed to lead President Donald Trump’s Justice Department.
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday arrived for his first official visit to Serbia, one of the few European countries that have maintained friendly relations with Russia despite its invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian long-range drones hit a warehouse of Russia’s biggest online retailer in the Ural Mountains, more than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) from the two countries’ border, local officials and the company said Friday.
WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal appeals court on Friday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to halt construction of its $400 million ballroom at the White House because the project lacks congressional approval.Trump doesn’t have the unilateral authority to build a 90,000-square-foot (8,400-square-meter) ballroom.














































































































































