Month: August 2025
August 09, 2025
Politics
Rep. Jasmine Crockett laughs off troubling accusations she’s a no-show ‘diva’ boss, quotes Beyoncé in bizarre response
Crockett’s response to allegations that she’s a boss from hell came after she repeatedly refused requests for comment from The Post. Crockett’s response to allegations that she’s a boss...
August 08, 2025
Politics
How Trump’s Armenia-Azerbaijan deal gives US key ‘leverage’ over Russia
The agreement lets Washington fill a void left by Moscow, distancing Russia from its former possessions in West Asia as Vladimir Putin pursues expansionist goals in Ukraine. The agreement...
August 08, 2025
Politics
AWOL Texas Dems won’t get paid till they show up: state House speaker
About 50 Texas Democrats who fled the state to delay a redistricting vote won’t get paid until they show up at the capital, the Republican speaker of the state's...
August 08, 2025
Education
Active shooter reported at Emory University in Atlanta, authorities say
Police were responding Friday to a report of an active shooter on the campus of Emory University in Atlanta, near the entrance to the Centers for Disease Control and...
August 08, 2025
Politics
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick threatens Harvard University’s patent authority
A failure to comply with the Bayh-Dole Act’s terms allows the federal government to take ownership of a university’s patents and/or issue third-party licenses. A failure to comply with...
August 08, 2025
Politics
Trump admin considering two new candidates to be next Fed chair: report
St. Louis Fed President James Bullard and Marc Sumerlin, a former economic adviser to President George W. Bush are two of the possible nominees added to a list of...
August 08, 2025
Politics
Trump confirms ‘we’re going to have a meeting with Russia’ in latest bid to end Ukraine war
President Trump appeared to confirm Friday that he will soon meet one-on-one with Russian President Vladimir Putin in yet another attempt to end Moscow's 41-month-old invasion of Ukraine. President...
August 08, 2025
Politics
FAA to ‘supercharge’ air traffic controller hiring on Long Island; seeks 9K more nationwide
New York Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) in East Garden City is short at least 100 Certified Professional Controllers. New York Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) in East Garden...
August 08, 2025
Politics
Trump administration seeks $1 billion settlement from UCLA after suspending millions in school’s federal grants
A White House official confirmed that the Trump administration is seeking a $1 billion settlement from the University of California, Los Angeles. A White House official confirmed that the...
August 08, 2025
Politics
Trump ousts Billy Long as IRS commissioner 2 months after his confirmation: report
An official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, did not give a reason for the dismissal of Billy Long as IRS commissioner. An official, who spoke on condition of...