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The quid pro quo Emil Bove is Trump’s deputy attorney general. Danielle Sassoon is the US attorney for the Southern District of New York. Eric Adams is the mayor of New York City. Bove ordered Sassoon to drop corruption charges against Adams. He claimed the case was interfering with Adams’ ability to help Trump tackle… Read more.
On Wednesday evening, an American Airlines regional jet collided midair with a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The jet carried 64 people; the helicopter had three soldiers on board. Both aircraft plunged into the Potomac River. Rescue teams have recovered 28 bodies from the icy waters. Authorities fear there… Read more.
Lil’ Marco not big enough for the job The Senate confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state on Monday by unanimous vote. This makes him the first Latino to serve as America’s top diplomat and the first cabinet secretary to be confirmed for Trump’s second term. Except that Rubio’s role appears more about optics than… Read more.
A US-led conference in Warsaw this week that was intended to isolate Iran has ended up isolating America instead — highlighting one of the central problems of President Donald Trump’s foreign policy. … This annoyed European allies, many of whom sent only low-level diplomatic staff — or no representation at all — to attend the… Read more.
