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Recently I had the opportunity to get away from my Lenten responsibilities for just a few days to enjoy a Spring Training baseball game and some Florida sun. Perhaps as the ultimate proof of my contrarian disposition, I chose to return home to Pittsburgh not by plane, but rather by taking Amtrak’s Floridian for the 31-hour journey from Tampa Union Station to Pittsburgh Union Station for the mere cost of $83 for a ticket in coach. I arrived at Tampa Union Station several hours early for train 40’s 4:45 p.m. scheduled departure, as my hotel had an 11 a.m. checkout time. To…
The controversial move to ban National Rally leader Marine Le Pen from standing in the French presidential election has been accused of demonstrating double standards, with reports claiming that over a hundred other European politicians violated the same rules without facing prosecution. A Paris court enacted a five-year ban from running in any election against populist firebrand Marine Le Pen after finding her, and other members of her National Rally party, guilty of “embezzling” European Union funds for political activities in France. Under EU rules, all Members of the European Parliament are afforded hundreds of thousands to pay for staff…
Wednesday is President Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ to remake the United States’ trade relationships with the world, and while blocs like the European Union and nations like Canada are in panic mode, the United Kingdom is emphasising calm, working with Trump, and seeking a deal. British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the left-wing Labour party, but who has nevertheless assiduously worked to cultivate a working relationship with President Trump during his time in office, rejected a belligerent stance toward the U.S. on Wednesday, saying the UK will engage in “constructive talks” on trade instead. “A trade war is…
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “CNN News Central,” Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) responded to the Trump administration’s threat to pull $9 billion in federal funding from Harvard over its handling of antisemitism by stating that “authoritarianism is not the answer to antisemitism.” Co-host John Berman asked, “Senator, Harvard University, of course, is central to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and the constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The president and the White House threatening to withhold some $9 billion in funding because it’s not satisfied with the efforts that Harvard has taken to fight antisemitism. Are you satisfied, yourself, with the efforts…
At least three Senate Republicans are poised to mark President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” escalation of his trade war by formally rebuking a key piece of his tariff strategy. Trump is fighting back. Sen. Lisa Murkowski revealed Tuesday that she will vote for a resolution from Sen. Tim Kaine that would end the national emergency Trump is using to levy a blanket 25 percent tariff on Canadian imports. She joins Sen. Rand Paul, who co-sponsored Kaine’s resolution, and Sen. Susan Collins, who said she is “very likely” to support it when it comes up for a vote that’s expected Wednesday.…
As Democrats celebrate a battleground-state win in the most expensive judicial campaign in U.S. history, President Donald Trump and the GOP are confronting a worrying early sign about what the intense spotlight on Elon Musk’s influence means for the party.Musk, the billionaire White House adviser, played a starring role in the race, using personal funds and allied outside groups to put more than $15 million behind former Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel, the Trump-endorsed candidate who ran against Madison County Circuit Judge Susan Crawford. Crawford and her allies responded in kind, using Musk as a foil and scoring a decisive…
Stevens Point-area voters elected mostly incumbents to the Common Council and School Board on Tuesday.Votes were counted in several contested races including Stevens Point clerk and Common Council, Stevens Point School Board, Wisconsin Supreme Court, state superintendent of public instruction and a statewide referendum on an amendment to Wisconsin’s constitution.Here are the results of those races.Stevens Point City ClerkNewcomer Susan Pagel was elected to the city clerk’s office. City clerks serve four-year terms.Susan Pagel: 6,468 (71.7%)Aline Cychosz: 2,553 (28.3%)Stevens Point Common Council, District 7Incumbent Mary Kneebone retains her seat. She has served the district for 10 years and will continue…
Top presidential adviser Mike Waltz reportedly kept “potentially exploitable” information on his private email Members of the US National Security Council (NSC), including National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, have used personal Gmail accounts to discuss sensitive government information, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing obtained emails and three people familiar with the matter.The report comes after Waltz accidentally added a journalist to a Signal chat group in which Defense Minister Pete Hegseth, Vice President J.D. Vance, and other senior officials discussed US strikes in Yemen. According to the Post, a senior Waltz aide used Gmail for “highly technical conversations” with…
Michael Waltz Another day, another leak. President Trump’s National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and others in the National Security Council have used Gmail to conduct official government business according to a leak to The Washington Post. Mike Waltz is already under fire for adding The Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg to a Signal chat group with high-ranking Trump Administration officials discussing the successful attack on Houthi terrorists in Yemen. According to The Post, Mike Waltz did not transmit classified information over his Gmail account – unlike Hillary Clinton while she was the head of the Department of State. The Washington Post…
The New England Patriots signed linebacker Christian Elliss to a two-year contract extension as a … More restricted free agent. (Photo by Jaiden Tripi/Getty Images)Getty Images The New England Patriots did not negotiate the contract that kept Christian Elliss in the building. To keep the linebacker there, the team had to agree to take on another team’s terms instead. The Las Vegas Raiders hosted Elliss on a visit as a restricted free agent in March. An offer sheet followed. And as the deadline to match arrived last week in Foxborough, so did a two-year extension worth $13.508 million. “And this…