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A retired United States Army lieutenant colonel and Fox News contributor quit Tuesday and denounced the network and President Donald Trump in an email to colleagues. "Fox has degenerated from providing a legitimate and much-needed outlet for conservative voices to a mere propaganda machine for a destructive and ethically ruinous administration," wrote Peters, a Fox News "strategic analyst."
Khizr Khan, the Gold Star father who made national headlines when he criticized then-candidate Donald J. Trump during the 2016 Democratic National Convention, is set to appear at a gubernatorial campaign event next week for Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz . He will participate in a March 27 meet-and-greet with Kamenetz, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor to face the Republican incumbent, Larry Hogan .
The fiduciary rule may be taken off the books as a result of the ruling, and an SEC fiduciary standard wouldn't cover products not registered as securities Indexed annuities - and the intermediaries that sell them - appear to be the biggest benefactors of an appellate court's decision last week to vacate the Department of Labor fiduciary rule. While observers are divided on the ruling's implications, a consensus seems to be growing that the fiduciary rule would be erased nationwide if the DOL doesn't appeal - a potential outcome given the Trump administration's deregulatory agenda.
Appearing Tuesday evening at a University of Miami event, the former vice president declared that a younger version of himself would have had no problem resorting to fisticuffs to teach Trump a lesson about dignity. "When a guy who ended up becoming our national leader said, 'I can grab a woman anywhere and she likes it,'" Biden said during the anti-sexual assault It's On Us event.
A harrowing journey for the Labor Department's fiduciary rule has become even more treacherous in the last few days, following a decision by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals to strike down the regulation . Will the DOL appeal the 5th Circuit decision? The agency has until April 30 to request a rehearing of the appeal before the entire 17-judge 5th Circuit.
Despite signs that Democrats are in a strong position, U.S. President Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to beat expectations and keep the House of Representatives in Republican control in the mid-term elections in November. Trump, who won an improbable victory in 2016 as an outsider, spoke at a National Republican Congressional Committee dinner in Washington that raised a record $32 million for Republican House candidates.
On March 20, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated decision in Cyan Inc. v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund, ruling that, pursuant to the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 , state courts have concurrent subject-matter jurisdiction to hear certain securities class actions alleging violations of the Securities Act of 1933.
National Ag Day, an event that was sparked 45 years ago by the Ag Council of America, has grown in importance as groups around the country highlight the work of farmers in local communities. For 2018, the ACA had a few dignitaries on hand for National Ag Day including Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue.
Photo courtesy of the Sun-Times/Tyler LaRiviereErika Harold Republican candidate for Attorney General in Illinois looks over polling data with her father Robert Harold and sister Alexandra Domercant , at the Palmer House Hilton Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Chicago. In the race for Illinois attorney general, former Miss America Erika Harold of downstate Urbana won the Republican nomination while State Rep. Kwame Raoul of Chicago declared victory in the Democratic primary.
Gov. Martinez announces WIPP road improvement projects Four projects are expected to be completed in 2018, with construction starting this spring. Check out this story on CurrentArgus.com: A CAST Specialty Transportation truck delivers the first shipment to WIPP since its 2014 closure in April.
North Carolina legislators gathered Wednesday to begin evaluating how to make public schools and students safer following last month's Florida school shootings, with committee leaders promising thoughtful dialogue and plenty of outside input. The first meeting of the House Select Committee on School Safety heard from school safety experts, mental health officials, a teacher and some students, then took suggestions from members.
The chairman of the U.S. House Homeland Security committee says authorities seem to think the Austin bombing suspect had "above average intelligence." Republican Congressman Michael McCaul told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the suspect matched the FBI's initial profile suspicion that the bomber was likely a white male.
Frenship Independent School District is honored to announce that two teachers, Brianne Katilus from Frenship HS Ninth Grade Center and Honey Segrist from Bennett Elementary, have been selected as winners of the Beaumont Foundation's 2018 Newton Excellence in Education Award as part of the Foundation's ongoing commitment to support education. Katilus, an English teacher at FHS NGC, has served the students of FISD for the past three years and has taught school a total of 15 years.
Farmers, electronics retailers and other U.S. businesses are bracing for a backlash as President Donald Trump prep... The administration is expected Thursday to slap trade sanctions on China, perhaps including restrictions on Chinese investment and tariffs on as much as $60 billion worth of Chinese products. The administration is expected Thursday to slap trade sanctions on China, perhaps including restrictions on Chinese investment and tariffs on as much as $60 billion worth of Chinese products.
People protest against U.S. President Donald Trump in front of the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2018, in Washington, D.C. Since the very moment Donald Trump was elected president in Nov. 2016, Democrats have reminded us all that midterm congressional elections on Nov. 8, 2018 are the party's chance to regain political pull in D.C. On March 18-just a few days ago-an NBC-Wall Street Journal poll indicated Democrats are maintaining a 10-point projected lead over Republicans in the upcoming elections. And although we as a nation have learned to be wary of relying on such polls, Democrats do seem to have some sort of momentum going.
US President Donald Trump congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin on his re-election despite the warnings from multiple national security advisers and briefing materials that said "DO NOT CONGRATULATE," The Washington Post reported Tuesday evening. The Post, citing an unspecified number of officials familiar with the call, said Trump likewise did not listen to aides who gave him talking points to condemn a nerve agent poisoning in the UK, which the US has blamed on Russia.
The Republican National Committee set new fundraising record for the month of March, announcing they have raked in $13.9 million last month. "Another month of record-breaking fundraising confirms what many in the mainstream media are ignoring: Americans are doing better under Republican leadership," said RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel.
NAVAL AIR STATION FORT WORTH JOINT RESERVE BASE, Texas - A 1984 Gilmer High School graduate promoted to brigadier general recently. Air Force Reserve Brig.