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Kevin Auger, a real estate professional with nearly four decades of experience in housing development and commercial real estate investment banking, has served as deputy director of the Office of Housing since July 2023. Read more
“Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter. From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted,” he said in a statement released by the White House. Read more
Kyiv wants NATO members to issue an invitation at an alliance meeting in Brussels this week as the invasion grinds toward its three-year mark and Russia makes battlefield gains. Read more
If granted, a do-over election could extend what already has been a topsy-turvy contest. Read more
No one at the state Capitol, including Gov. Josh Green, faces election next year, which generally means it’s easier to take bold action, political analyst Colin Moore said. Read more
Patel has worked as a federal prosecutor and a public defender, but he has little of the law enforcement and management experience typical of FBI directors. Read more
Incoming House Speaker Nadine Nakamura renamed several of the 18 House committees, including the former Committee on Health and Homelessness. Read more
Rep. Seth Magaziner, a House Democrat from Rhode Island, said today he was targeted by a bomb threat at home, a day after six Democratic lawmakers from Connecticut reported similar threats to their homes over the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Read more
“If the worst-case scenario happens and we have a serious public health crisis, the body count is going to be enormous because these guys don’t have the skills or the will to do anything about it,” said John P. Moore, a virus expert and professor at Cornell University’s Weill Cornell Medical College. Read more
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Although they said it would be named in November, Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s administration now says the future site for Oahu’s next municipal landfill will be made public in December. Read more
Sheinbaum struck a more conciliatory tone a day after saying Mexico would retaliate if Trump carries out his pledge to impose a 25% tariff on Mexican and Canadian imports. Read more
An FBI spokesperson said the bureau is aware of numerous bomb threats and swatting incidents targeting incoming administration nominees and appointees and is working with its law enforcement partners. Read more
If confirmed by the Senate, Bhattacharya would lead the world’s premier medical research agency, with a $48 billion budget and 27 separate institutes and centers, each with its own research agenda, focusing on different diseases like cancer and heart disease. Read more
Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard warned the tariffs would lead to massive U.S. job losses, lower growth and hit U.S. companies producing in Mexico by effectively doubling the taxes they paid. “The impact on companies is huge,” he said. Read more
Mexico and Canada are by far the top two suppliers of farm products to the United States, with imports of agricultural goods valued at nearly $86 billion last year, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Customs data. Read more
His selections have refocused public attention on the project, which played a significant role in the 2024 presidential campaign. Read more
Kelly King’s legal challenge contends that a higher-than-normal percentage of sealed mail-in ballots were rejected by County Clerk Moana Lutey due to deficiencies with required voter signatures on ballot envelopes. Read more
During his 2017-2021 presidency, Trump held three meetings with Kim. However, their diplomacy yielded no concrete results, even as Trump described their talks as falling “in love.” Read more
Though the posts represented just a fraction of his more than 2,000 posts during that period, Musk in many cases used them to give attention to Trump’s most controversial choices, including former Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard for U.S. intelligence chief. Read more
This would enable more Americans to afford new weight loss medications in the GLP-1 class that have been shown to reduce weight by as much as 20% on average and can help prevent type 2 diabetes but cost as much as $1,000 a month without insurance coverage. Read more
