For years, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi hosted top donors, members of Congress and other political bigwigs at a swanky resort in the Napa Valley of California for her two-day issues conference. This year, Rep. Ro Khanna, who represents parts of Silicon Valley and is a leading progressive voice on tech, manufacturing and other economic […]
Donald Trump is looking increasingly nervous as his hush-money trial comes to a close. The former president took to Truth Social late Tuesday to torch not only the judge who oversaw the case but also his own attorneys, who he seemed to suggest did not offer him the legal defense he wanted. “THE GREATEST CASE […]
A new parliament convened in Iran’s capital Tehran for the first time on Monday, days after a deadly helicopter crash which killed the country’s president and foreign minister. State radio reported that lawmkers in the Islamic Consultative Assembly opened the first session of the legislative period with a recitation from the Koran. A new parliamentary […]
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has convened a meeting of top ministers to discuss spiraling violence in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, his office said Wednesday. The special defense and security council meetings typically bring Macron together with a limited group of officials, including Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and the ministers […]
French President Emmanuel Macron has convened a meeting of top ministers to discuss spiralling violence in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia, his office said. The special defence and security council meetings typically bring Mr Macron together with a limited group of officials, including prime minister Gabriel Attal and the ministers for defence, interior, […]
May 8—HENDERSON — The Board of Equalization and Review convened Monday night and will remain open until June 3. That night, the Vance County Commissioners heard five appeals from citizens protesting their property values. There were actually six on the docket — though one left before he was called up. There was a common thread […]
Kenya’s President William Ruto has convened an urgent meeting of the country’s security council after a military helicopter crashed, his spokesman has said. Hussein Mohamed did not give further details. But local media is reporting that senior military officers were on board. They reportedly included Gen Francis Ogolla, the president’s chief military adviser and the […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden convened the Group of Seven advanced democracies on Sunday to coordinate a rebuke to Iran for its unprecedented and largely unsuccessful aerial attack on Israel and to prevent a wider regional escalation. The United States assisted Israel in shooting down dozens of drones and missiles fired by Tehran in […]
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched a one-day blitz Saturday to gain access to Iowa’s presidential ballot as an independent candidate. Whether he succeeded is an outstanding question. Kennedy attempted to qualify by holding a convention with at least 500 eligible Iowa voters representing at least 25 counties. Before adjourning […]
BEIJING (AP) — It’s clear that China’s efforts to build confidence in its slowing economy will top the agenda of its ceremonial national legislature, which convenes Tuesday in Beijing. What remains unclear is how the ruling Communist Party can navigate toward stronger, sustained growth as China’s workforce is aging, relations with Washington are fraught, and […]
For Yurok tribal member Billee Willson, the loss of her mother shaped her life. Her mother, Willson said, adored children. She had six of her own and taught at a Hoopa Valley elementary school. She loved jewelry making and doing beadwork and was exploring basket weaving. She was loved and cared for in her community. […]
Jan. 6—Soon, more than 100 politicians from all over Washington will walk into rooms with coastal rhododendrons and English dogwood flowers printed on the carpet. They will begin to debate potential state laws. They will argue over how to spend money from the state’s coffers while wearing suit jackets and walking through the hallways of […]