Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Martin Gruenberg on Tuesday acknowledged that a soon-to-be-released report on harassment at the agency is a “sobering look inside our workplace,” as GOP lawmakers called for his resignation. The FDIC is set to release the findings of an independent look into allegations that the agency fostered a workplace rife with […]
Humza Yousaf is expected to formally tender his resignation as Scotland’s first minister on Tuesday. The outgoing first minister will make a a final speech to MSPs this afternoon, with this paving the way for Holyrood to vote on who should take his place. John Swinney, who was installed unopposed as the new SNP leader […]
Rep. Jason Dockter, R-Bismarck, listens during his misdemeanor criminal trial at the Burleigh County Courthouse on May 3, 2024. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor) North Dakota House Minority Leader Zac Ista called on a state lawmaker convicted of a conflict-of-interest misdemeanor to resign. A 12-person jury found Rep. Jason Dockter, R-Bismarck, guilty of voting on legislation […]
CHICAGO — Northwestern University is facing at least two lawsuits and several resignations in the wake of its agreement with pro-Palestinian protestors to end the encampment on campus. CAIR-Chicago joined hosted a press conference Thursday afternoon saying they stand in solidarity with the anti-war demonstrators protesting Israel’s war on Gaza. CAIR Executive director Ahmed Rehab […]
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will break his silence Monday on whether or not he will resign in response to a graft probe of his wife that he says amounts to a campaign of harassment. The 52-year-old, in office since 2018 and only reappointed to another term in November, is due to speak at 12:00 […]
MADRID (AP) — Spain is in nail-biting suspense Monday as it waits for Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to announce whether he will continue in office or not. Sánchez shocked the country on Thursday, announcing he was taking five days off to think about his future after a court opened preliminary proceedings against his wife on […]
MADRID (AP) — Thousands of supporters and party members of Spain’s Socialist party rallied outside the party’s national headquarters in Madrid on Saturday to show their support for Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and urge him not to step down. Sánchez stunned Spain on Wednesday when he announced that he was canceling his itinerary while he […]
Thousands of Socialist Party supporters travelled from across Spain for a rally in Madrid on Saturday to call on prime minister Pedro Sánchez to stay on, after he stunned the country this week by saying he might quit the premiership. Sánchez said on Wednesday he would step back “for a few days” to decide whether […]
By Karl Plume and Ana Mano (Reuters) – Grain trader Archer-Daniels-Midland said on Monday that Chief Financial Officer Vikram Luthar will resign from his role effective Sept. 30. Luthar is the highest-level executive to leave the firm since it disclosed accounting issues within its Nutrition division that later triggered two government investigations and forced it […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) called on the president of Columbia University to do her “job or resign” amid ongoing unrest and heightened concern for Jewish students’ safety on campus. In a post on social platform X, Fetterman compared aspects of the anti-Israel protests to the infamous Charlottesville rally in 2017, when white supremacists chanted “Jews […]
Israel’s military intelligence chief offered to resign on Monday and is expected to formally step down eventually for his leadership role during the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks that killed some 1,200 people, which has been criticized as a major Israeli intelligence failure. Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva, the head of Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate, requested to […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Sunday maintained that she plans to follow through with an effort to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson if he doesn’t resign following the chamber’s passage of a $95 billion package that includes foreign aid to Ukraine. “Mike Johnson’s leadership is over. He needs to do the right thing to resign […]