The darkening cloud hanging over some Cabinet agencies, including the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Environmental Protection Agency, has some GOP strategists worried. But others said the sagas gripping Washington probably won’t worry many voters.
Matt Lauer is not the only prominent anchor accused of seeking inappropriate relationships with younger women. One former NBC correspondent told The Post that legendary anchor Tom Brokaw made unwanted advances toward her in the 1990s.
Investigators tracked down the 72-year-old former police officer and retired mechanic by comparing DNA from numerous crime scenes to information submitted to an online genealogical service.
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Kim walked into South Korea for a historic summit with President Moon Jae-in that will lay the groundwork for a meeting between Kim and President Trump. It was the first time since 1953 that a North Korean leader has come to South Korea.
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After Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield, three more quarterbacks went in the next nine picks: USC’s Sam Darnold to the New York Jets at No. 3; Wyoming’s Allen to the Bills at No. 7; and UCLA’s Josh Rosen to the Arizona Cardinals at No. 10.
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The 80-year-old comedian, once revered as "America’s Dad," faces a maximum of 30 years in prison after being convicted of assaulting Andrea Constand, a Temple University women's basketball administrator whom he was mentoring.
In a memo outlining the new proposal that was obtained by The Washington Post, officials say threatening adults with criminal charges and prison time would be the “most effective” way to reverse the steadily rising number of attempted crossings.
The decision, a win for Cohen, came after prosecutors attempted to undercut his claim of attorney-client privilege by pouncing on comments President Trump made Thursday morning that the lawyer performed little legal work for him.
The president threatened to reshape the agency’s leadership and demolish its tradition of independence from politics. Meanwhile, department alums are fighting back with increasing vigor in the form of petitions and events.
The committee said Robert Menendez, who avoided conviction in a federal corruption trial last year, violated federal law and Senate rules in accepting unreported gifts from a friend and political ally whom the New Jersey Democrat used his office to assist.
The company’s fast-growing advertising and cloud businesses drove much of the growth, sending its stock price to an all-time high.
Retropolis
The Past, Rediscovered Born a slave, the teacher and journalist crusaded against racial terror. She is now among the black women recognized at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Ala., which opened today.
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