Upon hearing the news that the Voting Rights Act had been signed into law, Andrew Young wasn’t jubilant, but rather strategic. Young, now 91, was among Martin Luther King Jr.’s closest advisors. However, unlike King and another member of the inner circle, Ralph Abernathy, Young was not present at the signing of the Voting Rights […]
Joel Finkelstein, an attorney in the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, was an accidental witness to the signing of the Voting Rights Act in 1965, one of the landmark events in the civil rights movement. President Lyndon Johnson invited him to witness the signing. He does not know why he was chosen to be present, […]
According to a source familiar with the matter, federal prosecutors are using a grand jury in Florida as part of their investigation into possible mishandling of classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Palm Beach property. This grand jury is in addition to a separate panel that has been meeting in Washington for months to […]
The ongoing war in Ukraine took center stage during Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s trip to Washington. Sunak, who aims to show that Britain remains a crucial American ally in a world of bold authoritarian state threats, met with President Joe Biden to discuss the situation. The United States and the United Kingdom are the two […]
Prince Harry testified in the High Court of his “paranoia” as a result of alleged illegal information-gathering by tabloid journalists. The Duke of Sussex appeared in court proceedings to sue Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) for damages, claiming their journalists were linked to phone hacking, “blagging” or obtaining information through deception, and use of private investigators […]
During his visit to the United States, Chancellor Rishi Sunak is scheduled to attend a Major League Baseball game, but he will not have the honour of throwing the first pitch. The game between the Washington Nationals and the Arizona Diamondbacks will celebrate the close ties between the US and the UK. Instead of Mr […]
During his trip to Washington, Rishi Sunak will focus on three main objectives including promoting economic co-operation, supporting Ukraine, and highlighting the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) regulation. The UK’s Prime Minister will meet with Joe Biden at the White House on Thursday, but he will also engage with political figures and senior business leaders […]
Eleven House conservatives, led by members of the House Freedom Caucus, protested on Tuesday against Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s leadership on the recent vote to raise the debt ceiling. They blocked progress on several bills put forth by Republican leadership, breaking with their party on an otherwise routine procedural vote. Their move threw the day’s schedule […]
Four people, including a real estate broker, a caretaker, and a skilled aviator, died after their private jet crashed into a mountain in Virginia. The group in the Cessna Citation lost communication with air traffic after passing over Washington, D.C. before the plane crashed into the mountain. The group included luxury real estate broker Adina […]
The United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has arrived in Saudi Arabia for a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, amidst strained relations between the two nations. It will be Blinken’s second visit to Saudi Arabia since becoming the top diplomat of the US. Relations have worsened between Saudi Arabia and the US […]