Washington CNN — Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders will deliver the Republican response to President Joe Biden’s upcoming State of the Union address, according to an announcement from GOP congressional leaders. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced Thursday that Sanders would deliver the Republican address to the nation from … Read more
CNN — President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that his National Economic Council Director Brian Deese plans to step down from office, a long-awaited confirmation of an expected departure. Biden’s statement offered no details on a successor or when Deese would leave, but praised the work of his top economist during a tough time for … Read more
CNN — A top Trump Organization executive is set to appear before a Manhattan grand jury on Thursday investigating former President Donald Trump’s alleged role in a silent payment scheme, people familiar with the matter said. Executive Jeffrey McConney, the comptroller of the Trump Organization, is one of the company’s most senior financial officers and … Read more
CNN — The College Board on Wednesday released the official framework for a new advanced placement course in African American studies that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis earlier denounced for imposing a “political agenda.” In recent months, the multidisciplinary course has been praised by scholars and historians, while becoming a target for lawmakers seeking to restrict … Read more
CNN — Tire Nichols, whose death at the hands of police in Memphis led to second-degree murder charges against five officers, will be remembered at a funeral service on Wednesday for the life he lived. Nichols, 29, who was black, was subdued but continuously beaten after a traffic stop by Memphis police on January 7. … Read more
CNN — A week after authorities discovered a woman bound and beaten in a southwestern Oregon home, the kidnapping suspect died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, reports a CNN affiliate . Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, died in a hospital after an hour-long standoff with law enforcement Tuesday night in Grants Pass, Oregon, CNN affiliate KTVL … Read more