Secret Service officials repeatedly denied requests for additional resources made by former President Donald Trump’s detail prior to the July 13 assassination attempt, the Washington Post reported. Trump was slightly wounded in…
Biden Budget Requests $500 Million For Two Years Of Free Community College Alexa Schwerha on March 9, 2023 President Joe Biden’s proposed fiscal year 2024 budget includes $500 million in discretionary funding…
Judge Stops Twitter From Revealing FBI’s Information Requests, Cites ‘National Security’ Concerns Katelynn Richardson on March 7, 2023 Twitter cannot publicly reveal the number of times the FBI asks it to provide…
US Diplomat Calls For ‘#BlackGirlMagic’ In Afghanistan, Requests Advice From Lizzo And Beyoncé Trevor Schakohl on February 15, 2023 The current top-ranking U.S. diplomat to Afghanistan asked famous African American women on…
DeSantis Admin Requests Additional Information On Now-Revised AP African American Studies Course Alexa Schwerha on February 8, 2023 Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is requesting additional information about an AP African…
Another State Follows DeSantis’ Lead And Requests Data On University Diversity, Equity And Inclusion Spending Alexa Schwerha on February 9, 2023 South Carolina lawmakers followed Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration’s lead…
(Reuters) – Brazilian retailer Americanas SA has requested debtor-in-possession financing of at least 1 billion reais ($197.12 million) as part of its bankruptcy process, according to a securities filing Tuesday. The financing…
By Carolina Pulice (Reuters) – A group of investors requested a collective arbitration against troubled Brazilian retailer Americanas SA and 3G Capital at the Brazilian stock exchange on Thursday, according to a…
by Jennie Taer NEW YORK, NY – Mayor Eric Adams’ requests to assist illegal migrants arriving in New York City have yet to be answered by Democratic New York Governor Kathy Hochul.…
Michigan Court’s Shielding Of Teachers From Public Record Requests Raises ‘Transparency’ Concerns, Experts Say Alexa Schwerha on December 27, 2022 A recent Michigan court ruling, which found that public school teachers are…
Black Conservative Group Requests Meeting With Elon Musk To Support ‘Twitter’s Move Toward Free Speech’ Bronson Winslow on December 6, 2022 Project 21, a black leadership group for the National Center for Public…
Court Decides Air Force ‘Wrongly’ Dismisses Religious Exemption Requests From Unvaxxed Airmen Micaela Burrow on November 30, 2022 An Ohio court Tuesday upheld a legal pause on separations for airmen who have…
(Reuters) – The United States is requesting a five-week delay to allow it to prepare to implement a Tuesday court ruling requiring it to end a pandemic-era migrant expulsion policy. The request,…
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration is asking Congress for $9.25 billion to fight COVID-19 and an additional $37.7 billion to support Ukraine in its war with Russia as part…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the first tranche of requests for payments for staff affected by mysterious ailments known as Havana Syndrome, deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said on…
By Daina Beth Solomon MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The biggest U.S. labor federation on Tuesday asked the U.S. government to open a complaint at a Saint-Gobain glass plant in Mexico, the latest…
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia has requested “additional explanations” from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on parts of its report on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was…
By Nupur Anand MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s central bank is unlikely to give “shadow banks” exemptions from stricter bad-loan rules coming into force, sources told Reuters, essentially ending an advantage the non-bank…
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) – Pro-Trump operatives are flooding local officials with public-records requests to seek evidence for the former president’s false stolen-election claims and to gather intelligence on voting machines and…
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON – Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has requested the deployment of military troops to assist with migrants arriving on buses sent by the Texas and Arizona state governments, according…
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s Credito Real said on Tuesday it had requested to enter the U.S. Chapter 15 bankruptcy procedure as the company struggles to meet its financial obligations. In a securities…
Top US Energy Officials Appear To Be Stonewalling FOIA Requests For Secret White House Meetings Thomas Catenacci on June 17, 2022 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has appeared to stonewall an information…
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Justice asked the House of Representatives committee investigating last year’s attack on the U.S. Capitol to turn over some transcripts from interviews conducted…
By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA – Honduras requested membership of the CAF-Development Bank of Latin America, the organization reported Thursday, as leftist President Xiomara Castro’s administration seeks financing to alleviate severe budgetary imbalances…
SINGAPORE – Russia’s top producer Rosneft <ROSN.MM> has issued a tender to sell June-loading ESPO Blend crude, in another attempt to get buyers to pay for supplies in full upfront and in…
(Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday he had asked Prime Minister Boris Johnson for a review to determine whether he had stuck to the rules on ministerial declarations…