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David Gergen answers a reporter’s question in the briefing room of the White House in Washington on June 7, 1993. Doug Mills/AP hide caption toggle caption Doug Mills/AP David Gergen, a veteran of Washington politics and an adviser to four presidents in a career spanning decades in government, academia and media, has died. He was 83. Gergen worked in the …

Weekend flooding threat coming to parts of Texas. Here’s where.  San Antonio Express-News Flood Watch Issued for Kerr County With Chance for Heavy Rain  The New York Times Flash flood threat in the Southern Plains as Texas still recovers  ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos Weather warnings gave officials a 3 hour, 21 minute window to save lives in Kerr …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Saturday dropped a case against a Utah doctor accused of falsifying COVID-19 vaccination certificates and destroying more than $28,000 worth of government-provided COVID-19 vaccines. Bondi, in a statement posted on X, said Michael Kirk Moore Jr., of Salt Lake County, Utah did not deserve the jail time he was facing. Moore was …

Rushdi Abualouf Gaza correspondent Reuters Gaza has been devastated by 21 months of war between Israel and Hamas Negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Qatar on a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal are on the brink of collapse, according to Palestinian officials familiar with the details of the discussions. One senior official told the BBC that Israel had …

Appeals Court Overturns Plea Deal in 9/11 Case  The New York Times A court called off a key 9/11 suspect’s plea deal. Here’s where the case stands  AP News Court rules former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had authority to throw out plea deals for 9/11 alleged conspirators  CNN US court rejects plea deal for ‘9/11 mastermind’ Khalil Sheikh Mohammed  BBC Appeals court throws out …

Trump tours devastation in Texas, meeting with families and first responders  The Washington PostView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Teachers and multilingual learners may see impacts as over $13 million in federal funding for Fairfax schools is placed under review by the U.S. Department of Education. Over $13 million in federal funding for Fairfax County Public Schools has been frozen while the U.S. Department of Education reviews the grants, a step that school leaders said could impact teachers and …

FEMA Approved Removal of Many Camp Mystic Buildings From Flood Zones  The New York Times FEMA missed major flood risks at Camp Mystic in Texas, new analysis reveals  PBS Trump visits Texas flood zone, defends government’s disaster response  Reuters Texas floods latest: Camp Mystic cabins ‘built on extremely hazardous flood zone’  The Independent FEMA maps underestimated risk in catastrophic Texas flood, data shows  ABC News …

Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Saturday that she is dismissing the criminal charges against a Utah plastic surgeon who was currently on trial for allegedly issuing fake Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 vaccination records cards to people who sought fake vaccine cards. Dr. Michael Kirk Moore, whose criminal trial was currently underway in Utah, was indicted by the Justice …

President Trump says he is considering “taking away” the U.S. citizenship of a longtime rival, actress and comedian Rosie O’Donnell, despite a decades-old Supreme Court ruling that expressly prohibits such an action by the government. “Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious consideration to taking away …