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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was indicted Friday on federal charges of defrauding the city while trying to keep her romantic relationship with a police officer a secret, prosecutors said. Cantrell is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to obstruct justice, making false statements and false declaration before a grand jury, according to a federal indictment filed Friday …

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was indicted Friday in what prosecutors called a yearslong scheme to hide a romantic relationship with her bodyguard, who is accused of being paid as if he was working even when they met alone in apartments and traveled to vineyards for wine tasting. Cantrell faces charges of conspiracy, fraud and obstruction, …

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PBS plans to cut its budget by 21% as public media faces the loss of $1.1 billion in federal funding over the next two fiscal years. Paula Kerger, president and CEO of PBS, informed station general managers Wednesday of the planned cuts. The overall pool of station dues will be reduced by $35 million, she said. Local outlets are grappling …

Mayor LaToya Cantrell indicted in historic federal investigation  WWLTV.comView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Federal appeals court allows CFPB dismantling to proceed  Axios CFPB staff layoffs can proceed, appeals court rules  NPR Trump Administration Gets Major Court Win  Newsweek CFPB cuts can resume, divided appeals court rules  CNN Appeals court clears way for deep cuts, restructuring at CFPB  Politico Source link

Please enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser or access the information through the links provided below. August 15, 2025 Federal Reserve Board announces it will sunset its novel activities supervision program and return to monitoring banks’ novel activities through the normal supervisory process For release at 12:00 p.m. EDT …

They typically investigate drug lords, weapons traffickers or cyber criminals. This week, though, federal agents are fanning out across the nation’s capital as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to clamp down on crime in the city. The sometimes-masked agents joined members of the National Guard as well as the United States Park Police, whose responsibilities include protecting the country’s …

What federal agents can and can’t do in Trump’s D.C. crackdown  Axios As Trump Seizes D.C.’s Police, Critics Say He’s Undercut Its Ability to Fight Crime  The New York Times Chicagoans protest over President Trump’s deployment of National Guard in D.C.  CBS News Trump makes false claims about crime in Washington DC as homeless camps are cleared  The Guardian All eyes on Washington, and …

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday scrapped local directives that severely limited cooperation between police officers in Washington, D.C., and federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other immigration agencies. The move amounts to a sweeping reversal of “sanctuary” policies in the nation’s capital, allowing the Metropolitan Police Department, for the time being, to fully cooperate with federal immigration …