The fallout from the Teamsters ' affiliation with organized crime in the 20th Century is poised to end after President Trump's prosecutors agreed to cease federal monitorship of the union. Why it matters: The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has been subject to oversight since 1989, when it signed a consent decree aimed at eliminating the mob's influence in the union. - "Being the general president of the Teamsters, if I even think it, they want to indict me over it," Teamsters president Sean O'Brien joked on his podcast in early 2025 about the union's lingering image. Driving the news: The Teamsters and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday filed a joint motion to end the monitorship. -…
The fallout from the Teamsters ' affiliation with organized crime in the 20th Century is poised to end after President Trump's prosecutors agreed to cease federal monitorship of the union. Why it matters: The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has been subject to oversight since 1989, when it signed a consent decree aimed at eliminating the mob's influence in the union. - "Being the general president of the Teamsters, if I even think it, they want to indict me over it," Teamsters president Sean O'Brien joked on his podcast in early 2025 about the union's lingering image. Driving the news: The Teamsters and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday filed a joint motion to end the monitorship. -…Open
The horse bolted after the driver stepped out to take a photo of the passengers, the carriage drivers’ union said, and an 18-year-old tourist from India fell from the driverless carriage.
Days after it was first announced by President Donald Trump, U.S. officials on Wednesday finally detailed what is in the memorandum of understanding with Iran.
The top Democrats on congressional committees overseeing foreign, defense and intelligence policy are demanding Secretary of State Marco Rubio provide a briefing on the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding . Why it matters: Unlike some of Congress' hawkish Republicans , these lawmakers aren't dismissing the deal out of hand. - "While we welcome the Administration's turn toward diplomacy and its decision to end this war of choice, the Administration must provide Congress with greater details," they wrote in a three-page letter to Rubio. - The State Department did not immediately provide a comment for this story. Driving the news: Reps. Greg Meeks (D-N.Y.), Jim Himes (D-Conn.) and Adam Smith (D-Wash.) — the ranking members of the…
The top Democrats on congressional committees overseeing foreign, defense and intelligence policy are demanding Secretary of State Marco Rubio provide a briefing on the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding . Why it matters: Unlike some of Congress' hawkish Republicans , these lawmakers aren't dismissing the deal out of hand. - "While we welcome the Administration's turn toward diplomacy and its decision to end this war of choice, the Administration must provide Congress with greater details," they wrote in a three-page letter to Rubio. - The State Department did not immediately provide a comment for this story. Driving the news: Reps. Greg Meeks (D-N.Y.), Jim Himes (D-Conn.) and Adam Smith (D-Wash.) — the ranking members of the…Open
President Trump lashed out at critics who say the agreement achieves less than the one President Barack Obama signed in 2015, and he threatened to bomb Iran again if it violated the deal.
The Forest Service says it's fully staffed with seasonal firefighters going into summer but there are still questions about whether the government is prepared if major wildfires get out of hand.
The Forest Service says it's fully staffed with seasonal firefighters going into summer but there are still questions about whether the government is prepared if major wildfires get out of hand.Open