Posts by Bob Poe

A USAID employee in charge of managing contracts for the agency created a fake company to fraudulently secure coronavirus benefits for himself, federal prosecutors said Friday. “Yusuf Akoll worked as…

Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested on Friday following a security breach at Delaney Hall — a federal detention facility in Newark, New Jersey, that opened on May 1 and is…

One of President Donald Trump’s better qualities flies far under the radar. He doesn’t hold a grudge. That’s especially true when there’s a greater good in play. Then-candidate Trump sparred…

The Trump administration is “actively” considering suspending habeas corpus as it seeks to continue its mass deportation efforts that are being hindered by federal judges. White House Deputy Chief of…

President Trump is apparently pushing for a higher tax rate. That’s a nonstarter. The tax regime that President Trump put into place in his first term, his tax cuts, were…

China’s President Xi Jinping sent his top security official to Switzerland on Friday for critical trade talks with the U.S., underscoring Beijing’s recognition of the fentanyl crisis as a key…

The battle over women’s sports came to a head for women’s fencing on Wednesday in a heated congressional hearing where female fencer Stephanie Turner took questions alongside USA Fencing Chairman…

Actress and singer Mandy Moore complained that the process of rebuilding the parts of Los Angeles destroyed by wildfires in January has been a nightmare of red tape. The “This…

A father who has been engaged in a year-long battle against his local school district asked the Trump administration on Friday to investigate Pennsylvania over its “systemic failure” to provide…

The Catholic hosts of ABC’s “The View” made it clear on Friday that they would have been much happier with a new Pope who was less … Catholic — and…