The Army spokesman said the Arlington National Cemetery employee was trying to make sure those participating in the wreath-laying ceremony earlier this week were following the rules, which ‘clearly prohibit political activities on cemetery grounds.’
President Biden
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, Politics
Gunman in Trump assassination attempt saw rally as ‘target of opportunity,’ FBI official says
Thomas Matthew Crooks, who shot at former President Trump from a nearby roof before being killed by a Secret Service countersniper, did extensive research for an attack before the shooting.
advertisement
Posted inNation / World
Biden speaks with Netanyahu as U.S. prods Israel, Hamas to agree on cease-fire
The hope that a deal can be completed, at least in the near term, appears to be diminishing.
Posted inNation / World
Judge knocks down Hunter Biden’s bid to use Trump ruling to get tax case dismissed
It’s the second criminal trial in just months against the president’s son, who was convicted in June of 3 felony charges in a separate federal case stemming from the purchase of a gun in 2018.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, Schools & Education
Biden administration hikes pay for Head Start teachers to address workforce shortage
The administration’s new rules, published Friday, will require large operators to put their employees on a path to earn what their counterparts in local school districts make by 2031.
Posted inElection 2024, Nation / World, News, Politics
Biden says Trump is why he ran for president, and why he dropped out
In the first interview he’s given since ending his bid for a second term, Biden said that he’s “not confident” the 45th president will let a Harris-Walz ticket take the White House without political violence.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics
Maine home of Frances Perkins, first female Cabinet member, seeks national monument designation
An architect of New Deal measures like Social Security and the 40-hour work week, Perkins returned throughout her life to a home in Newcastle that had been in her family since the 1750s.
Posted inBusiness, Election 2024, Politics
Harris will carry Biden’s economic record into the election. She hopes to turn it into an asset
Former President Donald Trump is campaigning hard on the higher cost of living, having mentioned inflation 14 times in his speech last week at the Republican National Convention.
Posted inNation / World, News
Harris tells Netanyahu ‘it is time’ to end the war in Gaza and bring the hostages home
With all eyes on the likely Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris largely reiterated President Biden’s longstanding message that it’s time to find an endgame to the brutal war in Gaza.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine, News, Politics
Rep. Jared Golden ‘absolutely not’ committed to supporting Kamala Harris
The Democrat’s opponent, Republican state Rep. Austin Theriault, accuses Golden of taking ‘the position of every other slippery Washington politician who refuses to disclose who they’re supporting for president.’