PM nominates Greg Moriarty to be next US ambassador The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has revealed that veteran public servant and former chief of staff to Malcolm Turnbull, Greg Moriarty, will be recommended to the governor general to be Australia’s ambassador to the US, replacing the outgoing ambassador, Kevin Rudd. Albanese told ABC’s Insiders: He […]
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Justice Department releases additional documents from Epstein files
The Justice Department on Monday released additional documents from its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Following a congressional mandate to release all of its Epstein files by Friday, the Justice Department on Friday released thousands of documents — ranging from investigative material to photos taken by Epstein and his friends — but […]
Jeffrey Epstein files latest: New files, including transcripts, released by Department of Justice on Saturday | Jeffrey Epstein
Analysis: trickle release on a Friday signals move to bury Trump ties Sam Levine The justice department’s partial release of the Epstein files on Friday signaled how the agency is using a variety of tactics to try to bury and obfuscate Donald Trump’s connection to Jeffrey Epstein, writes Sam Levine. The release underscores how the […]
US-Ukraine talks on security ‘framework’ to continue Saturday, State Department says
LONDON — American and Ukrainian representatives will continue discussions on a possible framework for a peace deal to end Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor on Saturday, the State Department said in a statement, following meetings between the two teams in Miami this week. The office of the spokesperson at the State Department said in […]
U.S. Transportation Department says it’s bringing back civility on flights : NPR
An American Airlines flight attendant serves drinks to passengers after departing Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Robert Alexander/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Robert Alexander/Getty Images The U.S. Department of Transportation is launching what it’s calling a “civility campaign” to promote good behavior on flights and at airports, as the busy holiday travel season gets underway. […]
Education Department out-of-office emails violated First Amendment : NPR
The Washington headquarters of the Department of Education on March 12. A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration violated the First Amendment rights of Education Department employees when it replaced their personalized out-of-office notifications with partisan language. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images A federal judge ruled that the Trump […]
Department of Transportation might be forced to shut down some airspace next week: Duffy
The Department of Transportation might be forced to shut down the airspace in certain parts of the country if the government shutdown continues into next week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on Tuesday. “So if, if you bring us to a week from today, Democrats, you will see mass chaos,” he said. “You will see […]