In defusing much of the government’s case, lawyers for the music mogul did not dispute that he did bad things. They disputed that they matched the crimes he was charged with.
This week, President Trump will start the countdown to next summer’s Semiquincentennial with an event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Not everyone wants to wave the flag his way.
Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the New York Democrat and minority leader, delayed a final House vote with an impassioned speech, saying he would take his “sweet time” assailing the measure.
Thomas J. Barrack Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Turkey, says Washington is facilitating the discussions and prioritizing economic development over nation-building in the Middle East.
She oversaw fashion coverage beginning in 1957, when hemlines made headlines. She later made groundbreaking ads for Henri Bendel with her photographer husband, Gösta Peterson.
The music mogul remains in custody after he was convicted on two counts of transporting prostitutes. A judge will determine his prison sentence at an unspecified date.
President Trump has spent days cajoling Republicans to support his spending bill. He will also have to sell it to the public as Democrats focus on all the ways it helps the wealthy.