Maine’s strongest gun control law after Lewiston mass shooting is now in limbo
The law’s supporters describe the three days as a “cooling off period.” In Maine, 90% of gun deaths are suicides, and 56% of suicides are carried out with guns, according to a 2023 Maine Department of ...
The Irish Times5d
Will ‘steely, unflinching’ White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt be chewed up like her predecessors?
The James S Brady ... row seat in the Brady room for “new media” outlets, reserved for podcasters and others. Leavitt is just 27, the youngest White House press secretary ever and she is ...
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Reagan's 'peace through strength' doctrine can aid Trump administration with Taiwan policy, group says
A group led by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute (RRPFI) has issued a series of takeaways following its recent visit to Taiwan. The takeaways can be seen as a roadmap of ...
The New York Times3d
The 1980s Are Back, and Not in a Good Way
Like Reagan, Mr. Trump is championing a “Star Wars”-like missile shield project, an Iron Dome, that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is in charge of putting together. The slogan that Mr. Trump ...
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Trump’s White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt began juggling job duties, and motherhood, just days after giving birth
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt doesn’t spend much time talking about herself — but that hasn’t stopped her from giving America something to talk about. Not only is she the ...
Wall Street Journal6d
FAA Wants Permanent Helicopter Restrictions at Reagan Airport
The move, under consideration by senior Federal Aviation Administration officials, would be part of a long-term plan to improve safety at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, according to ...
The relationship between the White House and its press corps is time-tested — and can be contentious
When the Trump administration barred Associated Press reporters from presidential events, it did so after an or-else demand ...
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WATCH: Helicopter crew in DC collision may not have heard key instruction from tower, NTSB says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The crew of the helicopter that collided midair with an American Airlines jet near Washington D.C.’s Ronald Reagan National Airport might not have heard instructions from the ...
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10 Photos Of White House Press Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, In The Real World
Karoline Leavitt made headlines and history when she became the youngest person (27) to serve as White House Press Secretary. Rising to this prestigious position at an age when most are still charting ...
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Goodyear Blimp at 100: From Ronald Reagan to Ice Cube, 'floating piece of Americana' still thriving
Former President Ronald Reagan might be the most famous passenger, and rapper Ice Cube raised the blimp’s street cred when he included a line about it in his 1992 song titled “It Was A Good ...
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Goodyear Blimp at 100: From Ronald Reagan to Ice Cube, 'floating piece of Americana' still thriving
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Flying a few hundred feet above the streets and shores of Daytona Beach, the Goodyear Blimp draws a crowd. Onlookers stare and point. Drivers pull over for better looks ...
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A physician and author’s 1984 tribute to the NIH feels all the more valuable today
Big government was coming under fire. In his first inaugural, President Reagan proclaimed, “Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem” — and the NIH was not ...