As FAU presidential search nears end, here’s why political clout could figure in

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 7, 2025. Posted in Education, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News, Politics.

Florida colleges and universities appear to have a new preferred qualification in their search for a president: experience as a Republican politician. By Monday, three major educational institutions in South Florida may have welcomed a high-profile Republican as their new president. Florida Atlantic University will decide whether to choose former House Majority Leader Adam Hasner from among the three finalists for its new president. Two other finalists also will be interviewed. Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez is expected be hired on Friday as Florida International University’s interim president,...

Senate confirms Project 2025 architect Russell Vought to lead powerful White House budget office

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 7, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By STEPHEN GROVES WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate confirmed Russell Vought as White House budget director on Thursday night, putting an official who has planned the zealous expansion of President Donald Trump’s power into one of the most influential positions in the federal government. Related Articles National Politics | Trump signs order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel National Politics | Trump’s Justice Department ends Biden-era task force aimed at seizing assets of Russian...

RFK Jr. misled the US Senate on measles deaths, Samoa’s health chief says

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 4, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Health, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa’s top health official on Monday denounced as “a complete lie” remarks that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made during his bid to become U.S. health secretary, rejecting his claim that some who died in the country’s 2019 measles epidemic didn’t have the disease. Related Articles National Politics | Association representing thousands of FBI agents appeals to Congress to protect their jobs National Politics | Trump administration’s data deletions set off ‘a mad scramble,’ researcher...

Association representing thousands of FBI agents appeals to Congress to protect their jobs

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 4, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics.

By ERIC TUCKER WASHINGTON (AP) — The association representing thousands of FBI agents urged congressional leaders Monday to protect the jobs of employees at risk of punishment or possibly termination over their participation in investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Related Articles National Politics | RFK Jr. misled the US Senate on measles deaths, Samoa’s health chief says National Politics | Trump administration’s data deletions set off ‘a mad scramble,’ researcher says National Politics | ...

Trump administration’s data deletions set off ‘a mad scramble,’ researcher says

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 4, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National Politics, Network, News, Politics, Science.

By MIKE STOBBE and MIKE SCHNEIDER NEW YORK (AP) — Researchers are in what one described as “a mad scramble” to sort out what public data the Trump administration has deleted from government websites and electronic publications. Related Articles Science | Stunning conjunction of Venus, crescent moon will be visible Saturday Science | High school students begin the long journey to become doctors Science | Newly spotted asteroid has a tiny chance of hitting Earth in 2032 Science | NASA’s 2...

Chappell Roan wins best new artist at the Grammys, delivers speech about musicians’ livable wage

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 3, 2025. Posted in Celebrities, Entertainment, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Music and Concerts, National News, Network, News, Things To Do, TV and Streaming.

By MARIA SHERMAN, Associated Press Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chappell Roan was named best new artist at the 2025 Grammys. She read a speech from a notebook, beginning by addressing her fellow nominees. “BRAT was the best night of my life this year,” she said, as her hat fell off her head, referencing Charli xcx. Then her speech changed course. She directed her attention to major labels and the music industry, instructing them to “offer a living wage and healthcare, especially to developing artists.” Then she described getting signed as a minor, getting dropped and entering the...

Jimmy Carter wins posthumous Grammy for narrating an audiobook of his Sunday school lessons

By MARIA SHERMAN, Associated Press Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter has won a posthumous Grammy award. Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, died in December at age 100. Prior to his passing, Carter was nominated in the audio book, narration, and storytelling recording category at the 2025 Grammys for “Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration,” recordings from his final Sunday School lessons delivered at Maranatha Baptist Church in Georgia. Musicians Darius Rucker, Lee Ann Rimes and Jon...

Trump orders airstrikes against Islamic State in Somalia

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 2, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump ordered airstrikes Saturday against the Islamic State group in northern Somalia, the first major U.S. military operation overseas since he took office. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement that the military’s initial assessment was that “multiple operatives” in the remote Golis Mountains in the country’s north were killed in the strikes, and that no civilians were harmed. The strikes were conducted by Navy and Air Force warplanes, including F/A-18 fighter jets from the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman operating in the Red Sea, three Defense...

Woman who wanted to kill GOP leaders said she was inspired by CEO’s slaying, prosecutors say

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on February 1, 2025. Posted in Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, National News, Network, News.

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — A Massachusetts woman who told police that she went to the U.S. Capitol to kill members of President Donald Trump’s cabinet said she was influenced by Luigi Mangione, the man charged with fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, prosecutors said in a court filing. Related Articles National News | Air traffic controllers were initially offered buyouts and told to consider leaving government National News | Plane with 6 aboard crashes in Philadelphia, setting homes ablaze and unleashing a...

Florida’s lawsuit over Trump attempted assassination investigation paused by judge

Written by Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Syndicated User on January 31, 2025. Posted in Florida News, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage, Fort Lauderdale Mortgage Rates, Latest Headlines, News.

A federal judge has paused a lawsuit filed in October by then-Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody alleging that the U.S. Department of Justice had improperly prevented the state from investigating an alleged assassination attempt against President Donald Trump. U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore last week issued an order after Justice Department attorneys filed a motion that said the two sides “have conferred about this case and agree that more time is needed to discuss how best to proceed in this matter.” The Justice Department originally faced a deadline this week to file a response...

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