WASHINGTON – All eyes will be on the high-stakes meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Monday. The backstory: Last February, Zelensky was told to leave the White House after his meeting with Trump turned into a shouting match in the Oval Office. However, experts say that…
article 18 March 2019, Hamburg: ILLUSTRATION – A fifth grade student of a grammar school uses the search function of her smartphone. Photo: Daniel Reinhardt/dpa (Photo by Daniel Reinhardt/picture alliance via Getty Images) WASHINGTON – Cell phones in schools have become a highly debated topic across the country as school districts continue to enforce stricter…
article Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue speaks to supporters at an election-night event on May 24, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images) ATLANTA – As tensions escalate between Washington and Beijing, the U.S. Senate has confirmed former Georgia Sen. David Perdue as ambassador to China, tasking him with one of the most…
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – The U.S. Supreme court is going to hear arguments Monday in a case that may have big implications for people with disabilities. The case, AJT v Osseo Area Schools, originally was about students with disabilities being able to sue their schools for discrimination. Now it may have wider reaching implications, outside…
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – A stark warning from President Donald Trump Friday to Ukraine and Russia, telling the two countries that the U.S. may soon walk away from peace negotiations if progress doesn’t happen soon. “If for some reason, one of the two parties makes it very difficult, we’re just going to say you’re foolish,…
Last week, President Trump’s press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked a seemingly simple question about the White House dress code. A reporter pointed out that administration officials were “miffed” that the Ukrainian leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, had not worn a suit to the Oval Office. And yet, the reporter said: “Elon Musk never wears a suit…
New details emerge in deadly D.C. plane crash – CBS News Watch CBS News The National Transportation Safety Board has released a minute-by-minute report of the deadly midair collision between a military Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines passenger plane near Ronald Reagan National Airport. The report was created with flight data and recovered…
Hours after President Trump paved the way for upending the United States’ trade relationship with India with broad “reciprocal” tariffs, he and Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented a united front during a news conference on Thursday at the White House. Mr. Modi became the latest head of state to seek to placate an increasingly power-flexing…
Actress Issa Rae has canceled a sold-out show at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, citing “an infringement of values” at the venue after President Trump fired board members and installed himself as chairman this week. Rae, the creator and star of HBO’s “Insecure,” announced on Instagram that she would no longer host her…
DC Council considers complete cell phone ban for DC Public Schools The D.C. Council is proposing a total cellphone ban across all D.C. public schools. The legislation that would put the ban in place was introduced Monday afternoon at the D.C. Council meeting. WASHINGTON – The D.C. Council is proposing a total cellphone ban across all…