Newly married NYC deputy mayor, embattled schools chancellor spotted as questions fly over possible testimony in federal probe
First Deputy Mayor Sheena Wright emerged brightly from her Harlem townhouse early Tuesday morning, wearing a sparkling new diamond infinity ring after her weekend wedding to the city's embattled president, David Banks. was. The longtime lovebirds' Martha's Vineyard wedding came just one day after their boss, Mayor Eric Adams, appeared in Manhattan federal court on […]
Embattled top Mayor Adams aide no longer overseeing NYC migrant contracts as federal probes tighten
A shadow aide to Mayor Eric Adams has stepped down as head of the city's immigration contracting efforts, the latest senior personnel changes to come amid growing federal scrutiny surrounding City Hall. The mayor revealed during his weekly question and answer session on Tuesday that his chief of staff, Camille Joseph Verlach, has taken over […]
Sen. Tillis issues ultimatum to embattled GOP candidate in crucial swing state: ‘Owes it to President Trump’
Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina has issued an ultimatum to North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, saying he “owes President Trump” in the wake of the shocking news of his alleged pornography scandal. “If the reports about Mark Robinson are a complete media fabrication, he needs to take immediate legal action,” Tillis […]
Embattled Post Office boss Nick Read to step down | Post Office Horizon scandal
Nick Read, the troubled chief executive of the Post Office, is due to step down next year. Reid is due to give evidence at the state-run Horizon IT scandal inquiry in October but had already temporarily stepped down from his role in July to “devote his full attention” to preparing for his testimony. Neil Brocklehurst […]
Embattled NYC schools chief David Banks recites Nelson Mandela’s favorite poem
The city's embattled superintendent of education delivered a thin speech in his annual address on Tuesday that offered no metrics on student achievement, before bizarrely having the audience recite a poem that Nelson Mandela “recited every day during his incarceration.” The famous poem “Invictus,” written by English poet William Ernest Henley in 1875, includes lines […]
Donald Trump the embattled ‘incumbent’
Former President Donald Trump kicked off the first presidential debate on Tuesday night with a message: first on point, then on offense. While he kept things low-key and riffed on immigration and the economy, Vice President Kamala Harris was perfectly attuned to the deeply unpopular incumbent president and went on the defensive with detailed points. […]
Nevada House race heats up in embattled congresswomans district
LAS VEGAS — In Nevada, “Desperado” is not only the name of a roller coaster at Buffalo Bill's Hotel and Casino, but also the word used by three-term Democratic Rep. Susie Lee, her Republican opponent in Nevada's 3rd Congressional District, to describe a “desperate man” on Wednesday. That person is Drew Johnson, a think tank […]
B. Riley co-founder offers to buy embattled bank in $212M deal
Bryant Riley, co-founder and co-CEO of B. Riley Financial, said on Friday Suggested The company’s acquisition of the investment bank marked a dramatic end to a tough week that saw its market value wiped out nearly $360 million. The privatization proposal comes after months of turmoil stemming from banks’ relationships with The Vitamin Shoppe’s owner, […]
State funds to Dolton cut as embattled ‘supermayor’ Tiffany Henyard tries to reinstate indicted police chief
Tiffany Henyard is accused of extravagant spending that drove the village of Dalton, Illinois, into bankruptcy (photo illustration). (Dalton Village | stylemebrandon – Instagram/Screenshot) The Illinois State Comptroller’s Office has suspended some funding for the village of Dolton after the village failed to turn over financial records, the latest development in an ongoing saga in […]
Embattled Columbia president resigns months after anti-Israel student protests: report
Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has reportedly resigned from the elite university. Shafik steps down after a year in power that has been marked by constant, and sometimes destructive, anti-Israel protests. The Free Beacon reported. The embattled president has faced growing calls for his resignation in recent months over his handling of the protests that […]