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Yahoo
a day ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Police identify multiple suspects in brutal Cincinnati street fight: 'Cruel and absolutely unacceptable'
Authorities have identified at least four suspects in a violent brawl that took place in downtown Cincinnati, police sources tell Fox News. Fox 19 reported that the fight took place on Friday night between Elm and Fourth Streets, with videos of the brawl going viral on social media. Video circulating around social media shows two people attacking a man wearing a white t-shirt, who is eventually shoved to the ground. The man wearing a white t-shirt was kicked several times while he was on the ground, but eventually gets up. A woman was also seen lying unconscious in the street after being punched. Several people can be seen helping her get up, and she eventually regained consciousness. Brutal Downtown Brawl Leaves Victims Bloodied As Cincinnati Police Launch Investigation Police sources told Fox News on Monday that at least four suspects have been identified. Police are still trying to identify at least eight more people, the sources said. Read On The Fox News App It's unclear what led to the fight. The two individuals were seriously injured in the fight, the police sources said. White House spokesman Harrison Fields told Fox News Digital, "Engaging in this level of barbaric violence is unacceptable, and those responsible must face the full weight of the justice system." "Restoring safety to America's communities is a cornerstone of the President's Make America Safe Again agenda. As a result, we've seen crime levels plummet under President Trump's leadership, which has secured the border, empowered our law enforcement, and taken dangerous criminals off our streets," Fields added. Cincinnati Chief of Police Teresa Theetge previously told Fox News Digital she was appalled by the brawl. Knife Attack At Massive Portland Rave Leaves Four Teenagers Wounded "The behavior displayed is nothing short of cruel and absolutely unacceptable," she said in a statement. "Our investigative team is working diligently to identify every individual involved in causing harm. It's also important to clarify: this was a sudden dispute between individuals following a verbal altercation." In a statement posted to X, Democrat Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval said he was "outraged" by the "vicious" fight. "It is horrifying to watch, and this unacceptable and disgusting behavior is intolerable in any part of our community. That's not who we are as a city," Pureval said. "Based on the investigation and the urgent work of our police, I am confident that arrests are forthcoming. For that reason, we are making every effort to allow our officers to do their job and present formal results to the public, rather than engaging with early speculation." "Let me be clear: Cincinnati is an inclusive city where all can come together to enjoy major events in our urban core," he added. Vice President JD Vance also weighed in on the fight, saying while he doesn't have all the context, he saw "a mob of lawless thugs beating up an innocent person." WATCH VANCE'S STATEMENT: "It's disgusting. I hope every single one of those people who engaged in violence is prosecuted to the full extent of the law," Vance said. "You had a grown man who sucker punched a middle-aged woman and where I come from at least… when you have a grown man sucker punching a middle-aged woman that person ought to go to jail for a very long time. And frankly, he is lucky there weren't some better people around because they would handle it themselves." DOJ Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon posted on X that the agency would "monitor closely" how local authorities handle the attack. "Nobody in our great nation should be the victim of such a crime, and where race is a motivation, federal law may apply," Dhillon added. Cincinnati Vice Mayor Jan-Michele Kearney said police will find anyone involved in the fight and they "will be held accountable," according to Wlwt. "I mean, that was just crazy. You know, it was disgusting. It was horrible to see," Kearney said. "You know, we talk to our teens about not fighting and how to get along — how to deescalate. And then you have adults out here showing bad behavior." People with information are asked to call the Cincinnati Police Department or Crime Stoppers at 513-352-3040. Fox News' Greg Wehner contributed to this article source: Police identify multiple suspects in brutal Cincinnati street fight: 'Cruel and absolutely unacceptable'
CBS News
5 days ago
- Business
- CBS News
Trump signs rescissions bill clawing back foreign aid, NPR and PBS funding
Washington — President Trump signed legislation to claw back $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting funding, the first time in decades that Congress has approved a president's request to rescind previously approved funding. White House spokesperson Harrison Fields said Thursday that the package was "officially signed." Both the Senate and House passed the legislation, known as a rescissions request, in overnight votes last week before a July 18 deadline. Each chamber ran into different hurdles in getting it over the finish line ahead of the deadline, after which the funds would have had to be spent as Congress originally intended. The bill targets roughly $8 billion for foreign assistance programs, including the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID. The package also includes about $1 billion in funding cuts for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which supports public radio and television stations, including NPR and PBS. Though all but two Republican senators ended up supporting final passage in the upper chamber, some said they had reservations about doing so, especially because they had not received details from the administration about how the broader cuts would impact specific programs. Two major points of contention were funding for a global AIDS prevention program and radio and broadcast stations in rural and tribal areas, which play a critical role in communicating emergency alerts and other information to residents. The final version of the package removed $400 million in cuts to the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, also known as PEPFAR, in an effort to appease some critics. The administration promised to find funding elsewhere to alleviate the cuts to the rural stations to win over others. Two House Republicans also opposed its passage in the lower chamber. Republicans said they expect it will be the first of multiple packages to claw back funding that they have characterized as "waste, fraud and abuse." Any future request is sure to spark another battle with lawmakers, some of whom have criticized the legislative body for giving up its budget oversight and ceding to the president's demands.
Reuters
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Reuters
Trump signs executive order creating new classification of non-career federal workers
July 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order creating a new classification of non-career federal workers, the White House said. The new classification will be for employees expected to leave their positions when the president who appointed them leaves office, White House spokesperson Harrison Fields said on X.
NBC Sports
05-07-2025
- Business
- NBC Sports
Big, beautiful bill dumped effort to tighten tax laws for NFL owners
When the big, beautiful bill left the House for the Senate, it contained a provision that would have created anything but a tax cut for the mega-wealthy. By the time the final bill was signed into law, the provision that would have harmed sports owners was not included. We're told that the Senate's version eliminated the wrinkle that would have removed the ability of sports-league owners to write off the entire value of 'intangible assets' (like player contracts and media-rights deals) over 15 years, and that the House did not reinsert it. The change would have reduced the ability to write off intangible assets from 100 percent to 50 percent. As previously explained by the New York Times, the tax break can equate to 'hundreds of millions of dollars,' because intangible assets 'make up the bulk of a team's worth.' The Times reported that some owners believe the change to the tax laws 'feels punitive,' with President Trump seeking leverage over NFL owners. 'The president is committed to ensuring that sports teams overcharging ticketholders do not receive favorable tax treatment,' White House spokesman Harrison Fields told the Times in a statement issued in late May. 'His focus is on fairness for fans, not team ownership.' Why would the President want to stick it to NFL owners? Consider what Stephen A. Smith said last month on The Daily Show. 'In 2014, he wanted to purchase the NFL's Buffalo Bills,' Smith told Jon Stewart on June 9. 'The price tag was $1.4 billion. . . . My sources tell me he had $1.1 [billion]. . . . He literally called me in 2014 and he said, 'Stephen, I'm going to tell you this right now' — and this is a quote — 'if them mutherfuckers get in my way, I'm gonna get them all back. I'm gonna run for president.' Those are his exact words.' His effort to 'get them all back' through the big, beautiful bill didn't work. We have a feeling it won't make him stop trying.
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Politics
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Trump turns to Supreme Court in fight to oust Biden-era consumer safety officials
President Donald Trump's Justice Department filed an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court on Wednesday, seeking to overturn lower court rulings that blocked the administration from firing three Biden-appointed regulators. The emergency appeal asks the High Court to allow the Trump administration to fire three members of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), a five-member independent regulatory board that sets standards and oversees safety for thousands of consumer products. The appeal comes after the Supreme Court, in May, granted a separate emergency appeal request from the Trump administration pertaining to the firing of two Biden-appointed agency officials from the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) and the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). "It's outrageous that we must once again seek Supreme Court intervention because rogue leftist judges in lower courts continue to defy the high court's clear rulings," said White House spokesperson Harrison Fields. Supreme Court Allows Termination Of Independent Agency Board Members For Now "The Supreme Court decisively upheld the president's constitutional authority to fire and remove executive officers exercising his power, yet this ongoing assault by activist judges undermines that victory," he continued. "President Trump remains committed to fulfilling the American people's mandate by effectively leading the executive branch, despite these relentless obstructions." Mary Boyle, Alexander Hoehn-Saric and Richard Trumka Jr. were appointed to serve seven-year terms on the independent government agency by former President Joe Biden. Their positions have historically been protected from retribution, as they can only be terminated for neglect or malfeasance. Read On The Fox News App After Trump attempted to fire the three Democratic regulators, they sued, arguing the president sought to remove them without due cause. Eventually, a federal judge in Maryland agreed with them, and this week an appeals court upheld that ruling. However, according to the emergency appeal from the Trump administration, submitted to the High Court on Wednesday morning, the three regulators in question have shown "hostility to the President's agenda" and taken actions that have "thrown the agency into chaos." Obama-appointed Judge Strikes Down Trump Order Preventing Asylum Requests, Protections For Illegal Immigrants The emergency appeal to the Supreme Court added that "none of this should be possible" after the High Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration's decision to fire two executive branch labor relations officials. "None of this should be possible after Wilcox, which squarely controls this case. Like the NLRB and MSPB in Wilcox, the CPSC exercises 'considerable executive power,' 145 S. Ct. at 1415—for instance, by issuing rules, adjudicating administrative proceedings, issuing subpoenas, bringing enforcement suits seeking civil penalties, and (with the concurrence of the Attorney General) even prosecuting criminal cases," Solicitor General John Sauer wrote in the emergency appeal to the Supreme Court. The request, according to Politico, will go to Chief Justice John Roberts, who is in charge of emergency appeals stemming from the appeals court that upheld the previous Maryland court ruling blocking the Trump administration's article source: Trump turns to Supreme Court in fight to oust Biden-era consumer safety officials
