Mark Paoletta, also a close associate of Justice Clarence Thomas’s, has been named by President Trump to lead the National Capital Planning Commission.
Many communities are living in fear of being kidnapped for ransom as the crisis spreads further south.
Two weeks after a total solar eclipse wowed skywatchers in Europe, a near-total lunar eclipse is in store Thursday for people in North and South America.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is considering his chief spokesperson, Sean Parnell, to succeed Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, who is eyeing an exit from the Pentagon in the coming months, two sources familiar with the matter told The Hill.
On Saturday, Iceland will vote on EU membership talks, amid economic and geopolitical tensions.
The health service in Northern Ireland currently faces a funding gap of £800m.