Month: June 2018

If Donald Trump prevails in his clash with Special Counsel Robert Mueller, one of his legacies may be to redefine the limits of presidential power — a constitutional concept so amorphous that even his own lawyers’ views on the matter appear to evolve. A private letter from Trump’s legal team to Mueller, written in January, asserted what amounts to an unlimited right to halt federal investigations and issue pardons, concluding that a president cannot obstruct justice. “The true extent of presidential power has not been tested because most presidents have avoided going to the outer extent of that …read more […]

Microsoft and GitHub have agreed to an acquisition, according to a Bloomberg report. The deal comes amid recent deal talks reported by Business Insider and could be announced as soon as Monday. It’s unclear what the price of the acquisition is, though GitHub was last valued at $2 billion. …read more […]

New reports out of Redmond this weekend have Microsoft set to purchase the …read more […]

Principal Ty Thompson underscored the honors to the dead students in a tweet. “Remember those not with us, and celebrate all the successes the Class of 2018 has brought to the community and the world!” Thompson tweeted. In a video of his commencement address, Fallon joked that the students soon “won’t be classmates any more. …read more […]

Microsoft Corp. has agreed to acquire GitHub Inc., the code repository company popular with many software developers, and could announce the deal as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter. GitHub preferred selling the company to going public and chose Microsoft partially because it was impressed by Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private information. GitHub was last valued at $2 billion in 2015. …read more […]

The Republican newcomers stunned Washington back in 2010 when they seized the House majority with bold promises to cut taxes and spending and to roll back what many viewed as Barack Obama’s presidential overreach. Eight years later, the House Tea Party Caucus is long gone. Some, including current Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and White House budget director Mick Mulvaney, joined the executive branch. …read more […]

Oh, hey! Did you enjoy this short holiday work week? Having a relaxing …read more […]

This month, a federal judge in Washington, DC, is expected to hand down a decision in one of the most closely watched antitrust trials in decades. …read more […]

Trade frictions between the United States and Canada are a “family quarrel,” President Donald Trump’s economic adviser said on Sunday, brushing aside concerns expressed by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as an overreaction. The Trump administration said on Thursday it was moving ahead with tariffs on aluminum and steel imports from Canada, Mexico and the European Union, ending a two-month exemption and potentially setting the stage for a trade war with some of America’s top allies. …read more […]

Understanding bend points is critical to understanding how much money you’ll receive in Social Security when you retire. …read more […]

In the latest setback to the Toulouse, France-based manufacturer, the Indian affiliate of Singapore Airlines Ltd. opted for the 787, people familiar with the matter said, passing over the Airbus model, which along with the bigger A350 was designed to take on the Dreamliner. It follows similar lost campaigns at American Airlines Group Inc. and Hawaiian Holdings Inc., both of which scrapped their orders for Airbus jets and picked the 787 instead. Airbus in April said it’ll scale back production of the A330 family as it transitions to the newer model in part due to lower than expected …read more […]

These marijuana stocks are valued at less than 30 times Wall Street’s profit forecast for 2019. …read more […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Most women with the most common form of early-stage breast cancer can safely skip chemotherapy without hurting their chances of beating the disease, doctors are reporting from a landmark study that used genetic testing to gauge each patient’s risk. …read more […]