NEW YORK—Edward Caban, who joined the New York Police Department as a young patrol officer in 1991 and rose through the ranks, was sworn in Monday as police commissioner, becoming the first Latino to lead the 178-year-old department. Mayor Eric Adams administered the oath of office in front of the Bronx stationhouse where Mr. Caban […]
A former Federal Elections Commission official said that the Manhattan District Attorney’s office has no authority to “enforce federal campaign finance” laws against former President Donald Trump. “It’s an extremely dubious prosecution, and I say that as a former commissioner on the Federal Election Commission,” former FEC Commissioner Hans von Spakovsky, a Trump ally, told […]
The Senate Committee on Finance holds a hearing at 10:30 a.m. ET on Feb. 15 on the nomination of Daniel I. Werfel of the District of Columbia to be the Commissioner of Internal Revenue for the term expiring Nov. 12, 2027. NTD will livestream the hearing.
The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee holds a nomination hearing at 10:00 a.m. ET on Feb. 14 to consider Gigi Sohn to be a Federal Communications Commission commissioner. The Epoch Times will livestream the hearing.
The IRS has said it will “absolutely not” be increasing audit scrutiny on small businesses or middle-income Americans amid concerns over Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act, which provides nearly $80 billion in IRS funding, including $45.6 billion for “enforcement.” IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig made the comments in a letter to members of the Senate on Aug. 4 (pdf) in […]
Anaheim city council stripped a commissioner of his title for comments he made after refusing to partner with a Chinese city. Council unanimously voted to remove Larry Larsen’s commissioner status from the sister cities commission during an April 27 city council meeting. “They’re going to destroy me and my reputation, kick me off sister cities—which you voted to […]
New York City’s police commissioner is retiring after three years, and a top deputy will succeed him as the leader of the nation’s largest police department, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Monday, Nov. 4. James O’Neill, 61, will remain on the job until next month, when he leaves for a job in the private sector. […]
The NFL’s Compensation Committee is said to hold a conference call Monday to address Roger Goodell’s salary and compensation package for a five-year contract extension. The conference call was first reported by The New York Times, and confirmed by ESPN. ESPN reported on Sunday that Roger Goodell was seeking about $49.5 million per year, as […]
