NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A bipartisan Senate duo are pushing a proposal to permanently prohibit former lawmakers and elected officers of Congress from lobbying.Republican Sen. Rick Scott of Florida and Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts have teamed up on a measure called the “Banning Lobbying And Safeguarding Trust Act,” or “BLAST Act.”UNIVERSITIES FACE FUNDING THREAT AS LAWMAKERS TARGET SCHOOLS WITH TIES TO ADVERSARIAL NATIONS “When politicians use their time in public office to cash in after they leave government, the American people lose. Trust in our institutions is at an all-time low, and the revolving…

A heartwarming “promposal” orchestrated with the help of local police has left social media users smiling after officers staged a fake “arrest” so a teenage boy could surprise his date with an unforgettable invitation to prom. A video shared by the Beverly Hills Police Department shows two officers arriving at a home…

United States

WASHINGTON (AP) — Workers began preliminary surveys and testing Monday of the proposed site of a Triumphal Arch sought by President Donald Trump, the latest step in plans for the contentious project in the nation’s capital.Workers were seen inspecting the site of the proposed arch between the Lincoln Memorial and…

Presidential pardons have always drawn attention. But what most people are focused on may not be the most consequential part of the story. The real power may lie in something far less understood: the ability to erase restitution.Trump on ClemencyAs controversy continues to swirl around…

Business & Money

Jack Mullen is the Founder and Managing Director of Summer Street Advisors. ​For more than a decade, private credit has been one of Wall Street’s quiet success stories.Instead of lending through traditional banks or public bond markets, companies increasingly turned to private funds for financing. These lenders—firms like Ares, Apollo…

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