Geraldo Rivera

1 month ago | longislandpress.com | Geraldo Rivera

Trump’s nausea-inducing, herky-jerky, thrill-a-minute second term has induced enormous disquiet among everyone from business owners to immigrants to laid-off federal workers to foreign students here on shaky student visas and wishing to complete their educations before the rug gets pulled out from under them. Close Never miss a storyNews, events, culture and more — delivered to you.

1 month ago | kpbs.org | David Folkenflik |Geraldo Rivera

The Trump administration has drafted a memo to Congress outlining its intent to end nearly all federal funding for public media, which includes NPR and PBS, according to a White House official who spoke to NPR. The memo, which the administration plans to send to Congress when it reconvenes from recess on April 28, will open a 45-day window in whichthe House and Senate can either approve the rescission or allow the money to be restored.

1 month ago | longislandpress.com | Geraldo Rivera

One of life’s great joys has been meeting and occasionally befriending the planet’s movers and shakers. Presidents and prime ministers from Netanyahu to Arafat, Clinton to Carter, and Castro to Trump are larger-than-life titans who have shared wisdom and advice. Close Never miss a storyNews, events, culture and more — delivered to you.

2 months ago | longislandpress.com | Geraldo Rivera

President Trump rolled the dice on tariffs last week, just like he did the week before on federal worker layoffs and roundups of undocumented immigrants the week before. He has shaken the country’s confidence and dealt the stock market a gut punch. Close Never miss a storyNews, events, culture and more — delivered to you.

2 months ago | longislandpress.com | Geraldo Rivera

Kon’nichiwa, Hello from Japan, where Erica, Sol and I are traveling at nearly 200 mph on board Shinkansen, the high-speed railroad also known as the bullet train. Fast and ferociously sleek, it feels modern and state-of-the-art despite its operation since the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. These since-updated thoroughbreds gallop the length and breadth of Japan faster than you can fly. Close Never miss a storyNews, events, culture and more — delivered to you.