Recovering From Crash, Rudy Giuliani To Receive Presidential Medal Of Freedom, Trump Says
Two days after a New England highway crash left him with a fractured vertebra, Rudy Giuliani is set to receive the nation’s highest civilian honor, President Donald Trump announced Monday, Sept. 1.
Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social: “As President of the United States of America, I am pleased to announce that Rudy Giuliani, the greatest Mayor in the history of New York City, and an equally great American Patriot, will receive THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM, our Country’s highest civilian honor. Details as to time and place to follow. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE A…
NY Native Mark Knoller Dies, Longtime CBS News White House Reporter
Mark Knoller, the longtime CBS News correspondent and a mainstay of the White House press corps, has died.
The 73-year-old Knoller's death came in Washington, DC, on Saturday, Aug. 30, after a period of declining health. CBS News confirmed his death and noted that he had been battling diabetes for years.
A New York City native, he was born in Brooklyn in 1952, and graduated from New York University before launching a journalism career that spanned five decades.
He began at the Associated Press in 1975, then joined CBS News in 1988, where he became a fixture in presidential coverage. …
