Loughlin appears in court
Actress Lori Loughlin was taken into custody last Wednesday after her and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, were charged with bribery in the nation-wide college admissions fraud investigation. According to the New York Times, “Prosecutors have alleged that Ms. Loughlin and Mr. Giannulli, who appeared in court on Tuesday, paid $500,000 in bribes to get their two daughters accepted as recruits for the rowing team at the University of Southern California, even though neither took part in the sport.” Loughlin posted a $1 million bond for bail. The trial will start later this month.
Surgeon resigns after Instagram post
Dr. Christopher Salgado, a surgeon at the LGBTQ Center for Wellness, Gender and Sexual Health at the University of Miami Health System, has resigned from his position due to criticism over posting on Instagram pictures. The images “showed surgical procedures and patients’ genitals alongside captions and hashtags that mocked transgender people and Asians,” according to the New York Times. Salgado told the New York Times, “It was a bad decision to even open an Instagram account, looking at it now. The purpose really was to be educational with it, but it went awry.”
Senate rejects Trump’s emergency declaration
On Thursday, March 14, the Senate voted to reject President Trump’s claim of a national emergency over border security. According to the New York Times, the Senate “easily voted to overturn President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency at the southwestern border, delivering a bipartisan rebuke to what lawmakers in both parties deemed executive overreach by a president determined to build his border wall over Congress’s objections.” The Senate voted 59-41 vetoing the measure. This marks the first congressional veto of Trump’s presidency.
