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Independent gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman talks with the media at his campaign headquarters in Austin, Texas, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP/Eric Gay)
June 27, 2024, 11:44 pm
Jewish country musician, satirist and provocateur Kinky Friedman dies at 79
Singer, songwriter and leader of the Texas Jewboys toured with Bob Dylan, sang with Willie Nelson and ran for governor of Texas
By JIM VERTUNO
President Donald Trump listens as Energy Secretary Rick Perry speaks during an event about the environment in the East Room of the White House, Monday, July 8, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
December 2, 2019, 8:56 am
Belief in Trump as chosen by God part of growing evangelical power movement
Rick Perry and other influential conservatives are part of a movement seeking to change society by placing believers in critical social, commercial and governmental posts
By Brad Christerson and Richard Flory
In this Friday, Oct. 25, 2019 photo, different team members carry their robots during the First Global Challenge, a robotics and artificial intelligence competition in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
November 1, 2019, 5:03 pm
In Dubai robotics contest, team with Syrian refugees edges out Israeli-led group
Organizers say international youth meet is about cooperation, not competition, as participants form alliances of up to four nations in challenge focused on cleaning oceans
By Aron Heller
In this October 24, 2018 photo released by the Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman addresses the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Saudi Press Agency via AP, File)
October 29, 2019, 5:53 am
Global leaders, tycoons to attend Saudi ‘Davos in desert’ investment summit
As global outrage over Jamal Khashoggi murder fades, top Trump administration officials, Indian PM and Brazilian president set to speak at Riyadh conference
By Anuj Chopra
In this photo from September 25, 2019, US President Donald Trump, left, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. (Saul Loeb/AFP)
October 23, 2019, 6:09 am
Envoy in ‘damning’ testimony details how Trump linked Ukraine aid to Biden probe
Taylor gives new account of quid pro quo central to impeachment probe, describing president’s demand that ‘everything’ Zelenskiy wanted hinged on vow to investigate Democrats
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and Matt Lee
In this Sept. 6, 2019, file photo, Energy Secretary Rick Perry speaks at the California GOP fall convention in Indian Wells, Calif. Perry pushed Ukraine’s president earlier in 2019 to replace members of a key supervisory board at Naftogaz, a massive state-owned petroleum company. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
October 18, 2019, 12:53 am
US Energy Secretary Perry tells Trump he plans on resigning
Former Texas governor is under scrutiny for his role in president’s Ukraine dealings, currently being probed in impeachment inquiry
By Jill Colvin and KEVIN FREKING
In this Sept. 6, 2019, file photo, Energy Secretary Rick Perry speaks at the California GOP fall convention in Indian Wells, Calif. Perry pushed Ukraine’s president earlier in 2019 to replace members of a key supervisory board at Naftogaz, a massive state-owned petroleum company. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
October 7, 2019, 5:57 am
Trump allies said to have eyed takeover of Ukraine gas firm for lucrative deals
Soviet-born Florida real estate entrepreneurs Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman touted connections to president in bid to gain control of Naftogas, a project later taken up by Rick Perry
By Desmond Butler, Michael Biesecker and Richard Lardner
US Energy Secretary Rick Perry speaks at a joint press conference in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on December 11, 2018. (Photo by Hadi Mizban / POOL / AFP)
August 22, 2019, 11:14 am
US energy secretary falls for Instagram hoax
Rick Perry, who controls the United States’ nuclear arsenal, duped by photo permissions post
By AFP
US President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
March 28, 2019, 11:56 am
Report: US approves sale of nuclear power technology to Saudi Arabia
Reuters says US Energy Secretary Rick Perry has allowed companies to sell know-how to the desert kingdom as part of a hoped-for broader deal
By ToI Staff and Agencies
US Energy Secretary Rick Perry speaks at a joint press conference in the Iraqi capital Baghdad on December 11, 2018. (Photo by Hadi Mizban / POOL / AFP)
December 11, 2018, 10:07 pm
US energy chief in Baghdad as Iran sanctions waiver runs out
The US has given Iraq 45 days to figure out how to replace gas and electricity it imports from its neighbor before the sanctions kick in
By AFP
Rick Perry on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017 (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
June 27, 2018, 5:30 am
US and Israel team up to stop hackers from hitting critical sites
New partnership will work to boost development of critical and innovative technologies in energy and water sectors
By JTA
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with then Saudi Deputy Crown Prince and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman during a bilateral meeting, Saturday, May 20, 2017, in Riyadh. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
February 27, 2018, 7:36 am
US opens tough Saudi nuke talks in shadow of Iran deal
Officials say Riyadh could accept curbs on its atomic program if the Iranian nuclear pact is tightened
By Matthew Lee and Josh Lederman
Rick Perry on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017 (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
March 3, 2017, 12:56 am
Senate confirms Texas’s Rick Perry as energy secretary
Perry, who once pledged to nix the department, now promises to be an advocate
By AP
Former Texas Governor Rick Perry speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition spring leadership meeting, April 25, 2015. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images/AFP)
December 13, 2016, 11:21 am
Rick Perry said pegged as Trump’s energy secretary
Appointment set to raise eyebrows due to past pledge to close agency and description of new boss as ‘cancer on conservatism’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
President-elect Donald Trump, center, and Vice President-elect Mike Pence, right, pose with investor Wilbur Ross at the Trump National Golf Club Bedminster clubhouse, November 20, 2016, in Bedminster, N.J.. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
November 21, 2016, 7:37 pm
Back in NYC, a parade of meetings at Trump Tower
Deals struck with former rivals and steadfast allies will bring ‘incredible people’ into the White House, president-elect says
By Jonathan Lemire and Catherine Lucey
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