Government
Image
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin to leave Trump administration: reports
Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin is reportedly expected to leave the department next week
Image
Kushner, Witkoff to meet with Iranian officials for nuclear talks: report
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff previously met with Iranian delegates in Muscat, Oman, on Feb. 6
Image
Ryan Routh, convicted of 2024 assassination attempt of Donald Trump, appeals his life sentence
During the sentencing hearing on Feb. 4, prosecutors said that Routh had plotted the assassination attempt for months before he staked out a position outside President Trump’s West Palm Beach, Florida, golf club in September 2024
Image
Officials reject speculation NJ's mystery drones were used in search for missing radioactive item
The sightings have led Belleville Mayor Michael Melham to speculate the possibility that the drones are related to radioactive material that went missing in New Jersey on Dec. 2. But a spokesperson for the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection said the material has been found and drones were not used in its recovery.
Image
Senate advances bill to eliminate some Social Security restrictions for public workers
The Social Security Fairness Act, if sign into law, would repeal provisions that reduce Social Security benefits for Americans who also receive pension income from jobs in the public sector.
Image
House Republicans unsure on next steps after spending bill fails
“There is no plan,” Rep. Ralph Norman said.
Image
Trump’s budget brinksmanship slims spending bill, but failure highlights inertia in House
Originally, lawmakers were poised to approve a 1,547-page bill that included a 47% congressional pay raise, a provision to help lawmakers fight House subpoenas, the renewal of a federal censorship operation, and other items opposed by conservatives.
Image
Government watchdog accuses Navy of wasting over a billion dollars in cruiser modernization program
The report also noted that the program as a whole has been plagued with "weak oversight," delays, poor quality work, and wasted costs.
Image
DOD's Deception: General's admission on U.S. troops in Syria latest whopper to mislead Americans
From the disastrous Afghanistan retreat to Lloyd Austin's surgery, Biden's Pentagon has been flagged regularly for mistruths if not outright disinformation.
Image
Censorship-industrial complex gunning for AI, spending-bill goodies, House Republicans warn
Imagine AI version of federally conceived Election Integrity Partnership that manually vetted social media election claims, Weaponization panel report says. Continuing-resolution provisions add insult to injury for censorship targets.
Image
Trump border czar Tom Homan says he will need funding from Congress and beds for deportations
Homan said that he will be prepared to launch the mass deportation operation on the first day of Trump's term, but that he is still making plans. He also said he would be asking Congress for money, and that he needs more beds and ICE officers to carry out the mission.
Image
House rejects revised spending bill as Republicans break ranks
The final vote total was 174-235, with one Congress member voting present.
Image
Biden expected to make January trip to Italy the last foreign trip of his presidency
The trip is expected to take place from Jan. 9 through the 12, and includes a meeting with Pope Francis on Jan. 20.