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Two ex-Homeland chiefs suggest Trump border crackdown hurting terror fight, but quickly get mocked
Trump counterterrorism chief Seb Gorka blasts Jeh Johnson, Mike Chertoff as "cretins or you know clinical imbeciles."
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House Oversight moves to hold Epstein associate Leon Black in contempt for defying subpoenas
The recommendation comes after Black, who was a known associate of the late-convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, defied lawful subpoenas and refused to testify in front of the panel as scheduled last week.
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'Absolute travesty:' House Intel chairman slams AOC-Mamdani 'giggle-gate' moment at 9-11 ceremony
"You know you're spitting on the ground of 2,977 Americans who died that day," he said of the way the two Democrat politicians acted. "So I don't really think that I will be giving much quarter to those folks who have that perspective."
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House Republican prepare Trump-preferred budget resolution for full vote as early as Tuesday
Republicans can only afford to lose one vote in order to pass the resolution.
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Trump names Dan Bongino as deputy FBI director
Kash Patel was sworn-in as director of the FBI on Friday.
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FBI, State Department and Pentagon advising civilian workforce not to comply with Musk email
The Associated Press reported that public sector unions are demanding that the Trump administration formally withdraw the email or face a lawsuit.
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Trump administration eliminating 2,000 posts at USAID and putting most others on leave
“As of 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, February 23, 2025, all USAID direct hire personnel, with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions, core leadership and/or specially designated programs, will be placed on administrative leave globally,” read the notices sent to employees, according to the AP.
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Connecticut cannibal killer granted conditional release
The forensic psychiatrist says he has continued to "engage in group and substance abuse treatment" and "denied visual hallucinations and a desire to harm others or himself.”
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Hegseth says Dan Caine 'right man for the moment' as top U.S. military officer
"Razin Caine is the right man for the moment," wrote Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Saturday on X.
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FBI director Kash Patel to run ATF as acting director, official says
According to NBC News and the Associated Press, Patel could be sworn-in as early as next week.
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As political, diplomatic losses pile up, Macron appears isolated, as his once-shining star flickers
The French president's most recent attempt to reassert himself, by calling a summit on how EU could end Russia-Ukraine war, apparently only ended is disagreement.
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Federal employees begin receiving Musk email requiring them to justify their jobs or resign
“Failure to respond will be taken as a resignation," Musk says
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Pennsylvania police officer, gunman killed at hospital, police say
Police responded to an "active threat" at the hospital around 10:45am, according to a public information officer at York County's Office of Emergency Management cited in several reports.