Privacy and security experts worry that a partnership between Amazon’s smart doorbell service Ring and the surveillance camera company Flock Safety could result in footage being used for inappropriate surveillance by law enforcement agencies. The business relationship, unveiled in October, allows law enforcement with access to Flock’s software programs to directly request doorbell footage through […]
President Donald Trump has embraced what he calls a “Trump Corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine — the “Donroe Doctrine.” It’s what he is using to justify the U.S. raid that captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro while also asserting American dominance in the Western Hemisphere. “This is OUR Hemisphere,” Trump’s State Department declared in a social […]
Should federal food assistance pay for a Big Mac? Arizona is one of several states that allow it for qualified individuals, but a group of lawmakers wants to make sure no taxpayer dollars are spent at the drive-thru. And since nearly all of the participating restaurants appear to be purveyors of fast food, doing so […]
The U.S. Department of Energy has allocated $2.7 billion to developing a supply chain for nuclear reactor fuel. The department announced contracts for three reactor fuel companies on Monday in an effort to undercut Russia’s dominance in the market for advanced reactor fuel. The funding comes as electricity demand increases and federal policy shifts away […]
The U.S. attack on Venezuela killed at least 24 Venezuelan security officers, according to The Associated Press. The announcement comes after Cuba stated the operation to arrest Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro also killed 32 of its nationals. Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab said “dozens” of officials and civilians died in the attack. Saab did […]
In the dead of night last Saturday, U.S. Army Delta Force troops descended on Caracas, capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and killing at least 56 security officers. This razor-sharp operation left little time to consider Venezuelan sovereignty or international law. In the days since Maduro and Flores were brought to […]
A Republican lawmaker has confirmed that Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., passed away suddenly at the age of 65. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, R-Minn., confirmed LaMalfa’s passing in a post on X. LaMalfa was serving his seventh term representing a rural district in northeast California. The fourth-generation rice farmer sat on committees for Agriculture, Natural […]
As the number of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections rises nationwide, attention is turning to two recent studies that found protecting babies against the disease — by vaccinating pregnant mothers or giving newborns antibodies — prevented hospitalizations in infants. Treating newborns directly was more effective than maternal vaccination. One study that included just over 5,000 […]
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is launching a major enforcement surge in Minnesota, deploying thousands of federal agents to the Twin Cities as part of a combined immigration crackdown and fraud investigation, mainly involving Minneapolis’s Somali community. 2,000 agents headed to Minneapolis area The Wall Street Journal and CBS News report that about 2,000 […]
In this Media Miss Minute, Elon Musk appears to signal support for Republicans despite previously saying he planned to launch his own political party. Plus, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer pushes back on renewed talk from President Trump about taking control of Greenland. Media Miss by the left: Musk appears to back GOP in 2026 […]
