The Weapons and Warfare team is off this week, working on a special project for Wednesday, July 23. Until then, you can check out some of the W&W archive in the links below. Previous episodes of Weapons and Warfare: Inside the F-35 Lightning jet assembly line: Weapons and Warfare The battle against misinformation: Weapons and […]
The man accused of shooting two Minnesota state lawmakers and their spouses on June 14 was formally indicted by a grand jury Tuesday, July 15. Vance Boelter, 57, is facing six criminal charges at the federal level. Prosecutors have indicated that they might seek the death penalty as a possible punishment if Boelter is convicted. […]
The Trump administration is reportedly releasing around 2,000 members of the California National Guard who were deployed to Los Angeles earlier this year. The Department of Defense (DOD) announced on Tuesday, July 15, that the decision follows a successful mission. Troops recalled That number represents about half of the troops deployed to LA last month […]
President Donald Trump appears to have adopted a new strategy in trying to force Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to resign before his term ends next year. Trump is now criticizing Powell over what he believes is the exorbitant cost of renovations at the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington. “When you spend $2.5 billion on, […]
The Senate voted Tuesday, July 15, to advance a $9 billion rescissions bill backed by President Donald Trump. The legislation would cancel previously approved funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting. It passed 51-50, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. Three Republicans — Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, […]
President Donald Trump said Attorney General Pam Bondi should release “whatever she thinks is credible” regarding the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. His remarks, made on Tuesday, July 15, while speaking to reporters, came as Bondi faces growing criticism from Republican lawmakers and Trump supporters over her handling of the case. Trump also said he received a […]
The Trump administration and its associates are allegedly seeking access to voter data and physical inspections of election equipment. The request is raising concerns among local and state election officials over potential interference in the 2026 midterms. The Washington Post first reported the story on Wednesday, July 16. ‘Most unusual activity’ in Colorado The Post […]
Senate Republicans hope to approve a $9.4 billion rescissions package this week that will rescind $8.3 billion from foreign aid programs and $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. If the bill is passed, it will have serious implications for government funding this year and next, as Democrats say the package could erode their […]
A series of “stunning failures” by the Secret Service nearly cost President Donald Trump his life in an attempted assassination last year, a new Senate report concludes. The report also accuses former agency officials of lying to Congress about Trump’s protection during the 2024 presidential campaign. However, some of the failures — and alleged lies […]
Hundreds of immigrants are being detained in Florida’s new immigration detention facility, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” and, according to the Miami Herald, many of them have no criminal record. The newspaper reports that it received a list of names of people being held at Alligator Alcatraz from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Florida […]
