President Donald Trump dismissed concerns over affordability in America, calling it a “con job” and adding, “It doesn’t mean anything to anybody.” Despite those assertions from the president, concerns over the cost of living and the economy are among the top three concerns for Americans, according to recent polling. Cost of living/affordability “The word ‘affordability’ […]
Wearing red, white and blue at Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail two years ago, Donald Trump became the first U.S. president to have his face immortalized in a mugshot. But Georgia’s election interference case against Trump was dropped on Nov. 26. Now, the county’s taxpayers could be on the hook for millions of dollars in the […]
Officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported that at least 10 children died after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, according to an internal memo circulated last week. “These deaths are related to vaccination (likely/probable/possible attribution made by staff),” the memo, signed by Vinay Prasad, the director of the FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, […]
An independent government watchdog announced it opened an investigation into Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte, according to NBC News. The move comes after Senate Democrats asked the agency to “promptly” investigate Pulte following his recent Department of Justice referrals targeting some of the president’s political foes. According to the lawmakers’ letter to the […]
The Supreme Court said on Thursday that Texas can use the congressional map drawn by Republicans that gave them five more GOP-friendly districts. The decision follows a previous lower court ruling that stated the map likely discriminates based on race. Texas filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court after the lower court handed down […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces renewed scrutiny, from the deadly boat strike to “Signalgate.” But Thursday, the focus shifts to Admiral Mitch Bradley, who will testify on Capitol Hill about ordering that second strike. Plus, federal immigration raids are expanding into Minneapolis, fueling fear within the Somali community and provoking backlash as the administration increases […]
The FBI arrested a suspect in connection with the investigation into pipe bombs planted near the Republican and Democratic national party headquarters on Jan. 5, 2021. The arrest marks a major breakthrough in the case that has drawn criticism from lawmakers, NBC News reports. Multiple news outlets, citing law enforcement sources, report the suspect’s name […]
The Washington, D.C., building that has long housed the U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) now bears a new name: the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace. The White House installed the new name on the building on Wednesday, according to The Washington Post. The change came just one day before the president is scheduled to […]
The U.S. wasted nearly one of every five of the billions of dollars it spent trying to rebuild Afghanistan after it ousted the Taliban from power more than two decades ago, a new report says. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) issued a final report Wednesday after monitoring U.S. efforts in the country […]
In this Media Miss Minute, the family of a man killed in a recent U.S. strike on an alleged drug-running boat has filed a human rights complaint. Plus, the Treasury Department opened a fraud investigation in Minnesota tied to the state’s Somali community. Media Miss by the right: Colombian fisherman’s family files complaint alleging murder […]
