Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., asked CBS News to turn over records and explain its editorial standards after it chose not to air portions of an interview with President Donald Trump on “60 Minutes” last month. Raskin objected to cuts that he said followed objections by Trump during the interview. They include references to a $16 […]
Mike Lindell, the MyPillow CEO who strongly supported President Donald Trump’s false claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election, filed paperwork Wednesday for a possible run for governor in his home state of Minnesota. With nearly 10 other candidates declared for the Republican primary, Lindell would be entering a crowded field. Although aides filed […]
A closed-door congressional hearing regarding the authority of Navy Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley to issue a second strike on survivors of an attack on a boat accused of carrying drugs has left at least one lawmaker aghast over the testimonies, according to The Associated Press. Several lawmakers sought the classified hearing as the Trump administration […]
The Defense Department Inspector General’s report on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal for strike planning is slated for release today. The review follows months of controversy over whether Hegseth’s personal-phone messages risked operational security and violated Pentagon policy, as officials dispute that any classified information was shared. According to the Pentagon’s findings, Defense […]
The push to build artificial intelligence data centers is speeding up, with a new report estimating the tech industry will require 106 gigawatts of electricity by 2035. But the breakneck pace at which Big Tech wants to secure computing power is raising serious concerns over whether power companies and regional grid operators can provide enough […]
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 […]
