The Trump administration is blaming Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for a disappointing jobs report, the first released since the president fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner for allegedly releasing inaccurate numbers. BLS’ August numbers revealed only 22,000 new jobs and a 4.3% unemployment rate. “Jerome ‘Too Late’ Powell should have lowered rates long […]
In the fight for control of the nation’s central bank, President Donald Trump took aim at Lisa Cook, a Biden-nominated Federal Reserve governor, alleging she committed mortgage fraud by claiming more than one of her homes as her primary residence. Trump is trying to fire Cook from the Fed, and his Justice Department opened a […]
A new end-to-end encrypted chat feature on the social media platform X does not remove sensitive metadata from images, which could lead to the unintended exposure of information such as GPS coordinates. Straight Arrow News made the discovery after gaining early access this week to the beta version of XChat. In a controlled test, SAN […]
Air travelers expecting compensation after long flight delays may as well hold their breath. The United States Department of Transportation said it will withdraw a proposal backed by the Biden administration, shifting away from efforts to expand passenger rights. The Biden-era proposal would have required U.S. and foreign airlines to create detailed customer service plans […]
A confrontation in the NFL season opener Thursday night between the Philadelphia Eagles and Dallas Cowboys is being investigated by the league. Eagles defensive lineman Jalen Carter was ejected before the first play from scrimmage for spitting on Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott. What is ‘spitgate’ all about? The incident, which fans and football writers are […]
A new report from the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party shows the Pentagon funded hundreds of research projects that aided the Chinese military. The projects equated to around $2.5 billion in funding over just a recent two-year period. Pentagon research The 80-page report looked at 1,400 collegiate research papers published between June […]
A federal judge has dismissed the antitrust lawsuit filed by Newsmax against Fox News. However, the judge did leave open the option for Newsmax to refile. Newsmax filed suit earlier this week, accusing Fox News of operating as a monopoly for conservative cable news TV and using anticompetitive tactics. Lawsuit dismissed Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed […]
Victims of the notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein gathered on Capitol Hill to express their support for the Epstein Files Transparency Act. The women are demanding the Justice Department release everything it has about his trafficking of underage girls. “I think all of them are on the same page that they want everything released,” attorney […]
An artificial intelligence start-up, which halted its trial with federal agencies over concerns it shared users’ data, said it wants to enter public surveillance and prevent all crime before it happens, according to business magazine Forbes. Critics have said that Flock Safety’s expansion is creating an Orwellian atmosphere across the nation in the quest for […]
Streameast, the largest online sports piracy network in the world, has been shut down by law enforcement on the eve of the 2025 NFL season. Through its 80 associated internet domains, the illegal network logged more than 1.6 billion visits in the past year. Who shut down Streameast? The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, or […]
