December 3, 2025

AT&T drops DEI efforts to win FCC approval for telecom deals

AT&T has notified the Federal Communications Commission that it is ending its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, a move aimed at winning approval for major telecommunications deals under the Trump administration. The FCC has made clear that it expects large telecom companies to dismantle DEI efforts when seeking approval for significant transactions. Why now? […]

December 3, 2025

House Democrats release photos of Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious island

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released more than a dozen photos and videos of Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious private island on Wednesday. The photos show bedrooms, empty courtyards and other spaces from the convicted sex offender’s villa in the U.S. Virgin Islands, where he allegedly trafficked underage girls to powerful and famous men. The release […]

December 3, 2025

DC ambush suspect charged; Trump pauses immigration for 19 nations

Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the 29-year-old Afghan national accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard members near the White House last week, has been formally charged in D.C. Superior Court. Those charges include murder, assault with intent to kill while armed, and multiple firearms offenses. Lakanwal appeared remotely from a D.C. hospital, where he is recovering […]

December 3, 2025

Trump distances himself from second boat strike, vows ‘very soon’ land attacks

President Donald Trump is defending a controversial U.S. strike on a suspected drug boat while insisting he didn’t know about a second missile that killed survivors. At the same time, he’s signaling the campaign could soon expand from the sea to targets inside Venezuela. Trump: I didn’t know about the second strike Speaking at a […]

December 3, 2025

Former JAGs parse Trump admin’s legal reasoning for second boat strike

As the U.S. continues to attack alleged drug boats in the Caribbean Sea, political commentators from both sides of the aisle continue to give their opinions. That comes as experts on the matter remain mostly united in their takes on the issue. Drug boat attacks The U.S. military has carried out nearly two dozen attacks, […]

December 3, 2025

Trump vows more strikes soon; GOP keeps Tennessee seat but Dems gain ground

The White House stands by its shoot-to-sink policy in the Caribbean, including the subsequent shot that killed survivors. Now, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth explains what he was doing when those shots were fired. Plus, Republicans keep a House seat in Tennessee, but Democrats slash the margin in half from last year. Is that slimmer win […]

December 3, 2025

Michael and Susan Dell to put $250 into ‘Trump accounts’ of 25 million kids

Michael and Susan Dell of Dell Technologies announced Tuesday that they’re depositing $250 into the investment accounts of 25 million American children. It’s part of a federal government initiative that allows parents to start tax-advantaged investment accounts for kids under 18. In total, the Dells are donating $6.25 billion in partnership with the nonprofit Invest […]

December 3, 2025

Why can’t we buy health insurance across state lines?

President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers have only a few weeks left to extend the Affordable Care Act’s federal subsidies or propose other reform measures that would address skyrocketing health care costs. Trump was expected to announce details of his solution last Monday. Multiple outlets — citing anonymous sources — reported that Trump planned to extend […]