In this Media Miss Minute, Republican Sen. Rand Paul calls for top immigration officials to testify before Congress. Plus, a federal appeals court has lifted restrictions on how federal agents can use force against anti-ICE protesters in Minnesota. Media Miss by the right: Paul calls on leaders of ICE, CBP and USCIS to testify Sen. […]
The decades-long syphilis epidemic in the U.S. continues to worsen, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the maternal syphilis rate spiked 28% between 2022 and 2024. In an update on Tuesday, the CDC said that in 2023, the U.S. recorded its highest number of congenital syphilis cases since 1992. In 2024, the […]
Secretary of State Marco Rubio testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday, discussing U.S. policy towards Venezuela for the first time since the U.S. captured President Nicolás Maduro. During his remarks, Rubio focused on what will come next for the U.S. and Venezuela, saying the goal is to transition the country into a […]
House Democratic leaders warned Tuesday they will move to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem if President Donald Trump does not remove her from office. The threat escalated hours later as two Republican senators — Thom Tillis of North Carolina and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — became the first GOP lawmakers in Congress to publicly […]
The National Transportation Safety Board concluded Tuesday that systemic failures across multiple federal agencies caused the midair collision near Reagan National Airport that killed 67 people last year. Investigators said known risks were left unaddressed despite years of warnings and available safety tools. The findings were presented at a daylong NTSB hearing, held two days […]
New details this morning in the Minneapolis shooting. Federal records now show two officers fired during the confrontation that killed Alex Pretti, not one. What Congress was told, and why President Donald Trump’s comments about guns are raising new questions. Plus, the pressure intensifies on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Democrats want her […]
Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar was attacked and sprayed with an unknown substance during a town hall in Minneapolis on Tuesday night. Security quickly tackled the man and took him into custody. Minneapolis police say the suspect, identified as 55-year-old Anthony Kazmierczak, is now booked into the Hennepin County Jail on a charge of third-degree assault. Authorities say Omar was not injured. ‘You should resign’ Omar was in the middle of an address calling for the abolishment […]
Amazon announced Wednesday it is cutting 16,000 corporate-level jobs as it seeks to reduce bureaucracy and free up resources to further develop artificial intelligence technology. The company eliminated another 14,000 jobs three months ago. Amazon employs about 1.6 million people, with about 350,000 of them in corporate roles. A senior executive tried to tamp down […]
Across the globe, journalists from The Washington Post are pleading with owner Jeff Bezos to save their jobs — and to keep the newspaper alive and healthy. In a movement on social media, the Post’s foreign correspondents have flooded X with messages with the hashtag #SaveThePost, asking Bezos to forestall rumored deep cuts to the […]
A person is in critical condition after a shooting involving Border Patrol agents in Arizona, according to multiple news reports. Authorities said the shooting happened early Tuesday in Pima County, Arizona, which is located on the southern border and contains Tucson. They did not release any information about the person shot or say whether any […]
