When you go through airport security these days, you may not have to take off your shoes anymore — but one Democratic senator says that could be a mistake. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., is calling on the TSA to reverse its “shoes-on” policy, arguing it could put travelers at risk. In a letter Friday to […]
The U.S. labor market added a much better than expected 178,000 jobs in March, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.3%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday. The number of unemployed people, at 7.2 million, changed little in March, another sign that the U.S. economy remains resilient even as the war in […]
One U.S. pilot has been rescued, and the search for the other is underway after a U.S. fighter jet reportedly was shot down over Iran. Iranian state broadcasters said Friday the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps air defenses targeted the jet, and U.S. military sources have confirmed that the plane was downed, according to multiple news […]
In this Media Miss Minute, President Donald Trump says it’s not “possible” for the federal government to fund Medicare, Medicaid and child care. Plus, a judge ruled the Trump administration cannot end the legal immigration status of certain migrants. Media Miss by the right: Trump says US can’t fund child care, Medicaid, Medicare Trump says […]
Higher shipping prices could trickle down to consumers after Amazon announced that it is levying a 3.5% fuel surcharge on its third-party sellers. Those merchants accounted for more than 60% of items sold on Amazon’s platform in 2024, according to Marketplace Pulse. The new surcharge takes effect on April 17. Amazon had previously absorbed higher […]
Five weeks into the war, U.S. intelligence and outside reporting suggest Iran still retains major military capacity even as it prepares for the possibility of a ground fight. Recent U.S. intelligence assessments reported on by CNN says roughly half of Iran’s missile launchers remain intact and that thousands of one-way attack drones remain. Separately, The […]
A request for a ‘list of Jews’ continues to face pushback within the Jewish community at the University of Pennsylvania. It all started with a request from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or EEOC. EEOC request A subpoena from the EEOC sought a list of members from Penn’s Jewish community. The commission called it a […]
One year ago, President Donald Trump declared April 2 “Liberation Day” as he imposed a sweeping tariff package on imports from virtually every country. He predicted the date would be remembered as “the day we began to make America wealthy again.” One year later, U.S. consumer prices have steadily climbed — but not by as […]
Earlier this week, the United States Department of Agriculture announced plans to move its Forest Service headquarters to Salt Lake City, Utah. It’s a part of the Forest Service’s transition to what the USDA calls a “state-based organizational model.” While officials call the change a “common sense” way to “move leadership closer to the forests […]
Active-duty service members and other Department of Defense personnel will soon be able to carry their privately owned firearms for personal protection on domestic military installations. It’s a move that gun control advocates say top military brass have opposed for years. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday that he’d signed a memorandum allowing a qualifying […]
