Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Dan Caine, testified before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday. The hearing was scheduled to review the Trump administration’s 2027 military budget proposal, but quickly turned to questioning over Hegseth’s leadership at the Pentagon and the war in Iran. For the […]
It may have been more than just a bulletproof vest that saved a Secret Service agent who was shot during an attack on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last Saturday. The agent’s cellphone may have been a literal lifesaver, according to a CBS News report. The new details come as White House Chief of State […]
In a historic ruling on Wednesday, the Supreme Court said the Voting Rights Act — the landmark legislation intended to protect Black Americans from disenfranchisement — does not permit states to draw congressional districts primarily based on race. The decision is expected to significantly limit how states and local jurisdictions draw voting districts. Some legal […]
The London police are investigating the stabbings of two Jewish men on Wednesday as a possible terrorist attack. This was the second assault in the area linked to antisemitism in 72 hours. NBC News reported that the attack happened in Golders Green, a north London suburb that has a large Jewish population and has seen […]
Two senators are demanding answers from Navigate360, the company which maintains an “anonymous” crime tip platform used by law enforcement, the military and thousands of schools across the country, after hackers exposed 8.3 million highly sensitive records. In a letter to the company last Friday, Sens. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Jim Banks, R-Ind., expressed “significant […]
The Pentagon is asking Congress to formally rewrite federal law so the Department of Defense becomes the Department of War — a change that could cost taxpayers roughly $52 million. Renaming the department and changing “secretary of defense” to “secretary of war” also would require 7,600 changes to federal law. The department has already begun […]
In this Media Miss Minute, some senate Republicans are breaking with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Plus, CNN is delaying a documentary critical of President Donald Trump following the correspondents’ dinner shooting. Media Miss by the right: Hegseth losing Republican senators’ support due to leadership concerns Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is facing growing pushback from Senate […]
Some rare bipartisanship on Capitol Hill has a legislative package moving closer to law that lawmakers hope will address the housing affordability crisis. But those within the housing industry worry that these bills will have unintended consequences. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act includes several bills and aims to increase housing supply, lower housing […]
An adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the federal official who became the face of the government’s fight against COVID-19, is facing federal charges alleging that he concealed government documents from the public eye. Some of the communication is allegedly tied to funding for a researcher who oversaw gain-of-function research on viruses in Wuhan, China. The […]
On Monday, speaking to a room full of reporters, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche laid out the case as to why a man armed with guns and knives tried to rush into the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner two days earlier. As he looked out to the sea of faces, some of whom had been […]
