President Donald Trump slows the pace on Iran, saying there’s no rush to end the war — and no timeline for a deal. Plus, a U.S. soldier bets on a secret mission. Prosecutors say he used inside intel on the Maduro operation, and now faces charges. And the Epstein files face a new federal audit. […]
President Donald Trump has announced his latest renovation undertaking. He say the reflecting pool at the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall is in the process of being upgraded. He told reporters on Thursday the renovation was inspired by a visit from a friend from Germany, who said the pool was “filthy dirty.” Trump said he and Interior Secretary Doug Bergum went and […]
The Department of Justice has dropped its investigation into the Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell, that President Donald Trump sought as he feuded with the central bank’s leader over cutting key interest rates. The U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., Jeanine Pirro, announced Friday that her office had concluded its investigation, which centered on […]
Microsoft and Meta are both cutting jobs this week, tying the moves to artificial intelligence as they reshape their workforces — though it’s not clear AI is the only driver. Meta cutting jobs Meta says it will lay off about 10% of its workforce — roughly 8,000 workers — next month, as it shifts spending […]
In this Media Miss Minute, the Pentagon said the U.S. military blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is working, despite contrary reports. Plus, a Customs and Border Protection officer faces criminal charges after being caught on camera at a protest. Media Miss by the left: Pentagon denies report on Iranian ships bypassing blockade The Pentagon […]
The Pentagon has fired a top editor at Stars and Stripes, the newspaper for U.S. service members at home and abroad, after she complained about Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s interference with the publication’s editorial independence. Ombudsman Jaqueline Smith lost her job three months after the Pentagon announced it was taking control of Stars and Stripes, […]
Across social media, influencers share tips for how to eat a whole rotisserie chicken, bones and all. The food is a hot item, literally and figuratively, as warehouse retailer Costco reported in January that it had sold 157.4 million chickens globally in 2025. Now, lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing to allow families on food […]
A U.S. Army special forces soldier involved in the operation that captured Nicolás Maduro was indicted Thursday over allegations that he used classified information to bet on the former Venezuelan president’s capture on Polymarket. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a 38-year-old from North Carolina, was charged with unlawful use of confidential government information for personal gain, […]
Kalshi, a prediction market, suspended and fined three political candidates who it says bet on their own races. While one apologized, another said he got caught on purpose to showcase flaws in the betting platform. These candidates were identified as Ezekiel Enriquez of Texas, Mark Moran of Virginia and Matt Klein of Minnesota via documents […]
A new startup has a radical plan: bring disputed news stories before an artificial-intelligence-powered tribunal that will rule on whether the claims are true or false. Objection — founded by Aron D’Souza and backed by Peter Thiel, both of whom were involved in one of the most contentious media lawsuits of the past decade — […]
