Starting Wednesday, all but one media outlet that regularly covers the Defense Department is set to lose access to the Pentagon. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanded that journalists agree to a new policy by 5 p.m. Tuesday under which they would have to pledge not to obtain or use any unauthorized material, even if the…
senate is voting The House passed a continuing resolution to fund the government as the shutdown approaches two weeks. This is the eighth time the upper house is voting on this law. It is the first time that Senate Democrats will not be able to vote on their own funding measure, which would permanently extend…
,newsnation) – The Department of Justice (DOJ) says it has seized the largest amount of money ever seized in an action targeting an alleged Colombian scammer. The department says it took $15 billion worth of bitcoins from an operation run by Chen Zi, 37, who they say is also run by Vincent. Zee has not…
Late night talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert, who are often critical of President Trump, praised the president. Recent Gaza Peace Agreement This week. “There’s some good news, because today, thanks to Trump’s newly brokered ceasefire in Gaza, all surviving Israeli hostages and nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners have been released,” Colbert said Monday…
Republican Reps. Tom Emmer (Minn.) and Lisa McClain (Mich.) on Tuesday blamed Democrats for continuing air travel issues amid the government shutdown. “In the midst of the busiest time for travel all year, airports will be overwhelmed with flight cancellations and delays,” said Emmer, the House majority whip. said at a press conference McClain, along…
Former CNN reporter and longtime Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr criticized Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth New policy of the department Restricting access to the building for journalists, predicting that this would lead to more candid coverage of the Trump administration’s defense policy. “Pete Hegseth genuinely believes that confiscating the Pentagon access passes of journalists who don’t…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has scheduled a vote Tuesday afternoon to reopen the government, giving Democrats a chance to vote for or against a House-passed continuation resolution that has repeatedly failed on the Senate floor. The Senate is scheduled to meet at 3 pm and voting is scheduled to begin at 5:30 pm…
Nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report shifted its rating of the Maine Senate race from “lean Republican” to “toss up” after Maine Governor Janet Mills (D) launched her bid Tuesday to take on Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). Amy Walter, editor-in-chief and publisher of the Cook Political Report, said, “For the first time since being elected…
Will not play at airports across the country a video In which Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has been convicted government shutdown On the Democrats, a New York County official called the video “inappropriate”. At least seven airports so far have declined the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) request to run the Department of Homeland Security’s…
(Nexstar) – Two people are suing Amazon, accusing the retail giant of advertising “fake sales” and misleading consumers during the company’s popular “Prime Day” events. Amazon calls Prime Day a chance for members to get “some great deals from top brands,” but the lawsuit alleges that these deals aren’t always what they seem. During multi-day…
