As Cuba seeks respite from its grave economic and energy crisis, the Trump administration must make any U.S. support contingent upon systemic political reforms by the communist regime. But Cuba must also be made to come clean on “Havana Syndrome,” or what the U.S. government refers to as anomalous health incidents. The time for action […]
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Tech CEOs invited to talk kids’ safety on Capitol Hill Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) would like the leaders of four major technology companies to appear before lawmakers next month for a kids’ safety hearing after a pair of landmark court decisions against two of the firms....
Tina Peters, a former elections clerk who was the first local official convicted over efforts to subvert the 2020 presidential election, will go free from prison after Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D) commuted her sentence Friday. Polis told Colorado Public Radio earlier in the day from the governor's office that he would cut her almost...
Kentucky Rep. James Comer (R) signaled this week that he intends to run for governor in the Bluegrass State next year. “I plan on running for governor in 2027,” he told local outlet The Daily Independent on Thursday. “It’s not official yet; it will probably be official somewhere around December,” he continued. The GOP lawmaker...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday said Iran attempting to use U.S. politics, specifically rising energy prices and its impact on Americans, will not pressure President Trump and lead him into a "bad" peace deal. Rubio offered the remarks during an interview with NBC News's Tom Llamas, who asked if Trump’s remarks in China about...
Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 45-day extension to a temporary ceasefire agreement between the two countries amid the Iran war, according to the State Department. Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott announced in a statement on Friday afternoon that U.S. officials hosted “highly-productive” talks between diplomats from each nation on Thursday and Friday to renew...
The wife of a U.S. Army soldier has been released from federal custody after spending a month in an immigration detention center. Deisy Rivera Ortega, married to Sgt. 1st Class Jose Serrano, was arrested at an immigration office in El Paso, Texas, on April 14. Sen. Tammy Duckworth’s (D-Ill.) office told The Hill that the...
The Trump administration wants another 1,500 National Guard troops deployed to the streets of Washington part of a “summer surge” of law enforcement to the nation’s capital ahead of America’s 250th birthday, Justice Department officials announced Friday. U.S. Marshals Service Director Gadyaces Serralta said he requested the extra National Guard troops to grow their presence...
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has invited the leaders of four major technology companies to appear before lawmakers next month for a kids safety hearing after a pair of landmark court decisions against two of the firms. Grassley, in a post Friday, announced he'd invited Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai,...
President Trump's son Eric Trump said Friday he will sue MS NOW, formerly MSNBC, and host Jen Psaki after a monologue on her show questioned whether his business interests, combined with traveling with his father on a high-stakes trip to China, was a conflict of interest. Psaki said on her show "The Briefing" that ALT5...
Former New Jersey Gov. Tom Kean Sr. (R) attempted Friday to assuage concerns about the health of his son, GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr., as the New Jersey lawmaker remains mysteriously absent from the campaign trail and halls of Congress. “He’s hopefully coming back soon, and he’s under the care of a doctor,” Kean Sr....
Federal law enforcement launches massive summer surge in D.C. ahead of July Fourth America 250 celebrations, citing a 26% drop in crime and nearly 13,000 arrests in one year.
