Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Thursday revealed a rendering of the renovated East Potomac Golf Links, located just outside of Washington, D.C. Burgum wrote on social platform X that he was “excited to unveil the design” of the renovated layout. Fazio Design, founded by golf course architect Tom Fazio, will work on the project, he...
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) has amplified her push to uncover the details of CIA’s Project MK-Ultra with claims this week that the agency took relevant documents from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. The program started in 1953 and over the next two decades used 80 institutes across the country, including 44...
The U.S. organ donation and transplantation system is in jeopardy due to a federal policy that could destabilize the donation infrastructure, and CMS must consider implementing a phased transition period to protect the system's continuity while evaluating more comprehensive ways to measure OPO performance.
Naval Operations Chief Adm. Daryl Caudle said Thursday that without supplemental funding for the U.S. war in Iran, he will have to implement cuts in training, routine operations and personnel by July. “The [fiscal 2026] budget didn't bake in [Operation] Epic Fury,” Caudle said during a House Armed Services Committee hearing. “You see a large Navy force...
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks is stepping down from his role after nearly a year and a half with the agency, sources told NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network. Banks announced his retirement in an email to colleagues Thursday, describing the position as “the honor of my lifetime.” “After over 37 years in public service...
Emily Michael, the Pentagon‘s top technology officer, and others will testify before a House Armed Services Committee panel on Thursday afternoon about the U.S. military's digital posture. The hearing comes just two weeks after eight major artificial intelligence firms agreed to deploying their artificial intelligence systems within the Defense Department‘s classified networks. That news followed a...
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Wednesday said there are "a lot of people" in Congress who smoke marijuana. TMZ caught up with Omar, the co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, in Washington, D.C., to ask about changes to medical and recreational marijuana research. She was asked if she thought it was odd that no members...
The London convictions of two individuals under the UK National Security Act for assisting a foreign intelligence service highlight the need for the U.S. to pass the HKETO Certification Act, which would require the president to annually certify whether the three U.S. HKETOs still deserve their diplomatic privileges.
Vice President Vance will give remarks from Maine on Thursday morning as the Trump administration ramps up its efforts to combat fraud. The vice president, tapped by President Trump as the "fraud czar," is also the chair of the White House task force on combatting fraud in federal programs. The task force was created by...
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) returned to hosting his eponymous show on Wednesday, after he was hospitalized earlier this month for viral pneumonia. During a recent episode of “The Rudy Giuliani Show," the former mayor said that he is “in the middle of making a very, very full and complete recovery” and...
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday told President Trump in Beijing ahead of their high-stakes meeting that the major question that China and the U.S. will have to answer is whether they can avoid the "Thucydides Trap." Xi asked if both countries can overcome the "Thucydides Trap and create a new paradigm of major country...
