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The great California brain drain continues

For many decades, California wasn’t just the No. 1 destination for families and businesses in the United States.

Spanberger urged not to release illegal alien convicted of groping girls at Fairfax High School

The Trump administration wants to ensure that an 18-year-old illegal immigrant from El Salvador stays put after he was found guilty of nine counts of assault for groping teenage girls at Fairfax High School in Virginia.

Trump’s White House ballroom construction can continue, for now

A federal court of appeals is allowing construction to proceed for President Trump's $400 million White House ballroom, temporarily extending a lower court order.

China preparing delivery of new air defense systems to Iran, report says

China is preparing to deliver new air defense systems to Iran in the next few weeks, following over a month of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran's military and missile capabilities, CNN reported Saturday. The outlet cited three people familiar with recent U.S. intelligence assessments. Two of these sources told the outlet that Beijing could route...

White House ballroom construction can continue, federal appeals court says

A U.S. Court of Appeals on Saturday said that construction of the White House ballroom can carry on temporarily after a judge halted construction late last month. A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled 2-1 that the preliminary injunction be put on pause until April 17, allowing for...

Health care ranks as top domestic concern in latest Gallup polling

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Health care ranks as top domestic concern in latest Gallup polling For the first time in more than five years, cost and access to health care ranked as the top domestic issue of concern in the latest polling...

The Memo: Trump struggles to claim victory as he edges toward ending Iran war

President Trump looks to be edging toward ending the war on Iran, which is now in its fifth week.  “We’ll be leaving very soon,” the president told reporters in the Oval Office late Tuesday afternoon. But it will be hard even for someone with Trump’s penchant for self-praise to claim victory unless some fundamental realities...

Trump piles on pressure on EU allies over securing Strait of Hormuz

President Trump is escalating his feud with longtime U.S. allies over not helping secure the Strait of Hormuz as a part of his pressure campaign to enlist other countries to take responsibility for the critical shipping lane.  Trump singled out the U.K. in a Truth Social post Tuesday directed at countries unable to get to...

Trump says US will be done with Iran in 2-3 weeks

President Trump said Tuesday that the United States will leave Iran within two to three weeks, a longer deadline than the four to six weeks the administration has been saying. “I would say within two weeks, maybe three,” Trump said in the Oval Office during an executive order signing. “We’re hitting them very hard. Last...

Gulf drilling granted reprieve from wildlife protection law

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story Gulf drilling granted reprieve from wildlife protection law Trump administration officials on Tuesday exempted drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from complying with Endangered Species Act (ESA) requirements. © Adobe Stock The administration took the extraordinary step of convening the Endangered Species Commission —...

Jan. 6 rioters seek millions in lawsuit accusing police of excessive force

A group of people who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, sued the federal government on Friday, alleging that police officers used excessive force to crack down on the riot. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in the Middle District of Florida’s Ocala Division, alleges that Capitol Police and Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers...

Marine detained in California after explosive round discovered at airport security

A U.S. Marine was detained at Palm Springs International Airport on Monday after authorities said airport security personnel discovered a live explosive round in his checked baggage. The ordnance, later confirmed to be a live 25 mm explosive round, was found by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) personnel in the individual’s checked baggage during the screening...

Iran puts tech firms on notice in Middle East

{beacon} Technology Technology   The Big Story Iran puts tech firms on notice in Middle East Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it plans to target major U.S. technology companies across the Middle East, including Apple, Microsoft and Google, on Wednesday amid the ongoing war. © AP In a statement published by Sepah News,...

Trump to sign order cracking down on mail-in voting fraud

President Trump is expected to sign an executive order Tuesday that would crack down on mail-in voting across the country. The order will require newly appointed Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, aided by the Social Security Administration, to create a list of verified U.S. citizens who are eligible to vote, according to a fact sheet...

Trump administration shuts down social media accounts tied to Bovino

The Trump administration on Tuesday confirmed that social media accounts tied to former Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino were shut down, after reports indicated he refused to turn them over following his retirement.  “Chief Patrol Agent Bovino has retired from federal service and no longer has access to official government social media accounts,” a Customs...

FAA restricts some landings in San Francisco

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is restricting the landing of some flights at San Francisco International Airport, the agency said Tuesday. In a statement, the FAA said the airport “will experience some flight delays due to a runway repaving project and an FAA safety measure.” The agency added in the statement that its safety measure...

David Byrne showing ‘ICE footage’ during ‘Life During Wartime’ performances

Talking Heads frontman David Byrne on Monday said he has played "ICE footage" as he performs the song "Life During Wartime" while touring to promote his new album, "Who is the Sky?" Byrne brought up the footage when asked by "The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert if Talking Heads songs like "Psycho Killer" and "Life...

Judge allows Trump subpoena collecting info on Jewish students, faculty at Penn

A federal judge ruled Tuesday the University of Pennsylvania has to comply with a subpoena from the Trump administration requesting lists of Jewish faculty, students and organizations and their contact information as part of a discrimination probe. Judge Gerald Pappert ruled the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is within its constitutional right to collect the information from Penn. “For their...

Trump rails against White House ballroom challenge, vows to fix ‘filthy’ reflecting pool

President Trump on Tuesday railed against a lawsuit challenging the White House ballroom construction and other projects as a judge ruled construction on the ballroom must be halted. A federal judge ordered the administration on Tuesday to halt the construction of the ballroom until it receives congressional approval. The suit was brought by the National...

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