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TSA warns of ‘longstanding’ shutdown fallout even after funding clears, and a major event could make it worse

TSA Deputy Administrator Adam Stahl warns the shutdown's impacts will be "longstanding'" with 480+ officers quitting and record-high airport security wait times reported.

Key Trump agency unleashes probe on blue state over potential race-based mortgage aid: ‘DEI is dead’

HUD has opened a fair housing investigation into Washington state’s Covenant Homeownership Program, arguing public materials suggest the aid may unlawfully rely on race-based eligibility requirements.

Flashback: Jeffries called failing to fully fund DHS an ‘abdication of responsibility’

Hakeem Jeffries once called failing to fully fund DHS "legislative malpractice" but now has opposed a clean funding bill amid a 40-day shutdown standoff.

House Democrat bans staff from betting on prediction markets, citing ethics concerns

Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton of Massachusetts has prohibited staffers from betting on prediction markets on areas such as politics and any information obtained in an official capacity.

O Canada, still beholden to DEI

My fellow Canadians love to hate President Donald Trump, but it would be nice if we had an anti-DEI crusader like him. The U.S. president has gone to great lengths to drive that discriminatory ideology out of higher education. In particular, he has successfully pressured the accreditor who oversees the country’s 150-plus medical schools to ditch its […]

Leading economics organization no longer affiliated with Larry Summers

The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) has cut ties with former Treasury Secretary and Harvard professor Larry Summers amid the ongoing fallout over his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The Journal cited an email from the organization’s president, James Poterba, that stated Summers was “no longer an...

Microsoft backs Anthropic in lawsuit against Trump admin

Microsoft has filed an amicus brief in Anthropic's case against the Trump administration, urging the court to temporarily block the Pentagon's designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk.

Close to half in new poll have negative view of AI

Almost half of American voters have a negative view of artificial intelligence (AI), according to a new poll. In the NBC News poll released Tuesday, 46 percent of respondents said they had a “somewhat negative” or “very negative” view of AI. Twenty-seven percent said they were “neutral” towards the technology and 26 percent said they...

Half in California would support one-time tax on ultrawealthy: Poll

Half of California's registered voters say they would back a ballot initiative — championed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and opposed by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) — that would implement a one-time tax on the state's ultrawealthy residents, according to the UC Berkeley Citrin Center for Public Opinion Research-POLITICO poll released Tuesday. The poll found...

Could we see a ‘super El Nino’ this year? What to know

A renowned research and modeling organization's most recent forecast shows the planet could see a strong or "super" El Nino this year.

Live results: Thompson faces young Democratic challenger in Mississippi House primary

Rep. Bennie Thompson is fighting to hang onto his seat in Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District as he battles with Evan Turnage, a former Senate aide, for the Democratic nod in Tuesday's primary race. Republican incumbents seeking reelection without any primary challengers include Reps. Trent Kelly of the 1st Congressional District and Michael Guest of the...

Live results: Hyde-Smith slated to win Mississippi Senate primary

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith is facing GOP primary challenger Sarah Adlakha in her quest to keep representing Mississippi in the Senate. Democratic challengers include Scott Colom, Albert Littell and Priscilla W. Till. Follow Decision Desk HQ’s live results here. "" ""

White House says US has not escorted oil tanker through Strait of Hormuz despite now-deleted claim

The U.S. military has not yet escorted any oil tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Tuesday, contradicting a now-deleted post from Energy Secretary Chris Wright. “I was made aware of this post. I haven’t had a chance to talk to the Energy secretary about it directly, however, I...

Man imprisoned in Iran says he doesn’t see regime ‘capitulating’ to Trump

Kian Tajbakhsh, an Iranian American scholar who was imprisoned in Iran, said Monday that he does not see the regime’s leadership giving in to President Trump’s demands, even as the president vows to accept nothing less than “unconditional surrender” from Tehran to end the conflict. “When [the regime] says death to America, it’s sometimes referred...

Judges won’t extend Wisconsin interim U.S. attorney’s tenure

President Trump's top federal prosecutor in Milwaukee will not have his temporary term extended by judges on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, the court announced Tuesday. Brad Schimel, interim U.S. attorney for the district, will see the clock on his appointment run out on March 17. A majority of the...

The 22nd Amendment isn’t optional: No, Trump doesn’t get a third term

The 22nd Amendment is clear, and its framers knew the kind of arguments that might be made in the future in order to subvert it.

ChatGPT convinced Illinois woman to fire her human attorney: Lawsuit

A federal lawsuit filed by life insurance company Nippon claims ChatGPT acted as a lawyer and convinced a woman to fire her human attorney.

‘Black rain’ in Iran prompts WHO health warning

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday warned that strikes on Iranian oil depots causing "black rain" could lead to respiratory problems as toxic pollutants disperse through the air. "Black rain," also referred to as "acidic rain," falling over Tehran "is indeed a danger" to the city's inhabitants, WHO spokesperson Christian Lindmeier told reporters in...

Trump: Vance ‘maybe less enthusiastic’ at start of Iran war

President Trump on Monday described Vice President JD Vance as being “maybe less enthusiastic” at the start of the U.S. war in Iran. “We get along very well on this,” Trump told reporters in Miami when asked if there were any divides with Vance on the war. “He was, I would say, philosophically a little...

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