A federal judge on Saturday voided layoffs at Voice of America (VOA) while also ruling that the U.S. Agency for Global Media's (USAGM) acting CEO, Kari Lake, unlawfully ran the independent federal agency. U.S. District Court of Washington, D.C., Judge Royce Lamberth wrote that Lake oversaw the media agency in violation of the Constitution's appointments clause...
President Trump on Saturday rejected the United Kingdom's reported offer to send two aircraft carriers to the Middle East amid the U.S. conflict with Iran, warning that the U.S. "will remember" — seemingly alluding to the U.K.'s hesitance to get involved in the war. "The United Kingdom, our once Great Ally, maybe the Greatest of...
The race for U.S. Senate in Texas is still evolving after primary night, with a looming endorsement from former President Donald Trump expected to shape the Republican runoff.
A threat of severe weather across the nation's midsection continued Saturday, a day after powerful storms whipped up tornadoes that killed four people in southern Michigan and two people in eastern Oklahoma. The National Weather Service said strong thunderstorms and a risk of flash flooding were expected from the Great Lakes to Texas, with a slight risk...
Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi said Sunday that any U.S. intervention in Iran would be a "humanitarian" effort, pointing to the thousands of protesters killed under the country's regime since antigovernment demonstrations began in January. During an appearance on Fox News's "Sunday Morning Futures," Pahlavi addressed President Trump's recent comments that regime change in...
White House border czar Tom Homan said Sunday he didn’t “know” what Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s recent comments about ensuring “we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country” meant. “So, what does she mean when she says ‘electing the right leaders?’ That's not really immigration enforcement...
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Sunday said that Attorney General Pam Bondi did not look at the Jeffrey Epstein survivors during her testimony before a House panel because she was “afraid to.” Co-host Martha Raddatz asked Massie on ABC News's “This Week" if he was surprised that Bondi would not look at the Epstein survivors behind her. “I...
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Sunday said that former Attorney General Merrick Garland “performed better” than current Attorney General Pam Bondi did during her testimony before a House panel examining the Justice Department, including its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. “I don’t think she did very well. She came with a book full of insults, one for each congressperson....
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that Democrats’ demands for reforming the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) “are common sense,” just one day after funding for the department ran out. “We need masks off, we need cameras on and we need every police — every [Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)] officer, to be...
U.S. policymakers use a secret weapon to uncover widespread threats to public health. This tool enabled them to discover that Americans had high blood lead levels from leaded gasoline. It warned them when Americans were showing the first signs of the obesity epidemic. It helped them learn about the millions with high blood pressure who never...
Israeli strikes killed at least 11 Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, Palestinian officials said, according to multiple outlets. Reuters, citing local medics, reported one airstrike that hit an encampment with displaced families left four dead. A different strike, according to health officials, left five others dead in Khan Younis. According to the Israel Defense Forces...
The U.S. intercepted another oil tanker in the Indian Ocean that had come from the Caribbean, according to the Defense Department (DOD). “We defend the Homeland forward. Distance does not protect you. Overnight, U.S. forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding of the Veronica III without incident in the [U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM)] area...
If only the Board of Peace, dubbed “The Legion of Doom” by comedian Jimmy Kimmel and led by a chairman who seems bored with peace, remains standing, we may learn the truth of the old song, “You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone.”