Former Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, who took over the office to become the second female governor in state history after her predecessor resigned amid a corruption scandal, has died. She was 78.
The White House cracked down on Russia Thursday by targeting over 50 people in its financial sector and Gazprombank, the largest remaining bank not sanctioned by the U.S.
As incoming White House chief of staff, one of Susie Wiles' vexing challenges will be policing the buffet line of powerful interests who want something from Donald Trump.
It didn't take long for Trump Derangement Syndrome to strike Congress again, according to House Republicans who had to battle Thursday to pass a bill to strip tax-exempt status from nonprofit groups that provide material support for terrorists.
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) wants to make it unsustainable for people to drive gas cars. The resulting policy effects make it so that rich people can drive gas cars while the poor and the middle class get priced out and forced into less desirable alternatives. The California Air Resources Board voted to pass new fuel […]
The Pentagon’s Unidentified Flying Object analysis division, the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office, delivered its annual report this week. AARO’s director, Jon Kosloski, also briefed the Senate on AARO’s work. Kosloski has shown a more open-minded, less arrogant approach toward his work than his predecessor, Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick, did. Speaking to the media last week, Kosloski […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia fired a new, non-nuclear intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine, part of a wide-ranging TV address that sharply criticized the U.S. for escalating the war. Putin said Russia had refrained from firing intermediate-range missiles but decided to carry out the test on Thursday after the U.S. allowed...
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler will step down from his role when President-elect Trump takes office on Jan. 20, he announced Thursday. “The Securities and Exchange Commission is a remarkable agency,” Gensler said in a statement. “The staff comprises true public servants. It has been an honor of a lifetime to serve...
An international team of scientists has discovered a previously unknown compound that is prevalent in U.S. drinking water, sparking concern about potential public health risks. The mystery compound is called "chloronitramide anion," which forms from the decomposition of inorganic chloramines — disinfectants used to safeguard people from diseases like typhoid and cholera, the researchers found...