A federal judge ruled Friday that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has likely been breaking federal law by deleting former employees' emails soon after they leave the agency.   The ruling was issued by United States District Judge Rudolph Contreras on a lawsuit filed by Trump-aligned conservative group America First Legal Foundation...

Democratic Sen. Jon Tester (Mont.) is keeping his distance from the newly formed Harris-Walz ticket as the vulnerable incumbent stares down a tight race for reelection that could determine control of the upper chamber. Tester praised Vice President Harris when she became President Biden's running mate back in 2020, but he has kept her 2024 presidential bid...

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks on Friday unveiled a new policy aimed at addressing U.S. troop exposure to blasts as evidence mounts that mortar firing, including during training missions, creates increased risk of brain damage. In a memorandum to senior defense officials and military commanders, Hicks said the new policy would establish requirements to...

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has ordered a 10-day block of the social platform X in the country, accusing X owner Elon Musk of promoting hatred and unrest following the country’s disputed election. Maduro said he has signed a proposal from the country’s National Telecommunication Commission to remove the social networking site formerly known as Twitter....

{beacon} Evening Report   © AP Harris makes case for border security, taking aim at a Trump strength Can Vice President Harris convince voters she'll take border security seriously if she wins the White House? The Harris campaign released a new 30-second ad on Friday saying she’ll prioritize border security, as she seeks to...

Veterans in Congress are taking sides in the battle over the military record of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), who was recently accused of “stolen valor” by his rival vice presidential nominee, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio). “When are @JDVance and [former President] Trump going to stop denigrating the men and women who honorably serve our...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is linked to Muslim cleric Asad Zaman, who praised Hitler and Hamas and has received over $100,000 in funding from Walz's administration.

Gov. Tim Walz has previously called for a sweeping pathway to citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants, aligning him with Vice President Harris.

Anita Dunn, a former Biden adviser, is hitting out at the way the media and senior Democratic leaders like former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi handled the days after the president's poor debate performance.

The FDA's decision Aug. 11 could mark a major shift in PTSD treatment for veterans. MDMA-AT, more commonly known as ecstasy or molly, shows promising results in therapy.