The mission of the CIA is to acquire protected information from abroad from which CIA analysts can then extrapolate assessments for policymakers. The CIA often successfully performs this work via means of sacrifice and skill. Unfortunately for America but fortunately for Russia, the CIA’s handling of the so-called Havana syndrome issue remains highly problematic. That’s […]
Former President Trump will be back in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday for the continuation of jury selection in his criminal hush money trial. The process is expected to last a minimum of several days as hundreds of New Yorkers will be whittled down to 12 jurors with six alternates. More than half of the...
The Labor Department on Tuesday issued long-awaited rules governing acceptable levels of exposure to silica dust, a compound linked to terminal breathing issues in miners. Under the final rule, the exposure limit will be lowered to 50 micrograms per cubic foot of air over the course of an eight-hour shift. It also requires metal and...
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) raised a controversy after he encouraged those dealing with streets blocked by protesters to “take matters into your hands,” appearing to encourage violence. Protesters against the American response to the Israel-Hamas war shut down multiple highways across the country Monday, including blocking the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco and Brooklyn...
Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), a former federal prosecutor, weighed in on former President Trump’s first day in court for his hush money trial, saying he's glad the jury selection process is exhaustive because the “sanctity” of the pool of jurors will be “vital” in the case. “So, I wonder who is actually pulling him or...
With former President Trump’s first criminal trial officially underway, most Americans don’t think he acted illegally in the hush money case, according to a recent survey. The survey, published last week by The Associated Press / NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, found that 31 percent believe the former president’s actions were “unethical, but not...
Currently, the U.S. has frozen Russian assets valued at $60 billion. If the U.S. government were to seize these assets, it would provide a temporary solution to the current Ukraine aid bill stalled in Congress.