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‘Like being on vacation’: Federal employees are abusing remote work, senator’s audit finds

Telework has become a bit of a Feds-gone-wild situation under President Biden, according to a new Senate report that says government workers have been caught taking bubble baths, drinking and driving or getting medical treatment -- all while they were supposed to be on the clock.

Sen. Joni Ernst says vetting process will continue for defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth

Sen. Joni Ernst declined to give her full support to former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's pick for defense secretary, and said the vetting process needs to continue.

Jill Biden, U.S. first lady, in the capital of the United Arab Emirates on last solo foreign trip

Jill Biden used a tour of the United Arab Emirates' capital Thursday to praise efforts to fight cancer and call for more attention on women's health issues as part of her final solo foreign tour as first lady.

DeSantis would be great for defense, confirm Pete Hegseth anyway

Rumors began circulating Tuesday that President-elect Donald Trump was weighing his options and could replace the embattled former Fox News host Pete Hegseth as his nominee to lead the Defense Department. Two names at the top of the list of replacements are Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL).  Moderates in the Senate favor Ernst, […]

The FBI has proven it is not ‘independent’

The first in what will be another four years of frantic Democratic freak-outs over the things President-elect Donald Trump will say or do is upon us, with Democrats ratcheting up the fear that Trump’s FBI will be politically corrupted and not “independent.” It is a wonderful sentiment, but if recent history is any indication, that […]

NYC subway chokehold victim’s father sues Daniel Penny

The father of Jordan Neely, the man who died after a Marine veteran on a New York City subway car put him in a chokehold, has announced a lawsuit against the man facing charges of manslaughter in his son's death. Andre Zachary, Neely’s father, filed the suit Wednesday against Daniel Penny in New York Supreme...

Earthquake off California sparks short-lived tsunami warning

A tsunami warning was issued Thursday for the coast of Oregon and Northern California, according to the National Weather Service's (NWS) tsunami tracking site. The weather service issued an update around 2:30 p.m. EST saying the tsunami threat had passed, less than an hour after the earthquake hit. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake...

Secret court hearing threatens the First Amendment and more

President-elect Trump has been urged to reconsider his opposition to the PRESS Act, a bipartisan bill to protect journalists' sources, as journalist Catherine Herridge's case threatens to undermine journalist-source confidentiality.

Judge rejects Boeing plea deal in 737 Max crashes

A federal judge on Thursday rejected a proposed plea deal that would have allowed Boeing to plead guilty and pay a fine for two fatal 737 Max crashes, thrusting the airline giant back into uncertain legal territory.  Judge Reed O'Connor of the Northern District of Texas specifically rejected provisions of the proposed agreement that would...

Live updates: Ethics panel huddles on Gaetz while Republicans meet with Musk

It has been a busy Thursday on Capitol Hill, with Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy meeting with House and Senate Republicans about their Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) as the saga of the House Ethics Committee’s investigation into former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) reaches its final act. This morning, the House task force investigating the...

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