Few, if any, government organizations have a greater mission need for diversity than the CIA. The CIA officers who secretly watched Osama bin Ladenâs compound from a nearby residence avoided detection and accomplished their mission because they looked and acted just like other residents of Abbottabad. The CIA benefits immensely from Americaâs ability to center [âŠ]
The pressure campaign being waged by allies of Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) to boost his chances to become the next Republican leader is having a boomerang effect, as it has increasingly antagonized GOP senators and could doom his already dim odds in the race. Scott is running against Senate Republican Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) and...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said on Monday that President elect-Trump âand his transition team are already breakingâ a law on presidential transition. âDonald Trump and his transition team are already breaking the law,â Warren said in a post on the social platform X. âI would know because I wrote the law. Incoming presidents are required...
Kevin Roberts, the president of the Heritage Foundation, admitted his organization made a âtactical errorâ in not addressing the backlash soon enough after Project 2025 was brought to light. âWe made a tactical error in not responding in the first six weeks to their total mischaracterizations,â Roberts said Monday on Bloomberg Radio. âThatâs on us,...
A White House spokesperson on Monday pushed back on President-elect Trumpâs demand that the Democratic Senate stop confirming judges during the lame-duck period before he takes office and the upper chamber flips to GOP control. Senior deputy press secretary Andrew Bates in a statement pointed to past precedent and the âreal-life tollâ such a pause...
Voters across the U.S. West granted efforts to combat climate change resounding wins in state- and local-level ballot measures, amid expectations that President-elect Trump's administration will roll back federal environmental protections. California Voters in the Golden State voted in favor of a $10 billion climate resilience bond, which materialized following significant cuts to environmental initiatives in the 2024-25...
The main airport in Haiti is shut down after gang violence erupted Monday attempting to seize control, the U.S. Embassy said. In a statement, the embassy said it was aware of âgang-led efforts to block travel to and from Port-au-Princeâ and the Touissant LâOverture airport has a âtemporary pause in operations.â âThe security situation in...
White House climate adviser John Podesta on Monday sought to reassure the world that the U.S. would move forward on combating climate change despite the election of President-elect Trump, who has long cast doubt on the science behind the issue. âWhile the United States federal government under Donald Trump may put climate action on the...