Health and Human Services Secretary RFK Jr. sat before the House Education and Workforce Committee on Friday to discuss the department’s budget proposal. What was expected to be a straightforward session examining the administration’s proposed 12% cut to HHS spending instead devolved into a three-hour confrontation. The hearing took an unexpected turn when a California…
New York City residents and tourists will now pay a steep $150 for round-trip train fares on NJ Transit to attend World Cup matches at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. NJ Transit announced the significant price increase ahead of the tournament, which is scheduled to take place from June through July. MetLife Stadium…
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy reported on Friday a record-breaking surge in applications for air traffic controller positions, with over 8,004 candidates submitting their applications within just 13 hours. “In just 13 HOURS: 8,004 Americans applied to join our controller ranks — that’s over 10 applications EVERY MINUTE! EVEN BETTER, 7,252 applicants are qualified!” Duffy…
Billionaire investor Tom Steyer has stated he will not launch a bid for the 2028 presidential election. Steyer is currently among the frontrunners in the competitive California gubernatorial race. The shift follows Eric Swalwell’s sudden exit from the campaign, which significantly increased Steyer’s chances of advancing to the general election. Swalwell had led prediction markets…
President Trump’s plan to build a towering Triumphal Arch at the gateway to the nation’s capital has cleared its first major federal hurdle. On Thursday morning, the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts voted unanimously to approve the concept design for the 250-foot gilded arch, which the administration intends to erect in time for America’s 250th…
Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons submitted his resignation letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Thursday. Lyons will leave his position on May 31. Lyons stated he wants to spend more time with his family. He said, “it’s been a privilege to serve under President Donald Trump.”…
President Trump on Wednesday evening signaled he is willing to cut federal funding to New York City if its newly elected mayor pushes forward with a sweeping tax on wealthy second homes. The warning was posted on Truth Social and directly responded to a proposal unveiled by the mayor alongside Governor Kathy Hochul this week….
A Liberian-flagged vessel was attacked by Ukrainian forces in Russian territorial waters, injuring its Turkish captain, Russia’s Investigative Committee reported on Thursday. The ship’s captain, a Turkish national, has been hospitalized, investigators stated. They have examined the scene, documented the damage, and ordered a forensic explosives analysis. Governor Veniamin Kondratyev of Russia’s southern Krasnodar Region…
A Department of Homeland Security employee, Lauren Bullis, an auditor for the Office of Inspector General, was shot and stabbed to death while walking her dog on Monday morning in Atlanta by Olaolukitan Adon-Abel, a 26-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen born in the UK who was naturalized under the Biden administration in 2022. The incident occurred…
President Donald Trump has declared Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni “unacceptable,” stating he was “shocked” by her recent criticism of his remarks regarding the Vatican. The comments follow escalating tensions between the leaders after Meloni condemned Trump’s recent statements targeting a pontiff, calling them “unacceptable.” In response, Trump asserted that Meloni herself is “the one…