Alarming critics, the acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Madhu Gottumukkala, accidentally uploaded sensitive information to a public version of ChatGPT last summer, Politico reported.
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) on Wednesday shared Reuters's photo of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard during the FBI's search of 2020 voting records at the Fulton County, Ga., elections office, questioning why she was there. "Why is Tulsi Gabbard at an FBI raid on an election office in Fulton County?" Warner asked in a post on social platform X, which included a video. Reuters photographer Elijah Nouvelage captured the photo of Gabbard wearing a baseball cap and talking into a smartphone while next to a vehicle loaded with boxes, her eyes turned toward the camera.
After the recent murders of Rene Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, Donald Trump sent a fundraising email warning supporters that they could be flagged as "illegal aliens" if they failed to respond to his donation request. The email, titled "Are you an illegal alien?", urged recipients to take a so-called "Citizens Only Survey" and implied that ICE could come after those who did not participate. The email is an escalation of Trump's previous citizenship based fundraising appeals sent in December and January. This one carries a deadly threat of sending Trump's masked deportation forces after his supporters if they don't donate. In other words, hand over your cash or end up like Rene Good and Alex Pretti.
The Minneapolis revolt tells us this: even in Trump's America, the people have power too
After months of community resistance, the president backed down. Leadership from below succeeded when politics as usual failed Read more
The U.S. deficit with its global trading partners nearly doubled in November as the shortfall with the European Union swelled and the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs worked their way through the economy, the Census Bureau reported Thursday. The increase in the deficit counters Trump's efforts to use tariffs to reduce imbalances around the globe. When announcing so-called reciprocal tariffs in April 2025, the White House used the level of trade deficits with varying countries as a baseline for determining the duties. As the year went by, Trump softened his stance. A framework agreement between the U.S. and the EU in August put the tariff rate at 15% on most European goods and sought to stabilize relations between the two sides.
We have to be clear about what we are witnessing from Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota.
As a combat soldier, I recognize a mission when I see one " not because it's announced, but because it's being carried out. In the span of weeks, ICE and Border Patrol operations in Minneapolis have resulted in the deaths of two Minnesotans. In over a year of combat in Iraq, my battalion of 500 soldiers did not kill a single person.
No, I Will Not Forgive The Voters Who Did This To My Country | George Carlin observed that stupid ignorant voters give us stupid ignorant politicians. | by Bob Cesca
The tech giant is spending $35 million to promote its film about the first lady, far more than is typical for documentaries.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu asserted that during the military campaign in Gaza in which the IDF killed 71,657 Palestinians, a few Israeli soldiers lost their lives in 2024 because of what he called an "embargo" which allegedly caused an ammunition shortage.
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Deutsche Bank's offices in Frankfurt and Berlin have been raided by officials as part of an inquiry into money laundering. In a statement, the Office of the Federal Prosecutor said it was conducting an investigation, involving the Federal Criminal Police Office, into "unknown individuals and employees" at Germany's largest bank.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reports that Donald Trump's deployment of US Army National Guard troops across major US cities has cost taxpayers nearly half a billion dollars through the end of 2025.
But No USG Money for American Healthcare
U.S. President Donald Trump's top immigration officials have repeatedly made statements after violent encounters involving federal agents - including two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens in Minneapolis this month -- that were later contradicted by evidence, a Reuters review found.
Footage published on Wednesday appeared to show Alex Pretti kicking an immigration agent's car before getting thrown to the ground during a confrontation less than two weeks before he was shot and killed in Minneapolis. Read more
Police in England and Wales will increase their use of live facial recognition (LFR) and artificial intelligence (AI) under wide-ranging government plans to reform law enforcement.
"and They're a Doozy
Ghislaine Maxwell accused the Department of Justice of failing to investigate nearly 30 of Jeffrey Epstein's associates. Read more
Available indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a solid pace. Job gains have remained low, and the unemployment rate has shown some signs of stabilization. Inflation remains somewhat elevated. The Committee seeks to achieve maximum employment and inflation at the rate of 2 percent over the longer run. Uncertainty about the economic outlook remains elevated. The Committee is attentive to the risks to both sides of its dual mandate. In support of its goals, the Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 31/2 to 33/4 percent. In considering the extent and timing of additional adjustments to the target range for the federal funds rate, the Committee will carefully assess incoming data, the evolving outlook, and the balance of risks. The Committee is strongly committed to supporting maximum employment and returning inflation to its 2 percent objective.
