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Wednesday, March 04, 2026

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he wants to cut off all United States trade with Spain after the country refused to open its bases to the American military amid the ongoing Iran conflict. read more


Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer is under investigation after having been caught using taxpayer funds for personal reasons, including to throw herself a birthday party. Last year, shortly after Chavez-DeRemer was sworn in, she and her senior staff wanted to have a birthday party at the Department of Labor's headquarters at the Frances Perkins Building, The New York Times reports. But when staff worried about using the department's funding, DeRemer and her staff decided to call it a swearing-in celebration. The party went ahead with dozens of political staffers as guests, who sang "Happy Birthday" to Chavez-DeRemer, who then blew out the candles on a birthday cake. After the party, her chief of staff, Jihun Han, sent a memo to the entire department threatening "serious legal consequences" against any staffers who spoke with the press.


Tuesday, March 03, 2026

The Islamic Republic of Iran's first priority is to survive. To do that, its leaders will want to drive up the cost of the war for President Trump -- in terms of American casualties, energy costs and inflation ... read more


Sunday, March 01, 2026

One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government's main hub for combating violent extremism.


Thursday, February 26, 2026

Recent policy changes and economic shifts have slashed 12 years off the projected life span of the trust fund that pays for Medicare Part A, according to a newly updated report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). read more


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