A fundraising email from President Donald Trump's political action committee has a provocative pitch: using an image from Saturday's dignified transfer honoring six fallen US soldiers, it promises access to the president's "private national security briefings." The email, sent by Never Surrender, Inc., promotes what it calls a "National Security Briefing Membership" and urges recipients to "claim your spot" with multiple links to donate, in what it describes as an exclusive group receiving updates about national security threats. read more
President Donald Trump is replacing Richard Grenell as head of the Kennedy Center, he announced on Friday. Trump posted on Truth Social that Grenell would be replaced by Matt Floca, the arts center's current vice president of facilities operations. Grenell's tenure as interim president of the Kennedy Center since February 2025 has been marked by tumult, plagued by high-profile performance cancellations, protests, declining ticket sales and financial strain as he sought to execute the president's vision for the arts center. read more
A drastic weather pattern change is about to induce an acute case of weather whiplash for most of the country. read more
President Donald Trump has authorized the United States to release 172 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve beginning next week, the Energy Department said in a statement Wednesday. read more
The US is relocating parts of a missile defence system installed in South Korea to the Middle East, according to officials cited by the Washington Post and South Korean news outlets. The reported move comes 12 days into the US-Israeli war against Iran, and follows reports suggesting Iran had destroyed a key radar used by the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, or Thaad, system in Jordan. read more
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