A recent $934 million transfer of funds to a Pentagon budget may hold a clue as to how much it will cost to renovate the Boeing 747-8 gifted by Qatar to be the next Air Force One, The New York Times reported on Sunday. Although the actual price tag is classified information, this transfer to an unnamed classified project described in a Pentagon document sent to Capitol Hill likely includes the cost of renovating the plane. read more
The U.S. private sector lost 33K jobs in June, a reversal from the 29K jobs added in May, which was revised down from +37K, and trailing the +103K consensus, according to data released by ADP on Wednesday. "Though layoffs continue to be rare, a hesitancy to hire and a reluctance to replace departing workers led to job losses last month," said Nela Richardson, chief economist at ADP. "Still, the slowdown in hiring has yet to disrupt pay growth." read more
The 4,000 California National Guard soldiers who President Donald Trump surged into Los Angeles remain unpaid due to delays in issuing official activation orders, leaving compensation and benefits in limbo. According to more than a dozen Guardsmen across four units who spoke to Military.com, none has received formal activation orders, the critical paperwork that not only authorizes their duty status, but also unlocks pay, Tricare health benefits and eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs services. Without those orders, troops remain in a legal and administrative limbo. read more
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, an agency of the Department of Homeland Security, shared a photo on X this week of a State Trooper escorting a handcuffed woman. The caption reads: "Marriage fraud is a federal crime. There will not be a happily ever after for this illegal alien who was ordered removed from the U.S. 14 years ago due to marriage fraud. She was taken into custody at our Orlando office by @ICEgov and our @FHPOrlando partners. Under @POTUS and @Sec_Noem, there are consequences for breaking immigration law." read more
The Chinese government and its state-controlled entities spent over $5.5 million at properties owned by Donald Trump while he was in office, the largest total of payments made by any single foreign country known to date, according to financial documents cited in a report from House Democrats released Thursday. read more
This administration has turned this nation into everything that it used to oppose.
Kidnapping
Torture
Violation of Constitutional rights
Fascist unaccountable police state
Blatant open corruption