The move to remove rank insignias from uniforms of chaplains comes after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reduced the number of religious affiliation codes from more than 200 to 31. read more
The Guardian reports that The National Design Studio (NDS), an agency that's funding source and oversight are unclear, has installed visitor-tracking software on vital federal websites. The NDS is staffed by Doge veterans.
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SiriusXM Radio Host Megyn Kelly: "Why is it we only take people from sh*thole countries like Haiti and Somalia? Yes. Good question. Also, why cannot we have some people from Norway and Sweden? ... " read more
An analyst's missed remarks and US intelligence systems that weren't connected to one another are among the missteps that investigators have surfaced while probing the cause of a missile strike on an Iranian school that killed an estimated 120 children, people familiar with the matter said. read more
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Friday that he and his family in Michigan were targeted by a "false report" to state authorities ... read more
City plans to triple system of underground pipes that distribute chilled river water, reducing need for individual cooling units read more
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday released a tranche of Health and Human Services (HHS) emails that appear to show HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pressuring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over its vaccine messaging. read more
The Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi and eight members of a production team, including musicians, have been reportedly sentenced to 74 lashes for performing in a concert livestreamed on Ahmadi's YouTube channel in 2024. read more
Republican Ohio Gov Mike DeWine after SCOTUS ruling to end TPS for Haitians: "These folks [Haitians] are caregivers for our elderly, it just makes no sense. It is not in the United States' interest, certainly not in Ohio's interest, to have people who are working every single day, who are supporting a family, who are buying houses, fixing up old houses, starting businesses, and then put deep roots in this country and really are contributing and yank them out."
~350,000 Haitians in Temporary Protected Status in US; ~45,000 in Ohioread more
Iran did not take part in technical talks slated for Sunday due to recent attacks on the country and unfulfilled conditions of the MoU with the United States, a member of the Office of Preservation and Publication of the Works of Iran's Supreme Leader told state TV on Sunday. read more
David Streever appears to have been the second person in a matter of hours, after poll worker PaigeLynne Gonyea, that a specific pair of federal law enforcement officers tried to visit this past Tuesday in response to speech about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials. read more
An agreement between the U.S. and Kazakhstan has given a group of American investors with ties to the president, including Trump friend and commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, access to one of the world's largest untapped reserves of tungsten. read more
Next week every member of the House of Representatives will vote on a proposal to strip $3.3bn in funding for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) from the federal budget. read more
State Rep. James Talarico offered his vision of a friendlier Texas as he spoke to Democrats at the party's state convention ... read more
