HUD orders citizenship checks for those in public housing
The Department of Housing and Urban Development ordered an immediate review of the citizenship status of those receiving public housing assistance, saying Friday that an initial review…
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What’s Good for Peter Navarro Is Good for Bill Clinton
He should simply comply with the subpoena and not flirt with a prosecution that would be expensive and time-consuming for him. Source link
FAA denied request to reduce flight arrivals at Reagan Airport months before mid-air collision
Air traffic controllers concerned about safety were denied a request to decrease the number of arriving aircraft at Reagan National Airport months before the deadly mid-air collision…
Democrats push for government to offer multilingual resources for non-English speakers
Democratic members of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus want to require the federal government to offer its resources in multiple languages. Source link
RNC advances party rule change to allow a midterm convention this year
The Republican National Committee is on a fast track to change party rules to allow the RNC chairman to convene a "special ceremonial convention" outside a presidential election cycle.…
The workplace just got even less friendly for LGBTQ+ workers
This week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission rescinded its guidance on workplace harassment, in a move that could significantly undermine protections for all workers, but…
ICE Detains 2-Year-Old Girl Days After Using 5-Year-Old as Bait
“Respondents have taken a 2-year-old into custody—an escalation of violence that is unspeakable, cruel and without any legal basis or justification,” their attorneys said in court filings.…
Police Arrest 100 Clergy Blocking Key Minnesota Road in ICE Protest
The sheriff excoriated the agents for their conduct, saying the arrest had changed his mind about the federal government’s immigration actions. “We’re being told one story, which is…
CDC Vaccines Chief Says Every Single Vaccine Should Be Optional
The Trump-appointed head of the federal panel that recommends vaccines is saying that polio and measles vaccines—and perhaps every vaccine—should be optional. Dr. Kirk Milhoan, who heads…
ICE Agent Makes Chilling Threat to Woman Filming Him in Public
A person no longer needs to commit a crime in order to be considered a criminal in Donald Trump’s America. A masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent warned a woman in Portland,…
How America’s WHO exit could affect flu shots, outbreaks, and future pandemics
The U.S. is no longer part of the World Health Organization. After the Trump administration declared its intention to pull the country out of the global public health agency one year ago,…
Musk's $10M Kentucky bet signals return to Trump orbit ahead of midterms
Elon Musk's decision to pour $10 million into the race to replace Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell is the clearest sign yet that he's planning a return to the campaign arena for the midterms…
Here’s Your Damn Playbook, Democrats
Instead of listening to these people, Dems might try looking to almost everyone else to learn how to rise to the occasion. Despite everything Trump has done to stop the clean energy…
Paris Hilton joins House lawmakers to push deepfake bill
Paris Hilton lent her star quality to a cause close to her heart Thursday, helping Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Laurel Lee promote the Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and…
Don’t Let the Board of Peace Succumb to Mission Creep
To hear the president and his allies speak of it, it is a United Nations in miniature — one under the president’s control. Source link
Pro-life lawmakers demand restrictions on abortion drugs amid March for Life
As the annual March for Life drew thousands of pro-life supporters to the capital on Friday, lawmakers demanded renewed restrictions on abortion drugs. Source link
Thousands of travelers may have to pay extra fees at the airport next week
Traveling soon? If you’re planning on flying domestically, starting February 1, which is next Sunday, you may have to pay an extra fee at airports across the U.S. if you haven’t yet gotten…
Trump’s ICE Goons Detained a 5-Year-Old. Then JD Vance Made It Worse.
This has gotten scandalously little attention, but ICE has been seeking to deport thousands of people awaiting asylum hearings in the United States to third countries that will take them.…
U.K.'s Starmer slams Trump for saying NATO stayed 'off the front lines' in Afghanistan
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is condemning President Trump's claim that some NATO troops stayed "a little off the front lines" during the war in Afghanistan. Source link
ICE Agents Violently Arrest Black Corrections Officer
The sheriff excoriated the agents for their conduct, saying the arrest had changed his mind about the federal government’s immigration actions. “We’re being told one story, which is…
ICE Can’t Even Clear First Step of Arresting Minnesota Protesters
Federal judges in Minnesota are rejecting arrest warrants for some anti-ICE protesters because federal officials haven’t actually backed up claims that demonstrators have broken any law.…
Kristi Noem’s Alleged Boyfriend Is Back to Run DHS Behind the Scenes
MAGA operative Corey Lewandowski—who has long been rumored to be having an affair with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem—will be extending his stay as her de facto chief of staff.…
DHS says family abandoned 5-year-old migrant, ICE 'cared for him'
The 5-year-old migrant boy at the center of a dispute in Minnesota was abandoned in a vehicle by his father, and his mother refused to open the door and take him in, so ICE officers "cared…
Inside NBA House, the league’s big bet on wooing European fans
In the early 1980s, the National Basketball Association (NBA) faced a crisis. Television ratings were plummeting—the 1981 NBA finals were among the lowest of all time. Spurred by failing…