President Donald Trump late Thursday signed an executive order to end collective bargaining with federal labor unions in agencies with national security missions. The order cites his authority granted under the Civil Service Reform Act…
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Hegseth says US to boost ties with Philippines as deterrence against China: ‘Peace through strength’
by adminSecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said Friday that the Trump administration intends to boost military ties with the Philippines to strengthen deterrence against Chinese aggression in the disputed South China Sea. The assurance came during…
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio for the first time, on Wednesday addressed the Signal-chat controversy and conceded that ‘someone made a big mistake’ when a journalist from the Atlantic was added to Signal text chain…
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe said the Signal chat texts published by The Atlantic Wednesday revealing the so-called ‘attack plans’ targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels prove he ‘did not transmit classified information.’ Ratcliffe, speaking during a House…
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Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., huddled privately with House Judiciary Committee members on Tuesday afternoon for what was described as a ‘brainstorming’ session on how to take on ‘activist judges’ blocking President Donald Trump’s agenda. The…
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Elon Musk is helping lead the investigation into the Signal chat leak involving top national security leaders and the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, the White House press secretary said Wednesday. ‘The National Security Council, the…
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Republicans on Capitol Hill are fuming that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) general counsel who shut down President Donald Trump’s request to supersede California’s aggressive gas emissions laws once managed diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)…
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CIA director blasts Democrat’s ‘offensive line of questioning’ about Hegseth’s ‘drinking habits’
by adminCIA Director John Ratcliffe blasted a California Democrat Wednesday for asking him ‘whether Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth had been drinking before he leaked classified information’ in a Signal chat group, calling his words an…
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DOGE slashes billions more in expenses for programs like Peruvian climate change and gender equity in Mexico
by adminThe Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) announced it had terminated 113 contracts valued at $4.7 billion Tuesday, including a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) consulting contract for Peru’s climate change activities. ‘[Tuesday] agencies terminated 113…
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Tesla robots visit Capitol Hill amid anti-DOGE protests, attacks on Elon Musk’s dealerships
by adminTesla made an appearance on Capitol Hill Wednesday where the company was held up as one of several key American manufacturers during a bipartisan event on U.S.-made robotics. Two Tesla humanoid robots were at the…