Democrats aren’t done with Kristi Noem: From the Politics Desk
In today’s edition, we dig into why Democrats are still setting their sights on Kristi Noem even after President Donald Trump fired her as homeland security secretary.
Gov. Wes Moore says Democrats should heed lessons from Rev. Jesse Jackson with democracy under ‘assault’
In an interview with NBC News, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore reflected on how Jesse Jackson shaped his life, and he had harsh words for fellow Democrats who he said aren’t standing up to government overreach.
After the strikes, how would the US secure Iran’s enriched uranium?
When War Secretary Pete Hegseth was asked recently whether U.S. forces would ever move to secure enriched uranium reportedly stored at Iran’s Isfahan nuclear complex, he declined to say, citing operational security. The exchange highlighted a question the U.S. and Israel’s air campaign alone cannot answer: even if U.S. strikes degrade Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, who … Read more
Democrats are probing companies awarded a $220 million ad contract for ties to Kristi Noem
Democratic senators are asking whether Noem, her senior adviser Corey Lewandowski or any other DHS employee financially benefited from the agreements.
Kennedy Center exodus continues as National Symphony director Jean Davidson exits
Davidson said she found it difficult to remain, ‘given the external forces that are at work that are just so far beyond my control’ Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox The executive director of the National Symphony Orchestra, a mainstay at the Kennedy Center, is leaving … Read more
Trump has privately shown serious interest in U.S. ground troops in Iran
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has privately expressed serious interest in deploying U.S. troops on the ground inside of Iran, according to two U.S. officials, a former U.S. official and another person with knowledge of the conversations
FDA vaccine chief to leave the agency for a second time
The Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine chief, Dr. Vinay Prasad, will depart the agency next month, an FDA spokesperson said.
Jesse Jackson hailed as ‘ambassador of hope’ at memorial attended by Clintons, Obama and Biden
Thousands in Chicago honored civil rights ‘champion’ who ‘stepped forward again and again’, Obama said At the longtime civil rights activist’s memorial celebration on Friday, the Rev Jesse Jackson was remembered as a “champion” for the “poor and the dispossessed” – as well as “one of the most effective community and political organizers of our … Read more
ICE arrests US Spanish-language news outlet reporter without warrant
Estefany Rodriguez Florez of Nashville Noticias, who had produced reports that were unflattering to ICE, was arrested during traffic stop US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a Spanish-language Tennessee news outlet’s reporter who had done stories critical of the agency – but agents didn’t have a warrant, according to court documents filed recently by … Read more
Spanberger lashes out at Pentagon after Hegseth pulls colleges’ support over woke ‘ideologies’
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger hit back at Secretary of War Pete Hegseth after the Pentagon announced it would cut ties and funding relationships with numerous collegiate institutions over what it described as woke ideologies. A Pentagon leadership memo initialed “PBH” — the secretary’s full name is Peter Brian Hegseth — sent just before the U.S. … Read more