news2shortsPresident Trump defended his national security team as an “amazing group” after a journalist from The Atlantic revealed he was inadvertently added to a Signal chat about military plans for strikes in Yemen.
The Senate Committee on Finance voted along party lines Tuesday afternoon to advance Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump‘s pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, to a full confirmation vote. The party-line vote, which saw 14 GOP senators vote in favor of Oz’s nomination and 13 Democrats vote against it, follows … Read more
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing the FBI to immediately declassify files concerning the Crossfire Hurricane investigation, the agency probe launched in 2016 that sought information on whether Trump campaign members colluded with Russia during the presidential race. After signing the order, Trump said that now the media can review previously withheld … Read more
University in Los Angeles makes changes amid slashes to research funding and investigation over campus protests The University of Southern California announced an immediate hiring freeze for all staff positions, “with very few critical exceptions” in a letter to faculty and staff on Tuesday. The letter, from USC’s president, Carol Folt, and provost, Andrew Guzman, … Read more
First on Fox: President Donald Trump‘s National Institute of Health on Friday quietly cut over $1 million in federally funded research evaluating if rats going through hormone therapy were more likely to overdose on a popular party drug. The DEI-funded NIH grant was first exposed in December 2024 by the White Coat Waste Project, a … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: New legislation aims to claw back federal funding to colleges and universities if they hire illegal immigrants. The College Employment Accountability Act would stop schools that hire illegal immigrants from getting student aid from the federal government, as well as other federal aid for the entire institution. “American jobs belong to Americans. Those who unlawfully hire illegal aliens undermine … Read more
Rep. Daniel Goldman, D-N.Y., suggested that the FBI’s launch of a task force to crackdown on Tesla-related attacks represents “political weaponization” of the U.S. Justice Department. The FBI’s task force was created in conjunction with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) and will coordinate investigative activity. “The FBI has been investigating the increase … Read more
Plane was over Pacific Ocean when pilot realized he didn’t have his document and headed back to switch out crew Passengers heading to China aboard a recent United Airlines flight faced an unexpected travel headache after a pilot’s forgotten passport prompted their return to the United States. Flight UA198 from Los Angeles to Shanghai was … Read more
The White House has confirmed that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to a ceasefire agreement to eliminate the use of force in the Black Sea and attacks on energy infrastructure. NBC News’ Kelly O’Donnell has details on the agreement and what could come next for the ongoing conflict.
The State Department said Monday that data tracking tens of thousands of Ukrainian children allegedly abducted by Russian forces remains “secure,” despite concerns it had been deleted or poorly protected following funding cuts to the program by the Trump administration. The data initiative, spearheaded by the Yale School of Public Health Humanitarian Research Lab, was … Read more
