news2shortsSen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., survived a key test vote on Sunday on his way to becoming the next Homeland Security chief. Mullin, who was tapped by President Donald Trump to be the next Department of Homeland Security secretary, still has one more vote to go, and likely won’t be confirmed until Monday evening. Should he … Read more
About 65% of US firefighters are volunteers, as New York state says number has fallen to lowest level in 40 years Officials have warned of serious consequences after the number of volunteer firefighters, the bedrock of firefighting in the US, plunged, leading to entire departments closing in some states. About 65% of American firefighters are … Read more
Nebraska, Indiana and West Virginia Republicans have all rolled back child labor regulations while the number of violations has risen fivefold in the last decade The number of child labor violations has risen fivefold in the last 10 years, but Republicans across the US are continuing to propose and pass legislation that rolls back protections … Read more
Nasa confirms meteor after residents reported hearing thunder-like noises about the time the fireball was visible A suspected meteorite crashed into a home in suburban Houston on Saturday night, according to local residents and officials. Speaking to the local news outlet KHOU11 over the weekend, Spring area resident Sherrie James recalled the incident, saying: “My … Read more
Trump and border czar Tom Homan confirm plan to assist TSA agents amid partial government shutdown standoff Donald Trump and his border czar, Tom Homan, have confirmed that the president’s administration is sending Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to US airports beginning Monday to assist with security amid extremely long lines – and to … Read more
Web domain added to government registry a month after president directed agencies to release files relating to UAPs It was a gift to conspiracy theorists. Last week, the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency registered the alien.gov and aliens.gov web domains, adding both to the official government website registry. Continue reading…
Far-left activist groups and personalities flocked to Havana, Cuba, this week in an effort to protest the economic sanctions imposed on the country by President Donald Trump‘s administration. The far-left group CodePink sponsored flights to the communist-led island, and the group was joined by Isra Hirsi, the daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and left-wing … Read more
A California sheriff and top Republican candidate for governor seized over 650,000 votes from the state’s November elections this weekend. Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco launched an investigation into the state’s November 2025 special election on Proposition 50 after a third-party organization, the Riverside Election Integrity Team, claimed it found roughly 45,000 excess votes. California … Read more
Growers face soaring fertiliser and fuel costs as shipping choke point of the strait of Hormuz hits supply chains ‘The stakes are enormous’: how a prolonged Iran war could shock the global economy It is peak harvesting season for avocados in the lush southern highlands of Tanzania but growers are racing against time to find … Read more
Flyers at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., had mixed reactions to President Donald Trump’s plan to send federal immigration agents to airports amid the Department of Homeland Security shutdown. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have been working through the weekend to fund TSA and alleviate staff squeezes, but a bill has not been passed … Read more
