news2shortsHandover delayed by jostling crowd in Khan Younis, Gaza, with Netanyahu suspending release of Palestinian prisoners • Middle East crisis – live updates Three Israelis and five Thai citizens held in Gaza have been freed, as Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy met hostages’ relatives, reportedly telling them he was optimistic the ceasefire would hold to … Read more
The Senate is set for a Thursday confirmation vote for President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Interior Department, former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum. The upper chamber voted to advance Burgum’s nomination to a confirmation vote on Wednesday by a 78–20 margin. Burgum appeared before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee in mid-January, … Read more
Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump’s pick to serve as the director of national intelligence, used her opening statement to criticize what she viewed as the “weaponization and politicization of the intelligence community.”
The president wants to detain thousands of people at a site that is notorious for its secrecy and history of abuse It has been denounced as “America’s gulag”: a secretive, abuse-ridden Caribbean prison camp for terror suspects that Donald Rumsfeld once said contained “the worst of the worst”. “All of us have scars in our … Read more
President Trump delivered a statement on the deadly plane crash near Washington, D.C., calling it a “dark and excruciating night in our nation’s capital.” The president said the federal government would be “working tirelessly” to figure out what happened as responders shift to a recovery operation.
Skating Club of Boston says two skaters, their parents and coaches were on plane that collided with Army helicopter Washington DC plane crash – latest updates Among the earliest confirmed victims of the American Airlines jet carrying 60 people that collided in midair with an Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers were two figure … Read more
Women under 30 are sharing information about permanent contraception – including lists of doctors who won’t give them a hard time about getting the procedure Madison Clark did not celebrate when Donald Trump won the 2024 election. But one thought gave her solace: “At least I don’t have to worry about having a baby.” In … Read more
President Trump released a statement on the deadly collision between an American Airlines flight and an Army Blackhawk helicopter over the Potomac River in Washington D.C. Wednesday night, thanking first responders. Later writing on social media, “The lights were blazing, why didn’t the helicopter go up or down, or turn… why didn’t the control tower … Read more
Bodies of 28 people have been retrieved from Potomac River after collision of passenger jet and military helicopter Washington DC plane crash – latest updates No survivors are expected to be found following a mid-air collision of an American Airlines jet and a military Black Hawk helicopter in Washington DC, authorities have said. The bodies … Read more
Key ally Patel expected to be grilled over whether allegiance to president would mean end to bureau’s independence Kash Patel, nominated by Donald Trump to be the next FBI director, is expected to face scrutiny on Thursday about whether his loyalty to the president would end the independence of the nation’s premier law-enforcement agency from … Read more
