news2shortsCouncil including defense and homeland security secretaries will report within 180 days on future of agency US politics live – latest updates Donald Trump has ordered an investigation into whether there should be a radical shake-up of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), the US government’s body for responding to natural disasters, after saying he … Read more
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrived for his first day at the Pentagon on Monday with a message regarding the Department of Defense’s (DOD’s) mission. Greeted by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. and a gaggle of reporters, Hegseth said it was “an honor to serve on behalf of … Read more
President Donald Trump’s administration is pushing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to increase the number of arrests per day from a few hundred to between at least 1,200 to 1,500 people, according to a new report on Monday. Citing four sources who spoke on condition of anonymity about a purported internal call with ICE officials … Read more
Discovery of H5N9 came alongside detection of the more common H5N1 on the farm, leading to 119,000 birds’ deaths The first outbreak of a rare bird flu in poultry has been detected on a duck farm in California, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday. Authorities said the discovery of H5N9 bird … Read more
President Donald Trump is expected to sign a new executive order restricting transgender troops from serving in the military on Monday. The new order requires Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to update medical standards to ensure they “prioritize readiness and lethality” and take action to “end the use of invented and identification-based pronouns” within DOD, per … Read more
Rain may help firefighters reining in fires after weeks of dry weather but also boosts risk of toxic ash runoff Rain eased on Monday after southern California’s first significant storm of the season brought weekend downpours that aided firefighters but caused ash, mud and debris to flow across streets in wildfire burn areas. Less than … Read more
The ordeal may not be over for some of the more than 1,500 Jan. 6 criminal defendants granted clemency by President Donald Trump, as certain prosecutors are currently investigating whether some of the individuals — particularly those alleged to have committed violent crimes — could be charged at the state or local level. That loophole … Read more
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist calls fellow tech titan ‘super-smart’ but guilty of ‘overreach’ Bill Gates has labelled Elon Musk’s embrace of far-right politicians and attempt to interfere in the politics of other countries – including the UK – as “insane shit”. Musk has in recent weeks launched a series of unfounded smears at British politicians … Read more
Comments by Christine Lagarde seen as veiled warning to Donald Trump, who demanded Federal Reserve lower interest rates ‘immediately’ Political interference in central bank policymaking could harm plans to bring down inflation, the head of the European Central Bank (ECB) has said. In a veiled warning to Donald Trump, after the US president last week … Read more
School says it found no evidence to back claims Assistant Gators coach has also faced accusations The University of Florida has cleared men’s basketball coach Todd Golden after a four-month Title IX investigation into allegations of sexual exploitation, sexual harassment and stalking. The school released a statement on Monday saying no evidence was found and … Read more
