Laurence Gray charged with attempting to provide material support to terrorist organizations An Arizona licensed gun dealer was charged this month with attempting to provide material support to terrorist organizations after federal agents caught him allegedly selling a series of rifles and guns to two Mexican cartels. The federal charges against the American firearms dealer … Read more
Remarks come after defense secretary calls for changes to military’s chaplain corps, which had been ‘watered down’ The defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, prayed during a religious service at the Pentagon that there be “overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy”. The Christian worship service, held on Wednesday before military and civilian workers … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: A conservative House Republican is seeking to enact sweeping new election transparency measures before November’s midterm elections. Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., will introduce legislation Thursday requiring a small federal agency, known as the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, to establish a public database that would disclose basic information about private vendors running federal elections. Norman’s … Read more
FIRST ON FOX: Idaho and Indiana filed an amicus brief challenging a federal ruling requiring Alaska to provide sex reassignment surgery for prison inmates in a case that could reshape policy nationwide. Alaska is appealing the decision to the Ninth Circuit, seeking to overturn a ruling that found denying sex reassignment surgery to a transgender … Read more
The Trump administration’s Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced Tuesday that it launched an investigation into a Washington state housing program the agency accused of potentially providing subsidized mortgage assistance to people based on race. The Washington State Housing Finance Commission was alerted this week that HUD’s Office for Fair Housing and Equal … Read more
Clear Secure has seen jump in new sign-ups amid the partial government shutdown as TSA workers go unpaid Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox As travelers continue to face sprawling security lines across the US, one company is thriving amid the ongoing chaos. Clear Secure, a … Read more
Andy Ogles’ election victories in Tennessee are a product of an electoral system broken by gerrymandering Andy Ogles represents more Muslims than any other Tennessee congressman. Yet he has no interest in representing them. He doesn’t even want them in the country. “Muslims don’t belong in American society,” the third-term Republican wrote on Twitter/X last … Read more
Documents obtained by Guardian show company increased different fees to ‘offset revenue loss’ from FTC rule change Following a wave of regulations banning the surprise fees that appear at the end of a transaction, Ticketmaster stopped charging the extra few dollars it added to each order at checkout. Typically shared with the venue, the order … Read more
As the partial government shutdown drags on, lawmakers have hit another roadblock in the battle to fund the Department of Homeland Security with Democrats’ counteroffer being rejected by Republicans. It comes as the standoff is now in danger of stretching into the looming Easter recess. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.
Iran’s foreign minister has said Tehran has ‘no intention of negotiating for now’. Plus, the AI users whose lives were wrecked by delusion Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. Iran dismissed a US ceasefire proposal on Wednesday and responded with its own negotiation plan as intermediaries sought to … Read more
