Los Angeles suffered from a lack of up-to-date emergency alert systems and communication resources during the county’s response to January’s devastating wildfires, an independent review found. The report was commissioned by county supervisors just weeks after the Eaton and Palisades fires killed more than 30 people and destroyed thousands of homes, schools, businesses, and places of […]
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday enabling TikTok to continue operating in the United States under a joint operation of American investors that dilutes the share of power the Chinese company ByteDance has over the social media platform. “I had a very good talk with President Xi [Jinping]. A lot of respect for him. […]
Actress Jessica Chastain said Wednesday that she does not agree with Apple‘s decision to pull her upcoming political thriller The Savant from Apple TV+ and that she hopes the show will eventually be released. The Savant is a series following a mother who infiltrates “online hate groups” to stop domestic terrorist attacks and was set […]
(The Center Square) – Illinois health officials push back on new federal guidance, saying Tylenol use in pregnancy does not cause autism. A lawmaker, who is also a physician, weighs in. State Rep. Bill Hauter (R-Morton) is pushing back against the Trump administration’s handling of recent claims linking acetaminophen use during pregnancy to autism. He called […]
Washington Examiner Senior Writer Joe Concha called out late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel for exhibiting a double standard on free speech. Concha appeared on Fox News’s Hannity on Wednesday to bring to remembrance the firing of comedian Roseanne Barr. In 2018, Kimmel’s same employer, ABC, fired Barr and continued her sitcom without her in […]
(The Center Square) — Democratic online fundraising platform ActBlue has been fined $100,000 by Maine’s campaign finance regulators for missing a deadline to disclose its contributions. The Maine Commission on Governmental Ethics and Election Practices approved the fine on Wednesday after rejecting a request from ActBlue Maine to waive the penalty for missing the July […]
The mass shooting at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Dallas is now being described by federal officials as terrorism after initially being labeled by authorities as “targeted violence.” Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Nancy Larson, announced on Thursday that the suspected gunman, a deceased 29-year-old named […]
President Donald Trump’s long-running feud with former FBI Director James Comey is possibly reaching its crescendo this week, as federal prosecutors face a deadline on Tuesday to seek an indictment stemming from Comey’s sworn testimony about the Russia investigation. Prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia have reviewed allegations that Comey lied to Congress in 2020 when […]
President Donald Trump is set to sign executive orders in the Oval Office around 4 p.m. Thursday. TRUMP AND VANCE LEAD MOURNING AFTER CHARLIE KIRK KILLED IN UTAH Trump will reportedly sign an executive order concerning the popular social media platform TikTok. The order will clear the way for the completion of a deal, but […]
Democrats erupted in anger Thursday after a White House budget office memorandum directed federal agencies to prepare permanent layoffs if the government shuts down. At a Capitol press conference, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) blasted the Office of Management and Budget directive as a threat to federal employees. “We will not be intimidated by […]
