Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said former President Joe Biden’s administration did not vet the suspect accused of shooting two National Guard members on Wednesday in Washington, D.C. The suspect, 29-year-old Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal, is alleged to have killed 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom and critically injured 24-year-old Andrew Wolfe of the West Virginia National Guard […]
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-AZ) sharply criticized War Secretary Pete Hegseth following reports of an alleged verbal follow-up strike order he gave in September to “kill everybody” after the first strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat left survivors in the water. Kelly, a Navy veteran and member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, appeared on […]
Employees with the Minnesota Department of Human Services accused Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) of creating a “cascade of systemic failures” that led to statewide fraud. A report from the New York Times prompted a response from the agency regarding the fraudulent cases of Somali residents in Minnesota enrolling in nonexistent services through nonexistent companies. Employees […]
Four people were killed, and 10 were wounded in a shooting at a Stockton, California, banquet hall on Saturday evening, county police and local officials said. A family gathering was being held at the venue when the shooting occurred, and victims included children and adults. The shooter remains at large, and several California agencies are […]
TEL AVIV (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday asked the country’s president to grant him a pardon from corruption charges — seeking to end a long-running trial that has bitterly divided the nation. Netanyahu, who has been at war against the country’s legal system over the charges, said the request would help […]
The Trump administration faced initial headwinds for many of its transgender policies. However, as the cases have reached higher courts, the Trump administration has notched wins, allowing key policies to be implemented. The president issued several prominent executive orders limiting the definition of gender to biological sex, limiting women’s sports to biological women, and banning […]
December Supplemental Security Income payments, worth up to $967, will be issued to recipients tomorrow. SSI payments are typically issued on the first day of a month, as is the case with December’s payment. If a payment falls on either a weekend or holiday, however, SSI payments are issued on the last day of a […]
The first round of December Social Security payments for retirees, now capped at $5,108, will be issued in 10 days. When will payments arrive? Retirees born on or before the 10th of a month will receive this payment on Dec. 10. The second round of payments will go out on Dec. 17 for retirees born […]
FBI Director Kash Patel revealed that the case into former FBI Director James Comey is not over after a federal judge tossed his criminal indictment earlier this week. In a wide-ranging interview with the Epoch Times that was released on Saturday, Patel said the FBI and Department of Justice are weighing “numerous options” to keep […]
War Secretary Pete Hegseth‘s first ordered strike on alleged drug boats operating in the Caribbean is now under “vigorous oversight” from the Senate Armed Services Committee, Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) and ranking member Jack Reed (D-RI) announced on Saturday. “The Committee is aware of recent news reports — and the Department of Defense’s initial response […]
