The White House condemned Thursday a recent uptick in false swatting operations carried out against judicial officials linked to former President Donald Trump‘s legal battles. Both special counsel Jack Smith and New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron were the targets of attempted swatting incidents in recent weeks. An anonymous caller attempted to have police […]
The White House said it supports “media freedom” following an Israeli Supreme Court decision that bars reporters from entering Gaza. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby had been asked about the status of journalists in Gaza during each of the last two press briefings and characterized his own responses to be “as satisfying as a […]
The influential Conservative Political Action Conference endorsed former President Donald Trump’s 2024 candidacy on Thursday, claiming he is the only Republican who can beat President Joe Biden and reverse the Democrat’s liberal policies. “Now is the time to unite and support the candidate who best can accomplish what is needed to put America back on […]
Music superstar Jelly Roll testified before the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday about the federal response to the fentanyl crisis. Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord, spoke about his lived experience as both a drug dealer and an addict and explained how he sought to humanize addiction for the general public. DeFord also […]
Boeing is under investigation on whether the manufacturing of a door panel in a 737 met approved design standards. The investigation’s focus is on “plug”-type passenger doors as well as other discrepancies. These “plugs” may have caused a door panel to fall off an Alaska Airlines 737-9 MAX jetliner flight, forcing a ground landing in […]
Defense spending has fallen off a cliff under President Joe Biden, shrinking as a percentage of gross domestic product to pre-World War II budgets and the short-lived “peace dividend” days during former President Bill Clinton’s administration. According to a new budget analysis, the nation is spending just 3.6% of GDP — $866 billion — at […]
The White House urged Congress on Thursday to pass housing tax credits included in President Joe Biden’s annual budget request to lower out-of-control shelter costs for households. Shelter costs accounted for more than half of the increase in core inflation, which factors out volatile energy and food prices, in the December consumer price index, published […]
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has agreed to schedule an appearance at his impeachment hearing. A DHS official sent a letter to arrange possible dates for Mayorkas to testify before the House Homeland Security Committee on Thursday to its chairman, Rep. Mark Green (R-TN). According to the letter, Mayorkas cannot attend the next impeachment hearing […]
Kelly Carlin, the daughter of the late George Carlin, has criticized a comedy special created using artificial intelligence to impersonate her father, who died in 2008. Carlin made the comment Wednesday evening, about a day after the comedy special titled “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead” was released on YouTube. Carlin stated that her father […]
Former President Donald Trump, barred by a judge from making closing arguments, was temporarily allowed to speak at the end of his civil business fraud trial, using the time to scold the New York attorney general who brought the case. “We have a situation where I’m an innocent man,” Trump told Judge Arthur Engoron, saying […]
