Republican Reps. Kevin Kiley (CA) and Jim Jordan (OH) launched an investigation this week into how a California charitable organization spent a $500,000 grant meant to support victims of the Palisades and Eaton Fires.  The investigation follows several other federal investigations into the fatal infernos aimed at determining whether local officials prepared sufficiently for the emergency and […]

The United Nations welcomed two new officials to the advisory committee for its Human Rights Council this week in a vote that did not inspire confidence in the humanitarian body. Iranian diplomat Afsaneh Nadipour and Chinese Communist Party official Ren Yisheng were elected by acclamation as the new Asian representatives for the Advisory Committee of […]

President Donald Trump pledged on Friday to target “Democrat-oriented” government workers as his administration launches sweeping efforts to shrink the federal bureaucracy.  “These are people that the Democrats wanted that, in many cases, were not appropriate,” Trump said in the Oval Office. “We fought them at the time, and it was ultimately signed in, and […]

President Donald Trump underwent his second annual physical examination of his current term on Wednesday after being diagnosed with a vein condition this summer, and received a COVID-19 booster shot. In a memo, Trump’s physician, Capt. Sean Barbabella wrote that Trump took part in advanced imaging, laboratory testing, and preventive health assessments at Walter Reed […]