The Day Hegseth's Signal Use Violated Regulations

‘Running from Trump is how you lose. Running with Trump is how you win,’ Republican Matt Van Epps said after his special election win.

Aftyn Behn had raised Democrats’ hopes for an upset in the conservative stronghold after late polling showed the state lawmaker within striking distance of Van Epps, a former Army helicopter pilot backed by President Trump.

The pause affects green cards and citizenship applications, noting ongoing security risks in the aftermath of last week’s National Guard attack in Washington.

An operation targeting Somali immigrants comes as President Trump has been using increasingly inflammatory language to attack Somalis.

Tennessee voters made their pick in a special election.

President Donald Trump and his top officials have recently criticized Minnesota’s Somali community, drawing attention to immigrants from the war-torn East African country.

“Quibbling over the semantics of ‘double-tap’ doesn’t change the reality that the strike was a summary execution of men clinging to the remains of a boat.”

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Aftyn Behn had raised Democrats’ hopes for an upset in the conservative stronghold after late polling showed the state lawmaker within striking distance of Van Epps, a former Army helicopter pilot backed by President Trump.

Details about two strikes on an alleged drug boat on Sept. 2 have alarmed legal experts and lawmakers.

The FBI director put his own spin on claims he threw a hissy fit over a jacket in the midst of the Charlie Kirk investigation.

The Constitution is clear that all executive authority resides in the president.

Yes, there is a downside to GLP-1 drugs — if you aren’t careful.

The FBI director put his own spin on claims he threw a hissy fit in the midst of the Charlie Kirk investigation.

St. Paul, MN Mayor Melvin Carter says charges against several individuals for fraud in the state are “another example that we actually don’t need, those federal agents are not adding value in our community. They’re actually doing quite the opposite by providing a destabilizing force.”

“The truly progressive position on immigration” is “extreme skepticism,” says Alex Karp, a longtime Democrat and the data-mining company’s chief executive.

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The Department of Homeland Security said the operation in New Orleans will target "criminal illegal aliens."

Millions of Americans will see a big jump in prices after year's end – if a bipartisan agreement remains elusive to keep costs down.

The administration creates problems for itself when it does not give a straight story, based upon verifiable facts, from day one.

Yuri Ushakov said the meeting between Vladimir Putin and Steve Witkoff was “very useful, constructive, and highly substantive.”

Wage gains for job-stayers and job-changers also slowed last month.

His administration is now openly advancing a worldview built by white nationalists in the 2010s.

The president appears to rely on accounts operating outside the U.S. to help boost his political messaging.

A minimum wage hike to as high as $30 an hour is gaining popularity in swing states and major cities, and now a left-wing coalition is pushing Democrats to pledge a massive wage increase to drive up turnout in the midterm elections.

The Trump administration froze immigration applications from 19 countries considered high risk to national security, following the shooting of two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., allegedly carried out by an Afghan national.

The eerie images show several rooms in the disgraced financier’s luxury retreat on Little St. James in the US Virgin Islands, including one room that looks like a dentist’s operating office and is decorated with masks of notorious figures.

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Moscow’s comments follow a meeting between Trump administration officials and Russian representatives on Dec. 2.

Democratic congressman Henry Cuellar of Texas is thanking President Donald Trump for pardoning him and his wife in a federal bribery and conspiracy case.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan has subpoenaed former special counsel Jack Smith to appear for a closed-door deposition Dec. 17, escalating the committee's probe into Smith's prosecutions of Donald Trump and several co-defendants. [Full Story]

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Obamacare’s premium tax credit is plagued with fraud, Congress’ chief watchdog said Wednesday, erecting new hurdles for Democrats who have made expanding the program a red line — and even forced a government shutdown over the issue.

The Pentagon chief refused to be interviewed by the inspector general probing the group chat leak.

An inspector general report finds that the defense secretary violated his department’s policies.

Homeland Security is targeting illegal immigrants who have been arrested for violent crimes but later released, agency officials said.

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House Democrats released 'never-before-seen' pictures from Jeffrey Epstein's private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The Pentagon’s watchdog has found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. personnel and their mission at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive information about a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen.

Co-lead singer of the rock band KISS, Gene Simmons, will be testifying before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property early next week, in relation to legislation that demands performers are paid by radio stations who play their music.

The report outlines the findings of a more than eight-month investigation into Hegseth’s use of Signal to share details of planned U.S. strikes in Yemen.

The Pentagon watchdog recently completed its report on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of Signal to share details about operations in Yemen.

The Pentagon watchdog recently completed its report on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of Signal to share details about operations in Yemen.

The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs announced an increase in reward money for information leading to the arrest of Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano, a leader of the Tren de Aragua (TdA), bringing the total to $5 million.

The Pentagon watchdog recently completed its report on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's use of Signal to share details about operations in Yemen.

A forthcoming inspector general report finds that had intel shared by Hegseth been intercepted by an adversary, it would have endangered servicemembers, according to a source who viewed the findings.

Private employers shed 32,000 jobs in November, driven by a sharp decline among small businesses, the payroll company ADP reported Wednesday.

Families of the victims killed in the UPS plane crash in Kentucky have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the mail carrier.

The inspector general inquiry centers on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s use of the unclassified commercial messaging app to share highly sensitive U.S. attack plans.

Donald Trump loyalist Ric Grenell exploded after an ex-staffer exposed the Center’s apparent decline.

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell has filled paperwork for a possible run to be the next Republican governor of Minnesota.

The Pennsylvania governor was defamed by an operation that was bending over backward to accommodate bigots.

Thune's warning came a day after Republicans avoided what could have been a morale-shaking upset in a special election in Tennessee's 7th Congressional District, a seat the GOP held, but with a margin that set off chatter about turnout, messaging, and the economy. [Full Story]

President Trump said he would weaken Biden-era mileage standards, which were designed to increase electric-vehicle sales, calling them a “scam.”

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Pressure to axe the Pentagon chief is growing after he was damned in a watchdog report into the Signal leak scandal.

Alongside members of the Nevada Congressional Delegation, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson lit up the Capitol Christmas tree, which arrived from Nevada, commencing the Christmas festivities in the nation's capital.

Donald Scott was killed in his home by an ad hoc team of raiding cops who were looking for marijuana — but the larger prize may have been his 200-acre Malibu ranch.

The Floridian signaled midterm trouble after a close election in a red state.

Ketih Cordes drove past the home in his black Honda Civic, then staked it out as he waited for the perfect moment to strike, a neighbor said.

The Pentagon knew there were survivors after a September attack on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean Sea and the U.S. military still carried out a follow-up strike.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang praised President Donald Trump on Wednesday, telling podcaster Joe Rogan that “everything” the president “thinks through is very practical, common sense, and logical.” Jensen also credited Trump’s energy policy with saving AI, telling Rogan, “Without energy growth, we can have no industrial growth. And that was what saved the AI industry.”

Even in defeat, the top brass at the Democratic National Committee claimed victory coming out of a special election this week that their candidate lost in a reliably red Tennessee congressional district.

President Trump announced Wednesday he will eliminate strict fuel economy standards imposed under the Biden administration that have been blamed for driving up the cost of new cars.

Progressive City Councilman James Solomon defeated former New Jersey Democrat Governor Jim McGreevey in Tuesday’s runoff to become the next mayor of Jersey City.

Ketih Cordes drove past the home in his black Honda Civic, then staked it out as he waited for the perfect moment to strike, a neighbor said.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., joined three Democrat senators on Wednesday in filing a War Powers Resolution to block the Trump administration from using the U.S. military against Venezuela without congressional authorization, a rare bipartisan effort to curb potential military action by the administration abroad. [Full Story]

This week, President Trump said he expected National Guard troops to arrive in New Orleans "in a couple of weeks."

Democrats, believing they have the political upper hand on a health care cliff they created, are rebuffing GOP alternatives to extending enhanced Obamacare subsidies set to expire this year.

Hegseth's 'Fog of War' Is No Excuse for Summarily Executing Suspected Drug Smugglers

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth could have endangered troops when he sent messages detailing attack times on a Signal chat, a Pentagon watchdog found.

The House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed former special counsel Jack Smith for a closed-door probe into his investigations of President Donald Trump.

Gov. Hochul and MTA leaders have hailed the controversial congestion pricing as a success that’s driving down traffic in the heart of Manhattan — but other analysts are saying not so fast.

President Donald Trump on Dec. 2 again talked about issuing tariff rebate checks to Americans. In the past he has said they would be about $2,000.

Gov. Hochul and MTA leaders have hailed the controversial congestion pricing as a success that’s driving down traffic in the heart of Manhattan — but other analysts are saying not so fast.

The president had been attempting to keep his hands hidden.

The details could raise questions about who was responsible for a follow-up strike on Sept. 2 — the commander who ordered it or the defense secretary.

Wednesday on CNN’s “The Lead,” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) said President Donald Trump’s comments about Somalians were creating a dangerous situation because his followers have “exhibited violence.”

Texas GOP Governor Greg Abbott has escalated his campaign against the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), formally asking U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to suspend the Muslim civil-rights organization’s federal tax-exempt status and launch an immediate investigation into its activities.

Student visa and exchange visitor applicants are already being subject to an online presence review.

The details could raise questions about who was responsible for a follow-up strike on Sept. 2 — the commander who ordered it or the defense secretary.

Women in the party are reportedly growing increasingly frustrated with the speaker’s leadership.

Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry lashed out at California Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday, arguing that he overlooks women and shouldn’t “be our next president.”