White House Responds to Release of More Group Messages; House DOGE Panel Probing NPR, PBS

More messages from the Signal group discussing military strikes that accidentally included a journalist are released, including those from Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. See how the White House responds. A Biden administration gun rule will c… Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office? Conservative Campaign Consulting – Election

White House Responds to Release of More Signal Chat Messages; House DOGE Panel Probing NPR, PBS

More messages from the Signal group discussing military strikes that accidentally included a journalist have been revealed, including those allegedly from Vice President JD Vance and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. The White House responded to the further leak. A Biden-e… Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office? Conservative Campaign Consulting – Election Day

Top GOP senator seeks watchdog probe into Signal chat leak

Washington — Sen. Roger Wicker, a Mississippi Republican and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Wednesday that the panel is seeking an expedited inspector general investigation into the leak of a sensitive Signal group chat about strikes in Yemen that has stunned Washington in recent days.  Earlier this week, Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor

Electric Grid Operators Tell Panel They May Not Keep Pace With Demand

Reform federal permitting relax state policies restricting fossil fuels but don’t repeal Biden-era incentives for renewable energy development, they say. Electric transmission operators told a House panel on March 25 they’re hustling to meet growing demand and that without federal and state regulatory flexibility—especially in the Northeast—many will struggle to expand already-stressed grids to power

The Staggering Cost of the Illicit Opioid Epidemic in the United States

Summary Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 times more potent than heroin, is cheaper to produce and easier to smuggle across borders, fueling the illicit opioid epidemic in the United States with devastating consequences. In 2023 alone, illicit opioids, primarily fentanyl, cost Americans an estimated $2.7 trillion (in December 2024 dollars), equivalent to 9.7 percent of