CIA Director Says New COVID-19 Assessment Restores Trust in US Intel Agencies

A CIA assessment said COVID-19 ‘more likely’ came from a Chinese lab. CIA Director John Ratcliffe has said the recent decision to release a COVID-19 assessment was aimed at fostering transparency with the American people. Ratcliffe, who was sworn in on Jan. 23 after Senate confirmation, told Fox News in a Jan. 26 interview that

Texas Governor Deploys 400 More National Guard Troops to Border

Thousands of National Guard and U.S. military troops are now at the southern border after the deployment. Texas will send 400 members of the state’s National Guard to the U.S.–Mexico border to work with U.S. Border Patrol agents, Gov. Greg Abbott said on Jan. 27. Abbott has directed Texas National Guard members to the border

​​California Groups React to Trump’s Stance Against Gender Ideology

Trump’s executive order requires that intimate spaces are designated by sex and not identity. Groups that oppose gender ideology, including parental rights and religious organizations, have embraced President Donald Trump’s executive order against the theory and funding that promotes it, while proponents have vowed to resist his agenda. Trump signed the executive order, “Defending Women From

DEA Announces Dozens Arrested in Colorado Raid Targeting Venezuelan Gang

The DEA said that about 49 illegal immigrants were arrested, connected with the Tren de Aragua gang. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) has said it arrested dozens of people during a recent raid in Colorado that targeted the Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang. The DEA’s Rocky Mountain division, in a post on Sunday night,

Democrats Introduce Resolution Condemning Trump’s Pardons of Jan. 6 Defendants Convicted of Violence

Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state proposed the resolution. Senate Democrats on Jan. 27 unveiled a resolution that condemns President Donald Trump’s pardons of people who were convicted of being violent on Jan. 6, 2021. “Resolved, that the Senate disapproves of any pardons for individuals who were found guilty of assaulting Capitol Police officers,” the

Trump Orders Creation of Review Council for FEMA, Citing Concerns of Political Bias

The order said there were concerns that FEMA used resources to support missions beyond its scope, including activities that ‘welcome illegal aliens.’ President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Jan. 24 calling for the creation of a council to review the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), citing concerns over political bias within the agency.