Proposed Measure Addresses Disarray That Led to Deadly, Chaotic Afghanistan Withdrawal

A 4 1/2 hour Dec. 11 hearing rehashed two years of finger-pointing but ended with reference to a bill ensuring such a calamity never happens again. After two years of exhaustive investigation, at least three conflicting reports, and more than a dozen combative congressional hearings, legislation incorporating lessons learned from the United States’ deadly withdrawal

Gov. Huckabee Sanders Urges Trump Administration to Halt Junk Food Purchases in SNAP

The Arkansas governor said the current program allocates a substantial share of its funds to items linked to obesity, diabetes, and other chronic health issues. Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has called for an overhaul of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), urging key members of the incoming Trump administration to remove junk food items

Ex-FBI Informant Accused of Lying About the Bidens to Plead Guilty to Federal Charges

Alexander Smirnov’s claims fueled an impeachment inquiry into the president. A former FBI informant accused of lying about the Biden family will plead guilty to tax evasion and providing false information to federal investigators, according to court papers. In signing a plea deal on Dec. 10, Alexander Smirnov admitted to fabricating allegations that President Joe

FAA Administrator Whitaker to Resign on Inauguration Day

Mark House will be the Federal Aviation Administration’s senior acting official during the transition to the second Trump administration. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Mike Whitaker announced on Dec. 12 that he would resign from the agency on President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration day. Whitaker’s resignation, which will offer Trump a chance to choose the next

‘A Comeback of Historic Proportions’: Trump Named Time Magazine’s 2024 ‘Person of the Year’

Time magazine named President-elect Donald Trump its 2024 “Person of the Year” Thursday, recognizing his political “comeback of historic proportions.” “For marshaling a comeback of historic proportions, for driving a once-in-a-generation political realignment, for reshaping the American presidency, and altering America’s role in the world, Donald Trump is Time‘s 2024 Person of the Year,” the

NJ Officials Sound New Alarm on Mystery Drones as Pentagon Denies ‘Mothership’ Claim

A Pentagon spokeswoman denied a lawmaker’s claims that an Iranian ’mothership’ near the U.S. East Coast was releasing the drones. More elected officials in New Jersey have sounded the alarm about drones of unknown origin spotted over the state as the Pentagon has denied they are being deployed by Iran. The mayor of Montvale, Mike

Lawmakers, Gun Violence Survivors Mark Sandy Hook Anniversary

Sens. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Reps. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), John Larson (D-Conn.), Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), Jim Himes (D-Conn.), and Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.) join survivors and families of gun violence victims at a press conference at 11:00 a.m. ET on Dec. 12 to mark the 12th anniversary of the s… Original News