Trump Nominates Gen. Wilsbach as Next Air Force Chief of Staff

Gen. Ken Wilsbach (L), Pacific Air Forces commander, and Lt. Gen. Scott Pleus, 7th AF commander, chat before a flight at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, on Nov. 3, 2022. Senior Airman Megan Estrada/U.S. Air Force President Donald Trump has nominated Gen. Kenneth “Cruiser” Wilsbach, 61, to serve as the Air Force’s next chief

Government shutdown begins as lawmakers fail to reach deal to extend funding

Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer debate government funding on Senate floor on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. Senate TV Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer got into a rare direct back-and-forth on the Senate floor ahead of the shutdown deadline. “Democrats have a choice to make. They can

Government website blames shutdown on “radical left,” prompts ethics complaint

Ahead of Wednesday’s government shutdown, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development on Tuesday posted a banner in large type on its homepage blaming the shutdown on the “Radical Left,” an allegation that an ethics group said was a “blatant violation” of the Hatch Act.  “The Radical Left are going to shut down the government