Red Cross Plots Rare Ad Blitz Amid Criticism Over Participation in Hamas Propaganda. Plus, a Disturbing ‘Racial Wealth Gap’ Emerges at MSNBC.

The International Committee of the Red Cross doesn’t do much advertising. The organization, to which American taxpayers are the largest donors, ran just five Facebook ads between 2019 and 2023, and its more recent digital spots ran exclusively in Europe, a Free Beacon review of Meta’s ad spending database found. That’s all changing now as

Federal Agency Halts Trump Administration’s Firing of 6 Government Employees

The Merit Systems Protection Board ordered the administration to reinstate the workers. A federal agency on Feb. 25 stopped President Donald Trump’s administration from firing six probationary workers, at least for now. The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) sided with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel and imposed a 45-day stay on the terminations of

Teachers Union Sues Education Department Over Anti-DEI Policy

The lawsuit said the Department of Education’s guidance violates free speech protections. The American Federation of Teachers and the American Sociological Association sued the U.S. Department of Education on Feb. 25 over a letter warning that schools could lose federal funding if they did not cease their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs within 14

How Trump Admin Widens Scope of Federal Agency Involvement in Immigration Enforcement

The Trump administration’s immigration enforcement has involved not only DHS but the IRS, the military, and the departments of State, Defense and Justice. The Trump administration’s focus on immigration enforcement has led multiple government agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the departments of State, Defense, and Justice, as well as the military, to

International Red Cross, Facing GOP Criticism Over Hamas Propaganda Platforming, Seeks Free Beacon Newsletter Sponsorship

The ICRC has not ‘traditionally done much advertising,’ spox says in email Just days after the Washington Free Beacon detailed mounting congressional concerns over the International Committee of the Red Cross’s (ICRC) participation in a series of shocking Hamas hostage release ceremonies, an official from the aid agency approached the publication about advertising with the