American Dennis Coyle marks 1 year of detention in Afghanistan

Monday marks one year since Dennis Coyle, a 64-year-old academic from Colorado, was taken by force from his Kabul apartment by the Taliban. His abduction came just six days after another American, Ryan Corbett, was released at the start of President Trump’s second term. Coyle, who spent nearly two decades in Afghanistan conducting language research,

Feds yank contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton after Trump tax leak

The Department of the Treasury said Monday that it is canceling all contracts with Booz Allen Hamilton after a former contractor who worked for the consulting firm leaked tax information belonging to thousands of people, including President Trump.  In 2024, former IRS contractor Charles Edward Littlejohn of Washington, D.C. — who worked for Booz Allen

U.S. officials’ response to Alex Pretti shooting causes anger among some at DHS

Soon after Minneapolis ICU nurse Alex Pretti was shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent, top Trump administration officials made sweeping, categorical statements about the deadly shooting before a full investigation had begun. The Department of Homeland Security said the Border Patrol agent fired “defensive shots,” fearing for his life because Pretti had