Senate committee advances Markwayne Mullin’s nomination for DHS secretary

Washington — The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday advanced Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s nomination to lead the Department of Homeland Security, setting up a vote before the full chamber as early as next week.  In an 8 to 7 vote, the committee advanced Mullin’s nomination. Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, the committee’s

We visited an LA building with 89 registered hospices. Here’s what we found.

The Merabi Professional Medical Plaza, a three-story, 32,000 square foot stucco and glass office building in Los Angeles, is home to a salon, a law office, a modeling agency, a realty corporation and, also, 89 licensed hospice companies.  Patient advocate Sheila Clark, who has worked to expose allegations of widespread Medicare fraud in the hospice

Pete Hegseth says “largest strike package yet” coming today in Iran war

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Thursday that there will be the “largest strike package yet” in the Iran war after Israel struck an Iranian gas field and Iran retaliated across the region.  Hegseth said that the U.S. has struck more than 7,000 targets across Iran, including to its military infrastructure. Hegseth said Thursday will have

Watch Live: Gabbard, intel officials testify at House hearing on threats to U.S.

  1m ago Gabbard reiterates testimony does not represent personal views Gabbard reiterated to the House committee that her testimony did not represent her personal views as she read the same prepared remarks that she did before a Senate panel a day earlier.  “What I’m briefing here today does not represent my personal views or

Watch Live: Hegseth and Caine holding briefing on Iran war

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine are holding a briefing for reporters Thursday on the latest developments in the Iran war, their first since Israel carried out strikes killing Iran’s top security chief Ali Larijani and Esmail Khatib, its intelligence minister. Hegseth insisted at the top of the news conference that Operation Epic

Hegseth and Caine holding briefing on Iran war

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine are holding a briefing for reporters Thursday on the latest developments in the Iran war, their first since Israel carried out strikes killing Iran’s top security chief Ali Larijani and Esmail Khatib, its intelligence minister. Israel on Wednesday struck Qatar’s Ras Laffan, the world’s largest liquefied natural

Epstein’s longtime lawyer to testify to House committee today

A lawyer who worked closely with Jeffrey Epstein for decades before becoming an executor of his estate will be questioned Thursday by the House Oversight Committee.  Darren Indyke was perhaps Epstein’s closest associate dating back to the 1980s. He was involved in assembling Epstein’s complex web of businesses, properties and legal teams for a voluminous