Pentagon solves 1 UFO mystery but still probing case of “large orange orb”

The Pentagon office investigating UFOs, or what the government calls unidentified anomalous phenomena, resolved one of its most prominent cases — nicknamed “GOFAST” — its director told Congress in a hearing on Tuesday. (It’s the last one listed on the office’s website here). File: Previously unidentified anomalous phenomena. Screen grab of “GOFAST” video. (The UAP

Trump to pick Linda McMahon to head Department of Education, sources say

Trump makes some Cabinet and senior staff picks Trump’s Cabinet and senior staff positions picks shake up Washington 03:36 President-elect Donald Trump is expected to pick Linda McMahon, the former wrestling executive, to head the Department of Education, two sources familiar with the transition told CBS News Tuesday. McMahon led the Small Business Administration during

As Biden nears Trump’s number of judicial confirmations, GOP may slow the process

Washington — As Senate Democrats work to push through President Biden’s remaining nominees to the nation’s courts before he leaves office and control of the upper chamber flips, they are bumping up against efforts by their Republican colleagues to slow down the pace of confirmations, amid President-elect Donald Trump’s urging that his party “hold the

Here’s what Trump’s FCC pick, Brendan Carr, wrote in Project 2025

Trump to announce more cabinet picks this week Trump to announce more cabinet picks this week 03:10 President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to run the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, will oversee the agency that regulates U.S. internet access and communications networks such as TV and radio. Carr believes it’s an institution ripe for change,  according

Trump taps Dr. Mehmet Oz to lead key Medicare and Medicaid agency

Lawmakers skeptical of some Trump picks Lawmakers question confirmability of some Trump Cabinet picks 07:41 Washington — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he has selected Dr. Mehmet Oz  — a celebrity heart surgeon who hosted a daytime television show — to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The agency falls under the

Race to take over DNC has begun after devastating 2024 losses

Two candidates have officially launched their campaign to be the next chair of the Democratic National Committee, kicking off the race to determine who will lead the party’s recovery after widespread losses in 2024. Martin O’Malley, a 2016 Democratic presidential candidate and former Maryland Governor, became the first notable figure to jump into the race

Trump will nominate transition adviser Howard Lutnick for commerce secretary

President-elect Donald Trump says he’ll nominate Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, to be commerce secretary, a position in which he’d have a key role in carrying out Trump’s plans to raise and enforce tariffs. Trump announced his pick Tuesday in a social media post. Lutnick is a co-chair of Trump’s