A U.S. State Department employee responsible for reviewing visa applications has been fired after he admitted on hidden camera that he helped illegal immigrants evade deportation and expressed anti-American sentiment. Visa specialist Arslan Akhtar is no longer working for the State Department following a June 18 undercover investigation by O’Keefe Media Group (OMG), according to
Palantir Technologies is roundly denying claims it’s building a massive, unified database containing Americans’ personal information, following media coverage implying its work for various federal agencies could enable unprecedented surveillance. On May 30, the New York Times published an article highlighting the potential impact of the more than $900 million worth of federal contracts awarded
Palantir Technologies is roundly denying claims it’s building a massive, unified database containing Americans’ personal information, following media coverage implying its work for various federal agencies could enable unprecedented surveillance. On May 30, the New York Times published an article highlighting the potential impact of the more than $900 million worth of federal contracts awarded
President Donald Trump said on social media on June 20 that he has been talking with Harvard University officials regarding their “large-scale improprieties” and expects to announce a historic deal soon. “They have acted extremely appropriately during these negotiations, and appear to commit to doing what is right,” he wrote on Truth Social, noting that
President Donald Trump said on June 20 that his director of national intelligence’s assessment in March that Iran had yet to decide on building a nuclear weapon was wrong. Trump made the remarks to reporters on Friday while standing next to Air Force One at the Morristown Municipal Airport in New Jersey. Original News Source
Vice President JD Vance is traveling to Los Angeles on Friday to visit with military leadership and tour facilities in the area following days of civil unrest. Vance plans to visit federal command and operations centers, meet with Marines sent to safeguard the region, and speak to the assembled group, the White House said in
WASHINGTON—The Treasury Department announced on June 20 it has sanctioned eight entities associated with allegedly acquiring sensitive machinery for Iran’s defense sector. “The United States remains resolved to disrupt any effort by Iran to procure the sensitive, dual-use technology, components, and machinery that underpin the regime’s ballistic missile, unmanned aerial vehicle, and asymmetric weapons programs,”