Musk Begins Decommissioning SpaceX Dragon Amid Fallout With Trump

SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule remains America’s only means of human spaceflight. Elon Musk announced on June 5 that SpaceX would begin decommissioning its Dragon spacecraft after President Donald Trump appeared to call for the termination of all of the government’s subsidies and contracts with him. “In light of the President’s statement about cancellation of my

Harvard Hires ‘Counter-Zionist’ Professor in Effort To Fight ‘Anti-Israeli Bias’ in Classrooms

‘He is not an answer to the problem that Harvard has with their Jewish students or with the exclusion of mainstream views,’ Rabbi David Wolpe, a former member of Harvard’s anti-Semitism advisory group, told the Washington Free Beacon Anti-Israel Harvard protest, Oct. 2023 (Reuters/Brian Snyder) Harvard Divinity School (HDS) appointed Shaul Magid, a leftist Jewish

U.S. sanctions 4 International Criminal Court judges

The Trump administration issued sanctions on four individuals serving as judges of the International Criminal Court, citing the court’s “politicization and abuse of power,” after one ruling authorizing an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and another targeting the actions of U.S. personnel in Afghanistan. Last year, Judges Reine Adelaide Sophie Alapini Gansou

TSA Will End ‘Quiet Skies’ Program That Identifies Travelers for Extra Screening: Noem

The ‘Quiet Skies’ program identified certain passengers for enhanced security screening at airports, which Kristi Noem alleged was politicized by Democrats. WASHINGTON—Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on June 5 that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) would abolish a program that targets some travelers for additional screening when boarding certain flights that depart from the

ICE arrests top 100,000 under Trump as officials expand detention efforts

Arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement during President Trump’s second term topped 100,000 this week, as federal agents intensified efforts to detain unauthorized immigrants in courthouses, worksites and communities across the U.S., internal government data obtained by CBS News shows. On Tuesday and Wednesday, ICE recorded more than 2,000 arrests each day, a dramatic increase

German Chancellor Merz Urges Trump to Increase Pressure on Russia in White House Meeting

Merz sought to find common ground with Trump on several key issues, including the Russia–Ukraine war, trade tensions, and NATO defense spending. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump hosted German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House on June 5 to discuss a wide range of pressing issues, including the war in Ukraine. Merz expressed confidence in Trump’s