Jen Psaki to Testify Before House Panel on Afghanistan Withdrawal

Former White House press secretary Jen Psaki will testify before Congress next month about the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) announced in a June 17 letter that Ms. Psaki has consented to take part in a transcribed interview on July 26 to address the Afghanistan withdrawal. “The Committee has

Secret Service Agent Robbed at Gunpoint on Night of Biden’s Hollywood Fundraiser

A U.S. Secret Service agent was robbed at gunpoint outside Los Angeles on Saturday, the night President Joe Biden was in town for a fundraiser featuring Hollywood celebrities. On Saturday at 9:36 p.m., police officers responded to a call reporting an armed robbery at a residential community in Tustin, Calif. The suspect reportedly stole a

Bob Casey, the Senate’s Top Recipient of Pharma Cash, Says He’s ‘Standing Up to Big Pharma’

Casey has faced questions over questionable ties to the health care industry Sen. Bob Casey (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Sen. Bob Casey has taken more campaign cash from drug and health care companies over the past two elections than any other senator, campaign finance disclosures show. Now, as he approaches a difficult reelection bid, the Pennsylvania Democrat

CNN, NBC Journos To Bestow Award on Hamas Supporter Who Posted Anti-Semitic Cartoons

A group of women journalists led by the former partner of White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre is bestowing a “Courage in Journalism” award on a Hamas supporter who posted anti-Semitic cartoons on social media. The International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF), whose board is stacked with prominent CNN, NBC, and ABC News reporters, said this

Boeing CEO Regrets Door Panel Blowout, Says Company ‘Took Responsibility’ for Incidents

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun appeared before the U.S. Senate on June 18 to discuss the company’s safety culture after a January airplane incident that increased public and regulatory scrutiny on the aerospace company. He began his opening remarks by turning to face and apologize to the family members of the 2018 and 2019 737 Max

Federal Judge Blocks Rule Requiring Employers to Accommodate Employee Abortions

‘The EEOC exceeded its statutory authority [and] unlawfully expropriated the authority of Congress,’ wrote U.S. District Judge David Joseph. A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked enforcement of a rule in two states that required employers to provide accommodations to employees who want to undergo elective abortions, with the judge siding with plaintiffs who argued

Yale Failed To Disclose Millions in Qatari Funding, Flouting Federal Law, Report Says

Yale University did not disclose upwards of $15 million in contributions from Qatar—the Middle Eastern nation that provides funding and shelter to Hamas’s top leadership—in violation of federal reporting laws, according to an investigation by a watchdog group. The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) determined that Yale received at least