The unexpected and ultimately short-lived flight ban near El Paso this week stemmed from disagreements within the federal government over the use of a high-energy laser weapon system to take down drones, multiple sources told CBS News. After training by the U.S. military, Customs and Border Protection used a palletized high-energy laser system earlier this
The White House this week presented its most detailed plans yet for the East Wing renovation, moving one step closer to fulfilling President Trump’s wish for a nearly 90,000-square-foot addition to the executive mansion. The National Capital Planning Commission will evaluate those plans at a hearing in early March. The submission includes new renderings of
President Donald Trump arrives to speak to members of the military and their families at Fort Bragg, N.C. on Feb. 13, 2026. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visited with military families in Fayetteville, North Carolina on Feb. 13 to celebrate the U.S. Armed Forces and thank soldiers
Their attempts to relate to normal Americans by doing normal American things have routinely ended in disaster Abigail Spanberger / X It happened again. Another Democratic politician posed for a photo while attempting to cook meat on a grill. This time it was Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D., Va.) who tried to look normal by grilling
Washington — President Trump declared Friday he would seek to bypass Congress and require voter identification in the November midterm elections as legislation on the issue appears doomed in the Senate. “There will be Voter I.D. for the Midterm Elections, whether approved by Congress or not!” Mr. Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. He
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is on track for a partial shutdown this weekend after Democrats and Republicans failed to reach an agreement on immigration enforcement changes tied to the agency’s funding. In the wake of the fatal shootings of two protesters in Minnesota, Democrats have demanded that changes to immigration enforcement practices be
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its Consumer Price Index for the month of January, and it showed annualized inflation dropping to 2.4 percent for the 12 months ending in January, down from 2.7 percent for the 12 months ending in December. The press wrote it up as if it were a big surprise. A