Tradecraft Failures, Leadership Pressure Prominent in 2016 Russia-Trump Intel Assessment: CIA Report

The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at the entrance of the agency headquarters in McLean, Va., on Sept. 24, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters A newly declassified CIA review has concluded that the 2016 U.S. intelligence assessment that Russia sought to help then-candidate Donald Trump win the presidential election was developed through a deeply flawed process.

FCC Head Pitches Sweeping Agenda to Deregulate and Modernize US Tech Infrastructure

A reel tender watches fiber-optic cable being installed in Louisville, Colo., on June 21, 2001. Michael Smith/Getty Images Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr announced a sweeping new policy initiative aimed at deregulation and modernization of the U.S. telecommunications infrastructure. In a 20-minute speech at a Vikor Teleconstruction facility in Sioux Falls, South Dakota,

Trump, first lady to meet with freed hostage Edan Alexander in Oval Office

Edan Alexander greeted in New Jersey hometown Freed Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander greeted by cheering crowds in New Jersey hometown 03:57 Washington — President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will meet with freed Hamas hostage Edan Alexander and his family in the Oval Office on Thursday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.  Alexander,

Jeffries: All House Democrats Will Oppose GOP Spending Bill

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) talks during a news conference in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center on April 11, 2024. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and other leaders said on July 1 that every Democrat in the chamber will vote against the Republican-led budget megabill, calling it a threat to

Buttigieg Leads Early 2028 Democratic Primary Poll as Harris Slips

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg speaks at a press conference after meeting with lawmakers to discuss rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge, at the U.S. Capitol, on April 9, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times Pete Buttigieg is the early leader in the 2028 Democratic presidential primary, according to a new Emerson College Polling survey that

GOP opposition threatens to derail House passage of “big, beautiful bill”

Washington — House Republican leaders are scrambling to shore up support for President Trump’s massive domestic policy bill amid pushback to the Senate’s changes as the GOP seeks to approve the final version of the legislation ahead of a July 4 deadline to get the bill to the president’s desk.  As the House convened Wednesday to take

Judge blocks Trump’s plan to limit access to asylum at southern border

Washington — A federal judge on Wednesday blocked President Trump’s plan to sharply restrict access to the nation’s asylum system, a blow to the president’s sweeping crackdown on immigration into the United States. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss ruled in favor of 13 individuals seeking asylum in the U.S. and three immigrants’ rights groups who