The Senate approved a $69.5 billion reconciliation package Friday to boost immigration enforcement and border security, overcoming internal Republican disagreements over the controversial Anti-Weaponization Fund and funding tied to a planned White House ballroom project. The legislation passed in a 52-47 vote and will direct tens of billions of dollars toward immigration enforcement agencies through […]
NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station are reviewing emergency evacuation protocols as engineers race to assess a persistent air leak in the station’s Russian segment. The issue has plagued the orbiting laboratory for years, but officials now believe the problem is deteriorating more rapidly than previously expected. The leak, located in a transfer tunnel […]
Coalition plans to reopen critical shipping lane after months of disruption… The United Kingdom and France are finalizing plans for a multinational mine-clearing operation in the Strait of Hormuz that could begin shortly after any ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, according to Bloomberg. The proposed mission would involve 15 nations and would […]
One of the women at the center of a bombshell New York Times report on Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner is now publicly accusing the newspaper of betraying her trust and watering down allegations she says were supported by multiple sources. Lyndsey Fifield, a former girlfriend of Platner whose allegations featured prominently in the […]
Tenants at a city-supervised affordable housing complex in the Bronx are blasting Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration after learning their rents will rise by more than 30% over the next four years despite the mayor’s campaign promises on affordability and rent freezes. Residents of Tracey Towers, an 871-unit Mitchell-Lama development in Jerome Park serving middle- and […]
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow publicly invited former 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley to join her network this week, using his abrupt departure from CBS News to launch a broader attack on what she described as political pressure being exerted on American media organizations. Speaking during a panel discussion on MS NOW, Maddow suggested that Pelley […]
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump’s plans to transform an uninhabited Albanian island into a luxury resort destination are running into growing opposition from environmental activists, local residents, and government critics who accuse officials of prioritizing foreign investment over conservation. The project, which would be on Sazan Island off Albania’s southern coast, would involve approximately $1.6 […]
Good morning. The U.S. Navy has abruptly removed the entire leadership team at one of its most important overseas maintenance hubs, the FBI is highlighting a pair of major victories in child exploitation cases, and federal agriculture officials are racing to contain the first case of a flesh-eating livestock parasite seen in the Texas in […]
Six House Republicans broke with GOP leadership on Wednesday, joining Democrats to advance legislation that would provide billions of dollars in additional support to Ukraine despite ongoing opposition from President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson. The House voted 218-204 in favor of a discharge petition that forces consideration of the Ukraine Support Act, […]
There is an old trick in argument, and it works by choosing the finish line before the race is run. You define victory as something your opponent was never trying to do, you note that he did not do it, and you call his failure to do it your triumph. This is the move at […]
Federal officials have confirmed the first case of New World screwworm in Texas in six decades, triggering an aggressive response from state and federal authorities as they work to prevent the flesh-eating parasite from gaining a foothold in the United States. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that a three-week-old calf in Zavala County near […]
The Soviet Party Game Behind Modern Censorship Gets A Reboot: Mafia, Episode 1
A peculiar thing happened recently in the place where cultural fashions are minted. Founders Fund, the venture firm built by Peter Thiel and a roster of contrarian investors, released a slick video series called Mafia. The premise is simple and the production is anything but. Prominent technologists, among them Sam Altman, Palmer Luckey, Dylan Field, […]