Virgin Islands Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D) sought funding from Jeffrey Epstein in 2017 for a voter data project intended to support campaign outreach in the territory, according to emails released as part of the Justice Department’s unclassified disclosure of Epstein documents. In a May 5, 2017, email sent under the pseudonym “LeRoy Daughter,” Plaskett proposed […]
Two U.S. Navy vessels operating under U.S. Southern Command collided Wednesday during a replenishment-at-sea operation in waters near South America, military officials confirmed. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun and the Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Supply made contact while conducting a routine at-sea resupply, resulting in injuries to two personnel. U.S. Southern […]
Federal authorities have launched a criminal investigation into two Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers after video evidence contradicted their sworn testimony in a Jan. 14 shooting involving a Venezuelan immigrant, Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons confirmed Friday. According to authorities, the incident stemmed from a Jan. 14 confrontation in north Minneapolis involving Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, […]
Left-wing commentator and former MSNBC host Joy Reid is facing backlash after accusing Republicans of using rap star Nicki Minaj as a political prop to gain “cultural cool” credibility. During a recent appearance on The Don Lemon Show hosted by Don Lemon, Reid launched into a pointed critique of Minaj, who has publicly expressed support […]
Part two of a two-part analysis, partly based on my recent visit to Svalbard. Continued from part one. Just as a look at a polar projection map shows how vital Greenland is to North America, a glance at the map reveals why Svalbard’s location matters to Russia. The Kola Peninsula, key to Russia’s nuclear capabilities, […]
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina is calling on Attorney General Pam Bondi to appear before the House Oversight Committee to answer questions about the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files and its tracking of lawmakers’ search activity within the database. Mace says the department owes Congress — and the public — clear […]
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), House Democrats’ campaign arm, announced that it is expanding its list of Republican-held congressional districts it hopes to flip in the 2026 midterm elections — an early sign that Democrats are preparing for an aggressive fight to reclaim the House. The committee said it is adding five districts that […]
The renewed partnership between the Department of Energy and NASA to develop a nuclear fission reactor for the moon marks a decisive moment in American space policy. It answers a question that has lingered since Apollo with unusual clarity. How do we stay on the moon, not briefly, not symbolically, but durably and responsibly? The […]
A federal judge on Thursday dealt an early blow to the BBC’s legal strategy in President Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit, refusing the broadcaster’s request to pause discovery and clearing the way for both sides to begin exchanging evidence. U.S. District Judge Roy Altman ruled that the BBC’s bid to halt the evidence-gathering process […]
On Thursday evening, President Trump issued pardons to five former NFL players. White House pardon czar Alice Marie Johnson announced this week that several former professional football players have been granted presidential pardons, underscoring what the administration described as the power of redemption and second chances. Among those granted clemency were Joe Klecko, Nate Newton, […]
Far-left activist Analilia Mejia has won a closely watched Democratic primary in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District, defeating a former congressman and several prominent state Democrats in a narrow, multi-candidate race. The Associated Press projected Mejia the winner Thursday, one week after the Feb. 5 special primary election. With more than 95% of the vote […]
Earth Orbit Is The Next Data Center, And Elon Musk Figured It Out First
Elon Musk has a habit of reframing industries by shifting the underlying question. With rockets, he asked whether launch costs must remain high. With electric vehicles, he asked whether performance and sustainability must trade off. Now he appears to be asking something even more ambitious: whether Earth orbit should be treated not merely as a […]