Senate Democrats block DHS funding as workers face missed paychecks
Senate Democrats killed a vote to fund the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday, holding the line on a partial government shutdown that now threatens to leave DHS workers without a paycheck by the end of the week. The cloture vote fell 50 to 45, ten short of the 60 needed to advance a full-year […]
Newsom's communications director tells reporter to 'f— off' over dyslexia diagnosis question
California Gov. Gavin Newsom's communications director responded to a reporter's straightforward question about the governor's dyslexia diagnosis with a two-word directive: "f— off." Real Clear Politics correspondent Susan Crabtree shared a screenshot of the email exchange on X on Monday, writing that she had simply asked whether the governor could provide any paperwork related to […]
House votes to strip DOE authority over appliance efficiency standards
The House passed a bill on Tuesday that would fundamentally limit the Department of Energy's power to impose energy conservation standards on household appliances, voting 217-190 to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. The bill, written by Rep. Rick Allen (R-GA), would terminate the requirement that the DOE periodically update energy conservation standards, instead […]
Trump orders Pentagon to release government UFO files after years of bipartisan pressure
President Trump ordered Secretary of War Pete Hegseth late Thursday night to begin releasing the government's files on extraterrestrials, unidentified aerial phenomena, and UFOs. The directive, announced on Truth Social, covers what may be the most broadly anticipated document dump since the JFK assassination files. Trump framed the move as a response to public demand: […]
CIA Director Orders 19 Intelligence Assessments Retracted or Revised Over Political Bias
CIA Director John Ratcliffe has ordered the retraction or substantive revision of 19 intelligence assessments produced over the past decade, after a review found they were politically biased and failed to meet the agency's own analytic standards. The assessments were first flagged by the President's Intelligence Advisory Board following an independent review of hundreds of […]