There’s an emerging blue-state nightmare: Inspired by President Donald Trump’s call to round up immigrants who are in the country illegally, Republican governors would send their National Guard troops into Democratic-led states without those leaders’ permission. It’s a scenario that was so concerning to Washington state Rep. Sharlett Mena that she introduced legislation that would make uninvited…
A former policy advisor for former President Barack Obama’s administration was sentenced last week to over 11 years in jail after flying to the United Kingdom in an attempt to rape a child. In a recent press release, the Bedfordshire Police Department announced that 47-year-old Rahamim Shy was found guilty last Wednesday of “arranging the…
A new report claims that President Donald Trump’s administration is preparing an executive order to potentially fire thousands of federal employees at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. However, the White House has denied the report. Sources familiar with the situation told The Wall Street Journal that the Trump administration’s potential executive order…
A whistleblower who used to work for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) recently exposed the agency for making diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) a “central” part of USAID under the Biden-Harris administration. The whistleblower’s testimony comes as President Donald Trump’s administration and the Department of Government Efficiency effectively shut down USAID this…
An airplane crash in the Philippines left one U.S. military service member and three defense contractors dead on Thursday. In a Thursday press release, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command announced, “On February 6, 2025, an aircraft contracted by the U.S. Department of Defense crashed in the Philippine Province of Maguindanao del Sur.” Indo-Pacific Command noted that the…
The software company Workday will chop more than 600 jobs in the East Bay — roughly one-third of its worldwide layoff plans — a wrenching cutback spurred by a push to scout for AI opportunities. The company has disclosed plans to eliminate 1,750 jobs worldwide even as it hires workers who can help Workday mine potential goldmines…
