As 2025 kicked off, many Americans began their quest for a healthier year ahead by committing to more exercise, a renewed focus on mental well-being, a healthier diet, and ‘Dry January’ (that is, a month without alcohol consumption). Then U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released his latest advisory linking alcohol to an increased risk of cancer. Specifically, the advisory ...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – The Biden Administration has been blasted by the incoming Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho., for ‘waiting’ until the outgoing President had only 13 days left in office before declaring rebel actions in Sudan, a country torn apart by 21 months of bitter war, to be ‘genocide.’ Earlier this week, Secretary ...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – The Biden Administration has been blasted by the incoming Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho., for ‘waiting’ until the outgoing President had only 13 days left in office before declaring rebel actions in Sudan, a country torn apart by 21 months of bitter war, to be ‘genocide.’ Earlier this week, Secretary ...
President-elect Trump announced his latest picks to join the growing number of Cabinet choices as his Jan. 20th inauguration nears. Trump, in a Friday evening announcement, said that Bill Briggs would serve as the next Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. If confirmed, Briggs will serve alongside Trump’s pick for SBA Administrator, Kelly Loeffler. ‘Bill is a successful ...
President-elect Trump announced his latest picks to join the growing number of Cabinet choices as his Jan. 20th inauguration nears. Trump, in a Friday evening announcement, said that Bill Briggs would serve as the next Deputy Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration. If confirmed, Briggs will serve alongside Trump’s pick for SBA Administrator, Kelly Loeffler. ‘Bill is a successful ...
Democratic lawmakers were noticeably silent following the sentencing of President-elect Donald Trump despite previously commenting on the cases against him, as Washington prepares for a Republican trifecta in Congress. Trump was sentenced on Friday after being found guilty on 34 charges related to falsifying business records in May. The incoming president was sentenced to unconditional discharge, which means that he ...
Democratic lawmakers were noticeably silent following the sentencing of President-elect Donald Trump despite previously commenting on the cases against him, as Washington prepares for a Republican trifecta in Congress. Trump was sentenced on Friday after being found guilty on 34 charges related to falsifying business records in May. The incoming president was sentenced to unconditional discharge, which means that he ...
Tulsi Gabbard, who is President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI) in his next administration, has reversed course on a controversial item after lobbying from Republican senators. Gabbard revealed on Friday that she believes section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) ‘is crucial for gathering foreign intelligence on non-U.S. persons abroad.’ She previously opposed ...
Aides for Tesla and Space X CEO Elon Musk and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy are starting to interview staffers with the federal government for the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), according to a new report. Representatives for DOGE have had conversations with staffers from more than a dozen federal agencies — including the Treasury Department and the Internal ...
In oral arguments before the Supreme Court Friday, lawyers for the Biden administration reiterated their argument that TikTok’s Chinese ownership poses a ‘grave’ national security risk for American users. U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar cited risks that China could weaponize the app, including by manipulating its algorithm to prioritize certain content or by ordering parent company ByteDance to turn over ...