Washington — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard in the last month issued a memo ordering U.S. intelligence agencies to conduct a review of whether random polygraph examinations of their employees or contractors are feasible. At the same time, the directive emphasizes the need for tests to include questions about whether employees or potential applicants have leaked information to members …
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Read More »SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Leaders of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints encouraged members Saturday to confront hate with love and forgiveness, just days after a deadly attack on a congregation in Michigan and as the faithful are also mourning their oldest-ever president. The recent death of President Russell M. Nelson leaves a void, but the …
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Vice President JD Vance speaks at the White House press briefing on the day the government shutdown. Vance is among the Republicans arguing there’s plenty of time to extend ACA tax credits. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images On Capitol Hill right now, there’s a partisan argument over if and when lawmakers need to act to …
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Two days ago I put out a troll post about the Texas A&M Yell Leaders wearing black uniforms to coincide with the “blackout” theme at Kyle Field this Saturday night against Mississippi State. It was done mostly to drive Facebook commenters insane, because clearly at a place like A&M with a tradition as sacred as the Yell Leaders, this would …
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As the Trump administration insists it is serious about negotiating an end to the government shutdown, a pair of racist deepfake videos mocking Democratic leaders played on a loop in the White House briefing room for hours on Wednesday. The videos, posted by Trump on his social media platform on Monday, use fabricated audio to make it seem as if …
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, both from New York City, speak to reporters outside the White House Monday after meeting with Republican Leadership and US President Donald Trump. Trump has now frozen $18 billion in infrastructure funding for projects in New York. JIM WATSON/AFP hide caption toggle caption JIM WATSON/AFP On the first day …
Read More »5 Takeaways From Trump’s Address to Top Military Leaders The New York Times Trump Gave the Military’s Brass a Rehashed Speech. Until Minute 44. The New York Times Trump calls for using US cities as a ‘training ground’ for military in unusual speech to generals AP News ‘Could have been an email’: Officials balk at Hegseth’s generals meeting Politico Hegseth pushes to remake the …
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After a week of handwringing about the purpose of an unprecedented gathering of generals and admirals on Tuesday, the meeting in Quantico, Virginia, ended with standard fare from both President Donald Trump and his self-styled Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. During the largest single gathering of top military brass in memory — and perhaps ever — Hegseth began with an …
Read More »Live updates: Trump defends using troops to police U.S. cities in address to military leaders The Washington Post Live Updates: Trump Addresses Rare Military Gathering as Government Shutdown Looms The New York Times Trump Signals Greater Use of Military in U.S. Cities, Warning of ‘War From Within’ Time Magazine LIVE: Trump, Hegseth meet top US military officers at Quantico Al Jazeera Trump says military …
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