Pentagon Leak Suspect was Warned Repeatedly About Mishandling Classified Documents
Jack Teixeira, the member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard charged in the leak of dozens of Pentagon documents, was repeatedly warned by his superiors about the mishandling of classified material, Department of Justice attorneys disclosed in court papers. The DOJ attorneys made the disclosure while urging a magistrate judge to keep Teixeira behind bars […]
Ukraine Says it Shot Down 29 of 30 Russian Missiles Overnight
Russia fired 30 cruise missiles into parts of Ukraine in the early hours of Thursday morning, all but one of which Ukrainian officials said were shot down. “Ninth Russian attack on Kyiv during May last night. Other Ukrainian cities attacked, as well,” Anton Gerashchenko, advisor to Ukraine’s Minister of Internal Affairs, tweeted Thursday morning, posting […]
House Refers Resolution to Expel George Santos to Ethics Committee
House lawmakers voted Wednesday to refer a resolution to expel embattled Rep. George Santos (R-NY) to the chamber’s Ethics Committee. The referral to ethics had reportedly been the favored route of Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) after Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) brought his resolution, first introduced in February, to the House floor for a vote Wednesday. […]
Russia & China Top of Mind at G-7 Summit
The Group of Seven (G-7) Summit was set to start Friday in Hiroshima, Japan, with the ongoing Russia-Ukraine War as well as tensions between the U.S. and China top of mind. The leaders of the seven major industrial democracies—Canada France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, and the U.S.—will discuss global relations and the world economy, […]
IRS Flagged 1.1 Million Returns for Potential Identity Fraud
The Internal Revenue Service has flagged some 1.1 million tax returns this year for potential identity fraud, the U.S. Treasury revealed Tuesday. The potential fraud amounts to more than $6 billion in tax refunds requiring additional review by the IRS. According to an interim report on the 2023 tax filing season, the IRS has already […]
CDC Says U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Rose Slightly in 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday said drug overdose deaths in the U.S. rose by roughly 2% in 2022 over the year before. The CDC further noted that those numbers plateaued for most of last year following two large surges during the Covid-19 pandemic. Experts could not conclude whether that meant the […]
House Democrats Move to Force Vote on George Santos
House Democrats took steps Tuesday to force a vote on expelling legally embattled Rep. George Santos (R-NY). The vote is expected to be defeated in the GOP-majority House. However, it puts Republicans in the uncomfortable position of having to put each lawmaker’s position on Santos, who’s been indicted on 13 criminal counts in federal court, […]
Justice Barrett Won’t Block Illinois Assault Weapons Ban for Now
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday denied an emergency request to block Illinois and a Chicago suburb from enforcing their respective assault weapons bans while the case is heard in the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals. Justice Barrett hears applications from the Chicago-based 7th Circuit, which put the decision regarding the emergency injunction […]
Europeans Back Ukraine’s Push for F-16s
Two European allies—Britain and the Netherlands—put their backing behind Ukraine’s push for U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets this week. The two European nations announced a new coalition on Tuesday that aims to help Ukraine procure F-16s from other allied nations. Because the F-16s are made in the U.S., Washington must approve the transfer of the jets […]
Biden Says He’s “Confident” an Agreement Will be Reached Before Default
President Biden spoke ahead of leaving for the G-7 summit in Japan Wednesday, saying he’s “confident that we’ll get the agreement” and “America will not default” on its debt. His remarks came following a meeting Tuesday at the White House with Congressional leaders—House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Senate Majority […]
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