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by Michael More than 100 countries around the world have a national ID card. Now the United States has one too. Starting on May 7th, you will be asked to show a REAL ID card if you want to fly on an airplane. Once authorities have established that precedent, it is just a matter of time …
The Trump administration’s drive to slash and overhaul the government, led by Elon Musk, has already led to tens of thousands of departures. Federal agencies are facing a deadline on Monday to present their plans for another round of mass firings, the next step in the Trump administration’s drive to shrink the government that figures …
Trump is expected to sign an executive order to extend the deadline (tomorrow) for TikTok to be banned or sold off. Sources say there are several investors interested in jumping in to purchase TikTok, including Amazon, Oracle, and Applovin. A source close to the deal also says… — Selina Wang (@selinawangtv) April 4, 2025
Many of the world’s biggest polluter nations have missed a UN deadline to set new climate targets as efforts to curb global warming come under pressure following US President Donald Trump’s election. The nearly 200 countries signed up to the Paris Agreement faced a deadline on Monday, February 10, to submit new national climate plans …
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly claimed that he appears on enough statewide ballots to qualify for next week’s debate between President Biden and Donald Trump and has threatened to sue CNN for not letting him on the stage. But a Washington Post survey of state election officials found Kennedy is not …
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) plans to hold a “virtual roll call” to nominate Joe Biden before the party’s August convention, aiming to secure his place on Ohio’s general election ballot. The announcement arrived Tuesday as the Ohio State Legislature commenced a special session ordered by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine to address the issue… Dems …
Amidst concerns over privacy, the NHS data grab prompts calls to opt out. The NHS will be selling your medical data in June unless you opt out.@julesserkin @SoniaPoulton @TheFreds @unhealthytruth @JacquiDeevoy1 @BBlues100 @1984_RebElle pic.twitter.com/SMYQmfLFDt — Man of Kent (@pplatesrgrate) April 22, 2024
The New York Attorney General’s office asked a judge to void a $175 million bond posted by former President Donald Trump to secure a much larger monetary damage award in his civil business fraud case. The Attorney General’s office in a court filing said Trump and other defendants in the case had failed to show …
The agreement, the details of which are yet unclear, may not have come in time to prevent vast swaths of the government, including the Homeland Security, Defense and State departments, from at least partially shuttering just after midnight Saturday. The House, where the measure will originate, requires 72 hours’ notice before voting on legislation. The …
The House of Representatives is expected to take one step closer to ending a brutal, months-long fight over government funding on Wednesday with a vote on a nearly $460 billion spending package. The 1,050-page bipartisan legislation is a package of six bills dealing with departments and agencies whose funding expires on Friday – Agriculture and …
Former President Donald Trump is expected to decide on Monday if he is going to file an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court regarding his presidential immunity claim in his Washington, D.C., election interference case. A federal appeals court ruled earlier this week that Trump is not immune from criminal prosecution, allowing special counsel Jack …