Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday that the government shutdown is putting more stress on air traffic controllers who already have an extremely stressful job, as well as threatening a program that small communities rely on to help subsidize airline service. … [Read more...] about Transportation secretary says government shutdown adds stress on air traffic controllers
25 years after landmark U.N. resolution, U.N. chief says women are too often absent from peace talks
Twenty-five years after a landmark U.N. resolution demanded equal participation for women in all efforts to promote peace, the United Nations chief said Tuesday that far too often women remain absent. … [Read more...] about 25 years after landmark U.N. resolution, U.N. chief says women are too often absent from peace talks
New document shows Biden’s FBI spied on nine Republican members of Congress
The FBI spied on eight Senate Republicans and a House GOP lawmaker in 2023 during the Justice Department's broad probe into the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election. … [Read more...] about New document shows Biden’s FBI spied on nine Republican members of Congress
Street gang placed ‘hit’ on senior Trump immigration official, DHS says
The Latin Kings street gang in Illinois placed a bounty on a senior Border Patrol official who has been instrumental in the administration's attempt to surge arrests and deportations in big cities, government officials said Monday. … [Read more...] about Street gang placed ‘hit’ on senior Trump immigration official, DHS says
Trump revives Alaska mining-road project scuttled under Biden
President Trump on Monday ordered the start of construction on a road to the Ambler Mining District in Alaska to increase access to critical minerals, reviving a project that the Biden administration had nixed. … [Read more...] about Trump revives Alaska mining-road project scuttled under Biden