By Jack Phillips President Donald Trump on Monday evening suspended U.S. foreign aid for 90 days, pending further review to determine whether those programs align with American interests. “All department and agency heads with responsibility for United States foreign development assistance programs shall immediately pause new obligations and disbursements of development assistance funds,” said the […]
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Homeland Security Inspector General Confirms Audit of FEMA Over Trump Sign Controversy
By Jack Phillips The Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general this week confirmed it is auditing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) over concerns that its employees avoided homes that displayed signs supporting then-presidential candidate Donald Trump in the aftermath of several hurricanes. In a letter dated Jan. 6, the office told Reps. Sam Graves […]
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Pennsylvania Investigating Possible Fraudulent Voter Registration Forms, Top Election Official Says
By Jack Phillips Pennsylvania’s top election official confirmed his office is investigating potentially fraudulent voter registration applications after authorities in multiple counties reported the issue. Noting that the discovery of possibly fraudulent registrations are “absolutely” troubling, Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt told local news outlet ABC27 Sunday that “Lancaster County … is doing […]
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‘Fraudulent’ Mail Ballot Request Forms Found in Another Pennsylvania County, District Attorney Says
By Jack Phillips Officials in Pennsylvania’s Monroe County announced this week that they discovered mail ballot request forms in the county that were found to be fraudulent. Monroe County District Attorney Mike Mancuso wrote on social media that after a regular review of mail-in ballot requests and voter registration request forms, the Monroe County Board […]
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High Gaza Death Toll Figures Generate Controversy
By Dan M. Berger Gaza authorities said in early October that more than 42,000 people had been killed in the strip since Israel’s strikes and ground operations there in response to Hamas terrorists’ attack on Israel. Some say the death toll may be much higher—more than 186,000—taking into account those still missing, their bodies presumably […]
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Hurricane Milton leaves at least 10 dead, millions without power in Florida
By Leonara LaPeter Anton and Brad Brooks ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Oct 10 (Reuters) – Hurricane Milton plowed into the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday after cutting a destructive path across Florida that spawned tornados, killed at least 10 people and left millions without power, but the storm did not trigger the catastrophic surge of seawater that […]
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FEMA Director: We Have Enough Money for Hurricane Milton, Not Rest of Year
By Jack Phillips The director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said the agency has enough resources to deal with Hurricane Milton, expected to slam into Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday, as well as dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. However, FEMA may not have enough money to deal with any more crises, […]
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FEMA Warns Americans of Scams After Hurricane Helene’s Devastation
By Jack Phillips The Federal Emergency Management Agency warned Americans that scams may be proliferating in the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastation across several states. The agency specifically singled out identity theft- and fraud-related scams because some criminals might attempt to obtain people’s personal identifying information by “pretending to be disaster workers,” according to a […]
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Secret Service, Homeland Security Sued Over Records Related to Trump Assassination Attempt
By Jack Phillips A lawsuit was filed against the U.S. Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in a bid to seek records from the two agencies about the July 13 assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania. The suit, filed by America First Legal, a nonprofit pro-Trump group that was set […]
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Starmer Condemns Violence as Unrests Continue Across the UK
By Lily Zhou A hotel has been targeted on Sunday as demonstrations and riots continue across the United Kingdom in the wake of a knife attack last week. Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday condemned the violence and said that perpetrators would face the full force of the law. Police forces in England and Northern […]
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Trump Says He Was Not Warned of Would-Be Assassin on Roof Before Speaking at Rally
By Jack Phillips Former President Donald Trump that he was not told about a gunman on the roof of a building before he was shot during a rally in Pennsylvania on July 13. “Nobody mentioned it,” the former president told Fox News host Jesse Watters. “Nobody said it was a problem.” Officials “could’ve said, ‘Let’s […]
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Number of Criminals Caught Entering US Illegally Each Month Sets Record: CBP
By Tom Ozimek The number of people with criminal convictions caught entering the United States illegally per month so far this fiscal year has risen to a record high, data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) show. An average of 1,459 criminal illegal aliens per month have been arrested after crossing the U.S. border […]
