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Defense secretary announces new Pentagon policy changes, tells disagreeing officials to resign

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced sweeping policy changes Tuesday aimed at eliminating what he called "woke garbage" from the U.S. military, with physical fitness standards taking center stage.

September 30, 2025

‘Unconstitutional dystopian nightmare’: TSA watchlist targeted Biden critics

The Transportation Security Administration and federal air marshals retaliated against adversaries of President Biden by sticking them on secret scrutiny lists and tracking their air travels, Homeland Security said Tuesday, admitting to "widespread abuses" during the previous president's term.

September 30, 2025

Israel promises full military campaign against Hamas if Trump peace proposal rejected

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed Monday to support President Trump's comprehensive 20-point plan aimed at ending the war in Gaza, with both leaders warning Hamas must accept the proposal or face continued military action with full American backing.

September 29, 2025

‘An orangutan’ could be driving: Clarence Thomas’ colorful defense of precedent review

Justice Clarence Thomas defended the Supreme Court's overturning precedent in a recent appearance at Catholic University Law School.

September 29, 2025

‘Major blow’ that wasn’t: How judges found ways around Trump injunction limits

Hyperventilating ran heavy in June after the Supreme Court issued its ruling that courts had been too profligate in using nationwide injunctions to stop the president, and ordered lower judges to cool it.

September 26, 2025

Madonna cone bra, Dior collection and more featured in fashion psychoanalysis exhibit

The Museum at FIT has opened an exhibit called "Dress, Dreams & Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis" that explores the intersection between fashion and Freudian psychology through nearly 100 designer pieces.

September 26, 2025

Legal experts say Pentagon journalist restrictions violate First Amendment protections

The Pentagon has implemented sweeping new restrictions on journalists that require reporters to sign pledges not to release any "unauthorized" information, even if unclassified, or risk losing access to Pentagon grounds.

September 25, 2025

Abbas tells U.N. General Assembly: Palestinian Authority ready to govern Gaza

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas addressed the U.N. General Assembly via video after the U.S. revoked his visa, rejecting the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel while demanding Hamas surrender weapons and relinquish governance of Gaza to his Palestinian Authority.

September 25, 2025

Beyond furloughs: White House plans mass firings if shutdown hits

The White House's budget office has sent a memo to federal agencies telling them to prepare for mass layoffs in case Congress fails to pass a spending bill and the government shuts down on Wednesday.

September 25, 2025

Grand jury considers James Comey indictment for false statements to Congress

Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Virginia are racing against time to potentially indict former FBI Director James Comey on perjury charges before the five-year statute of limitations expires next week.

September 24, 2025

‘Common sense prevailed’: California county moves to purge pets from voter rolls

Orange County in California ordered its voter registrar on Tuesday to scour voting lists and remove any names of pets that somehow made it onto the rolls.

September 24, 2025

Trump says NATO countries should shoot down Russian aircraft entering their airspace

President Trump delivered his strongest stance yet against Russian aggression during a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday.

September 23, 2025

‘Night Watch’ dog mystery solved: Rembrandt copied canine pose from Dutch artist’s work

A curator at Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum discovered by accident that the barking dog in Rembrandt's famous "Night Watch" painting is an almost identical copy of a dog from a 1619 drawing by Dutch artist Adriaen van de Venne.

September 23, 2025

From drug cartels to foreign governments: The network targeting Trump

The U.S. Secret Service disabled a large telecommunications network in the New York tri-state area this week that posed a major threat to President Trump and other senior U.S. officials who are attending the U.N. General Assembly meetings in New York City, the agency said Tuesday.

September 23, 2025

Trump administration claims Tylenol during pregnancy linked to autism in children

President Trump announced Monday that his administration has found a link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and autism, recommending pregnant women avoid Tylenol unless facing extreme fever or unbearable pain.

September 22, 2025

Advanced technology helps rangers protect South Africa’s endangered rhinos

South Africa continues its battle against rhino poaching as the country marks World Rhino Day on Monday, employing advanced technology and conservation efforts to protect the world's largest populations of black and southern white rhinos.

September 22, 2025

From martial law to trade talks: New Korean leader navigates Trump demands

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung says his country could face a financial crisis if it accepts the Trump administration's investment demands without certain safeguards.

September 22, 2025

Trump publicly pressures AG Bondi to prosecute his political enemies

President Trump is intensifying pressure on Attorney General Pam Bondi to pursue criminal investigations against his political opponents, using social media to publicly demand swift action.

September 21, 2025

Military personnel face discharge if shaving exemptions exceed one-year limit

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has issued new military grooming standards requiring troops who need facial hair shaving exemptions for more than one year to be separated from service, marking a significant tightening of appearance policies across all military branches.

September 19, 2025

‘Scientific reality’: Trump takes passport fight to Supreme Court

President Trump took the transgender fight back to the Supreme Court on Friday, asking the justices to block lower court rulings that would force him to issue passports conforming to applicants' own gender identity, saying it's at odds with "scientific reality."

September 19, 2025