NJ drone incidents spur government push for more counter-drone powers as current authorities set to expire
A mysterious drone phenomenon centered in New Jersey is prompting government officials to renew calls for more force as counter-drone authorizations expire this week. Current counter-drone authorities, authorized as part of the 2018 FAA Reauthorization Act, require both the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to use advanced detection technology […]
Jeh Johnson on drone sightings: 'Federal government is still struggling to figure this out'
Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said the federal government is still struggling to track drone sightings, but is confident law enforcement will eventually solve the problem. “I think the federal government is still struggling to solve this problem at this point,” Johnson, who served during the Obama administration, told Fox News on Monday. He […]
Trump says government knows what the drones are, demands answers: ‘Something strange is going on’
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday commented on the controversy surrounding mysterious drones that have been spotted in New Jersey and elsewhere. President Trump said he believed the government knew the identity of the drones and claimed the public was not being told the truth. He made the comments while taking questions from reporters in Palm […]
Lawmakers struggle to reach deal to avert government shutdown
Congressional negotiators are struggling to reach an agreement to keep the government's lights on after Dec. 20. Continuing resolution (CR) language for the government's funding package was expected to be announced on Sunday ahead of the impending shutdown deadline. But economic support for farmers emerged as an apparent last-minute impasse, with lawmakers unable to release […]
Blumenthal pushes for government clarity on drone sightings
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) wants answers about drones seen in the skies of New Jersey and other parts of the country. “I don't know what's going on, and neither do the agencies responsible. That's why I'm asking them to at least tell me what they're doing to determine what's going on. “Please give me answers,” […]
Trump demands government come clean about mysterious drones and calls for them to be shot down
President-elect Donald Trump weighed in on the continuing controversy surrounding mysterious drones reported over New Jersey, California and the Northeast. The drone was estimated by some to be the size of an SUV, and one lawmaker warned that Iran may have launched it in collusion with China. Some claim it was just a normal airplane […]
Drone experts rule out US government experiment, unsure of other New Jersey drone phenomenon theories
Drone experts have little idea what the dozens of drone sightings in New Jersey's skies are about, but they have ruled out the possibility that they are the work of a secret government program. They say it's difficult to speculate because there are no clear images or hardware left. “Until we find something, we can't […]
FACT CHECK: Video Claims To Show New Syrian Government Fighting
video Shared by X It claims to show the new Syrian government fighting. Newly appointed Syrian “government” holds first official meeting! pic.twitter.com/OT3s8keCXD — Men of God✌🇵🇸🇱🇧🇮🇶🇮🇷🇸🇾🇾🇪✌ (@aga1nsta11oddz) December 10, 2024 Verdict: Misleading This video is from August 2024, before the new Syrian government took office. The video appears to have been shot in rebel-held territory […]
Jets legend Nick Mangold criticizes government officials for lack of answers in NJ drone sightings
New York Jets legend Nick Mangold criticized authorities on social media, frustrated by the lack of answers to confirmed drone sightings across New Jersey. “So far[New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy]has done nothing about drones, just a series of empty phrases,” Mangold wrote on X on Thursday. White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby addressed […]
Elon Musk’s six major conflicts of interest with the federal government | US news
The Federal Advisory Committee Act clearly states that advisory committees, such as Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, must ensure their recommendations are not biased by special interests. . But as the richest man on the planet, Musk has the widest and deepest potential conflicts of interest with the federal government that he has probably […]