Confirmation delays stack up for Trump nominees as paperwork lags in federal offices
Many of President-elect Trump's second-term Cabinet choices have had their scheduled confirmation hearings postponed, with Senate committees citing unresolved documents. Hearings for Doug Collins, the nominee to head the Department of Veterans Affairs, and former North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, the nominee to be Secretary of the Interior, were held Tuesday as part of an […]
Feds waste $7B on offices even though half of workers WFH: report
More than four years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government has lowered office space lease costs even though about half of employees regularly work from home, according to a new report. It is estimated that $7 billion was wasted on The House Oversight Committee will investigate the Biden administration's remote work […]
Mark Zuckerberg continues pandering to the right, removes tampons from men’s bathrooms at Meta offices
From all angles, it appears Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has left Team Democrat for Team MAGA. Last week, he announced a list of key policy changes that Meta will adopt. These include abolishing biased fact checkers in favor of a community notes system like X, lifting censorship filters on topics like gender and immigration, and […]
Major US winter blast shuts down schools and government offices in several states
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Heavy winter snow, ice, wind and plummeting temperatures in the U.S. caused dangerous travel conditions early Monday morning from central and southern states to the East Coast and several states. Schools and government offices were closed. . Snow and ice covered major roads in parts of Kansas, western Nebraska and Indiana, and […]
Feds release new video of suspect planting pipe bomb near DNC offices on eve of Jan. 6 Capitol riot
The FBI released new surveillance video Thursday, reinvigorating a four-year investigation into a suspect who planted pipe bombs in Washington the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Unreleased footage from January 5, 2021 shows a person placing a bomb near a bench outside the Democratic National Committee building. The suspects […]
FBI releases video showing January 2021 pipe bomb suspect planting device outside DNC, RNC offices in DC
The FBI on Thursday released new video that allegedly shows a suspect planting pipe bombs outside the Democratic National Committee and Republican National Committee offices in Washington, D.C., on January 5, 2021. Along with the video, the FBI also revealed that the suspect is believed to be approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall, in an […]
South Korea police raid Jeju Air, Muan International Airport operator offices after crash
South Korean police said Thursday they had raided Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport as part of the investigation into Sunday's crash, which killed 179 people in the country's worst air disaster. Jeju Air Flight 7C2216, which departed from Thailand's capital Bangkok to Muan in southwestern South Korea, made a belly landing, […]
NYPD offices where Jeffrey Maddrey had sex with employee searched
Investigators searched the top floor of New York City police headquarters last week for evidence of the sordid overtime sex scandal exposed by the Post, according to people familiar with the matter. Detectives analyzed the crime scene in recently ousted Chief Jeffrey Madley's 13th-floor office at One Police Plaza. There, he allegedly preyed on Lt. […]
‘A Lot Of Waste’: GOP Rep Says ‘You Could Shoot A Cannon’ And Not Hit Anyone In Empty Federal Offices
Republican Rep. Beth Van Dyne of Texas appeared on Fox News Thursday and said empty federal buildings waste “billions of dollars” and that firing cannons when no one is around He added that he would not hurt anyone. Government Accountability Office report A report released on July 13, 2023 found that 75% of office space […]
Idaho Board of Education bans DEI offices and initiatives in all public universities
The Idaho State Board of Education on Wednesday approved an effort to ban diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at public universities. After months of discussion, the board unanimously solution Idaho agencies cannot “require specific structures or activities related to DEI.” In summary, institutions “must establish and maintain equality of opportunity for all students regardless […]