Month: February 2025
February 17, 2025
Politics
2 NY prisons thrown into chaos as corrections officers launch illegal strike after violent uprising
The disruptive work stoppages -- which are illegal under New York law and could lead to severe consequences for individuals and unions that participate in them -- occurred at...
February 17, 2025
Politics
Rep. Nancy Mace rips ‘disgusting human being’ Bella Hadid for showing Palestinian map that excludes Israel
The controversial photo shows supermodel Bella Hadid promoting a map that portrays all of the land in Israel as Palestine. The controversial photo shows supermodel Bella Hadid promoting a...
February 17, 2025
Politics
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Biden’s IRS targeted him for an audit
Newly appointed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth claimed his family was targeted by the outgoing Biden administration with an audit from the IRS. “Of course the outgoing Biden IRS...
February 17, 2025
Politics
JD Vance intervenes as Republican feud over Pentagon nominee Elbridge Colby’s Iran views spills into the open
An internal GOP schism over President Trump's nomination of Elbridge Colby to serve as the Pentagon's undersecretary for policy is spilling out into the public, prompting an intervention from...
February 17, 2025
Politics
DOGE staffer, 25, poised to gain access to sensitive IRS taxpayer system — but it’s unclear what fraud fighters are looking for
The IRS estimates it takes in about $540 billion in income receipts each year. The IRS estimates it takes in about $540 billion in income receipts each year.
February 17, 2025
Politics
NYC heliport operator urges probe after new contract given to firm with foreign ties
The longtime operator of the Downtown Heliport is urging the city Department of Investigation to probe the award of the contract of its replacement — a foreign partnership selected...
February 17, 2025
Politics
Elon Musk’s DOGE puts DEI on chopping block with termination of over $370M in Education Department grants
In just 48 hours, the Department of Government Efficiency slashed a whopping $370 million in taxpayer dollars being spent on diversity, equity, and inclusion at the Department of Education. In...
February 17, 2025
Politics
Oregon effort to shift border, join conservative Idaho gains momentum with GOP bill
"This movement has always been about the people of Eastern Oregon, getting their voice heard and helping those communities get the kind of state-level governance they actually want." "This...
February 17, 2025
Politics
Transportation honcho Sean Duffy welcomes SpaceX employees to Air Traffic Control System Command Center as hundreds of FAA workers fired
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stressed that Musk and SpaceX are not receiving "special treatment" and that he was open to input from other major tech companies on how to...
February 17, 2025
Politics
JD Vance rips ‘Orwellian’ German prosecutors for ‘criminalizing speech,’ says it will hamper Europe-US relations
'This is Orwellian, and everyone in Europe and the US must reject this lunacy,' the vice president fumed. 'This is Orwellian, and everyone in Europe and the US must...