Month: June 2026
June 11, 2026
Politics
California Coastal Commission plots new attack on vital offshore drilling platform
Climate activists have viewed the threat of additional cease-and-desist actions against Sable as a positive development. Climate activists have viewed the threat of additional cease-and-desist actions against Sable as...
June 11, 2026
Congress
Spy law on track to lapse after House rejects extension
The vote effectively ensures Section 702 will expire for the first time since it was enacted in 2008.
June 11, 2026
Congress
House Republicans huddle with Hegseth after Trump’s reconciliation demands
The meeting comes after the president said he wants the next party-line package to include a massive cash infusion to the Pentagon and the SAVE America Act.
June 11, 2026
Politics
New York may have mislaid up to $666M in unemployment insurance, Republican senators say
Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Tim Scott (R-SC), are also investigating potential unemployment insurance fraud in California and Massachusetts. Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Tim Scott (R-SC), are also...
June 11, 2026
Politics
Pentagon on lockdown, HAZMAT crews rush in over ‘hazardous materials incident’
The Pentagon is on lockdown Thursday as emergency workers respond to the Department of War’s headquarters for a “hazardous materials incident,” Arlington County Fire and EMS said in a...
June 11, 2026
Politics
House votes down FISA extension as lawmaker revolt grows over Bill Pulte pick as acting DNI
The House of Representatives has just voted down a bill that would have extended the intelligence community's warrantless surveillance powers by three weeks. The House of Representatives has just...
June 11, 2026
Politics
White House’s scathing six-word threat to LA as it pulls the plug on city’s largest homeless agency
The Trump administration has pulled the plug on federal funding for Los Angeles' largest homelessness agency, accusing it of "obvious fraud" and "wanton mismanagement" after nearly $1 billion in...
June 11, 2026
Politics
Trump admin yanks funding from LA homeless agency amid explosive fraud probe: ‘Necessary step’
'LAHSA’s failures have been so severe and pervasive that Los Angeles County has withdrawn its funding for the agency,' HUD says in letter 'LAHSA’s failures have been so severe...
June 11, 2026
Education
University of Florida trustees select Stuart Bell as next president
The University of Florida Board of Trustees voted unanimously to select Dr. Stuart R. Bell as the university’s next president, according to an article posted Wednesday by UF. Bell...
June 11, 2026
Politics
Trump says US ‘will be taking Kharg Island’ oil export hub, vows to hit Iran ‘very hard tonight’
WASHINGTON — President Trump warned Thursday that the US will soon take over Kharg Island, which processes about 90% of Iran’s crude oil for export, following a second day...