Author: Nermeen Nabil
El Niño favored to become one of the strongest ever. Here’s how it may impact whether in every state
El Niño has officially begun, the Climate Prediction Center announced Thursday. And it’s not just any El Niño — this year’s is shaping up to be one for the record books.
A top election handicapper shifted a trio of Senate races toward Democrats, as the minority party looks to regain control of the upper chamber this November. Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball at the University of Virginia…
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday slammed a New York Times report alleging that some say he appears to be “checked out” from official duties during department meetings and…
FBI Director Kash Patel says his agency is making terrorist attack prevention its “job #1” during the FIFA World Cup games, which kick off on Thursday afternoon. “Extremists have used major global sporting events in…
The Hazardous Materials Team from the Arlington, Virginia, Fire Department was on the scene to assist Pentagon officials, the department wrote on X.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is arguing governments should have the power to block dangerous deployments of artificial intelligence if they don’t meet a certain safety standard. Amodei’s latest assertion, published in an essay on his…
The House failed to extend a key surveillance law Thursday, effectively ensuring it will expire Friday night over warnings from Republican lawmakers and national security officials. The proposal, rejected on a 218-198 vote, would have…
Sen. Eric Schmitt notched a highlight this week he won’t soon forget. The Missouri Republican made ESPN’s “SportsCenter” Top 10 plays of the day on Wednesday night with a diving catch during the annual Congressional…
The White House, Senate, and House of Representatives have expressed support for Second Chance Month, a movement to raise awareness of the barriers faced by people with a criminal record, and the Second Chance Reauthorization…
A group of senior House Republicans gathered at the Pentagon on Thursday morning to discuss the military funding portion of another party-line reconciliation bill with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, according to four people granted anonymity…
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) has failed to meet its objectives of reducing costs and improving care, and the Abolish CMMI Act has been introduced to stop wasting tax dollars on the…
First lady Melania Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday morning will announce new savings and investment accounts for youth in foster care. The announcement is just the latest step in the administration’s “Fostering…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Wednesday slammed a reporter’s question about whether a U.S. strike on Iran’s civilian infrastructure would be considered a war crime. “Well, it’s precisely the kind of disingenuous question that I’m…
Now that Graham Platner has won the Democratic primary in the Maine Senate race, what does the general election matchup with incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R) look like? Plus, the broader Senate map continues to…
Federal agencies and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) are spending at least $60 million to pull off the White House cage fight set to take place on Sunday, which happens to be President Trump’s birthday. …
President Trump on Thursday morning vowed more attacks on Iran and threatened to seize Kharg Island, after the two countries exchanged fresh strikes this week. “The United States will be hitting Iran (Whose Navy, Air…
The race is on to bury the Bidens. The only question is who has the guts to do it.
The U.S. and Iran traded strikes for a second night, with President Trump saying the Americans launched 49 Tomahawk missiles at targets in the Islamic Republic. On Thursday morning, Trump vowed to hit Iran again…
A federal judge on Wednesday tossed a watchdog group’s lawsuit seeking to block the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) scrapped $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon denied the request for a temporary restraining…
In an operation that will likely be studied for years, Ukraine used dozens of internet-connected drones, launched from trucks inside Russia, to destroy strategic Russian aircraft. The drones took off from Russian soil, but they…