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President-elect Donald Trump’s reported selection of Gen. James Mattis as the next secretary of defense is sending shockwaves through the defense community, where insiders are praising the retired Marine Corps general as a plain spoken realist who has the leadership ability to rebuild America’s military, according to conversations with multiple sources.
The United Nations declared on Thursday that the “stage is being set” for a repeat of the Rwandan genocide as ethnic cleansing is being carried out in certain areas of South Sudan.
French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday he would not seek a second term in next year’s presidential election, a surprise move that clears the way for an alternative left-wing candidate.
Indiana is offering United Technologies tax breaks to help keep jobs in the state, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Two Iranian men and their Kenyan driver, an employee of the Iranian embassy in Nairobi, were charged on Thursday with collecting information for plans to carry out a terrorist attack after they were found with video footage of the Israeli embassy in Kenya.
Anthony Weiner was slapped with $64,956 in fines by New York City’s Campaign Finance Board on Thursday for using campaign money from his 2013 mayoral bid to pay for personal bills, among other violations, the New York Daily News reported.
The Anti-Defamation League pulled its support of Rep. Keith Ellison (D., Minn.) to head the Democratic National Committee after it was revealed that the congressman complained to a private audience that Israel has control of U.S. foreign policy in the United States.
Hundreds of patients at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital in Wisconsin may have been infected with HIV or other diseases as a result of prohibited practices by one of its providers.
One year after the Dec. 2, 2015 terrorist attack in San Bernardino, California, authorities have uncovered evidence revealing that shooter Syed Farook may have been set off after he had to attend a mandatory training session in a room adorned with holiday decorations, including a Christmas tree.
Rep. Xavier Becerra (D., Calif.) announced on Thursday that he is resigning his seat in Congress to become the next attorney general of California.
High-end fashion designer Tom Ford revealed Wednesday that he refused to dress Melania Trump because his clothing is “too expensive” for a first lady to wear despite previously making a custom gown for Michelle Obama, according to the Daily Mail.
The Department of Labor filed an appeal on Thursday asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a preliminary injunction against its new overtime regulations.
The State Department on Monday released details of its most recent meeting of representatives of what it calls the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL — the Islamic State terrorist group.
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein has yet again raised the fundraising goal for an attempted vote recount in three battleground states and is currently seeking $9.5 million for the effort.
Newly elected Republican Study Committee Chair Rep. Mark Walker (R., N.C.) said that tax reform and repealing Obamacare are two agenda priorities in the upcoming year.
Congress unanimously voted on Thursday to level new sanctions on Iran, sending a clear message that lawmakers stand opposed to the Obama administration’s continued concessions to Tehran in the final months before it leaves office, according to comments provided to the Washington Free Beacon.
Russia is prepared to respond to “unfriendly” behavior by the United States by strengthening its defense forces and pursuing “tit-for-tat” and “asymmetrical” measures, according to the new foreign policy concept that President Vladimir Putin signed on Thursday.
More gun-related FBI background checks were done in 2016 than in any other year in history after November set yet another record for gun sales in the United States.
The Department of Housing and Urban Development officially banned smoking in public housing Wednesday, forcing disabled and elderly tenants out on the street to smoke a cigarette.
While ISIS continues to lose ground in Iraq under an assault by Iraqi and Western forces, the global terror organization is continuing to recruit extremists to carry out its radical mission across the world, according to leading lawmakers and former U.S. officials.
The number of new customers who have submitted an application and selected a health care plan through Healthcare.gov is down by nearly 200,000 from last year, according to the latest open enrollment figures released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The Department of Labor filed an appeal on Thursday asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn a preliminary injunction against its new overtime regulations.
The United Nations declared on Thursday that the “stage is being set” for a repeat of the Rwandan genocide as ethnic cleansing is being carried out in certain areas of South Sudan.
The State Department on Monday released details of its most recent meeting of representatives of what it calls the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL — the Islamic State terrorist group.
French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday he would not seek a second term in next year’s presidential election, a surprise move that clears the way for an alternative left-wing candidate.
Indiana is offering United Technologies tax breaks to help keep jobs in the state, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Two Iranian men and their Kenyan driver, an employee of the Iranian embassy in Nairobi, were charged on Thursday with collecting information for plans to carry out a terrorist attack after they were found with video footage of the Israeli embassy in Kenya.
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein has yet again raised the fundraising goal for an attempted vote recount in three battleground states and is currently seeking $9.5 million for the effort.
Anthony Weiner was slapped with $64,956 in fines by New York City’s Campaign Finance Board on Thursday for using campaign money from his 2013 mayoral bid to pay for personal bills, among other violations, the New York Daily News reported.
Newly elected Republican Study Committee Chair Rep. Mark Walker (R., N.C.) said that tax reform and repealing Obamacare are two agenda priorities in the upcoming year.
The Anti-Defamation League pulled its support of Rep. Keith Ellison (D., Minn.) to head the Democratic National Committee after it was revealed that the congressman complained to a private audience that Israel has control of U.S. foreign policy in the United States.
