Author: Misty Severi, Washington Examiner

Former President Donald Trump has been discussing the future of the Defense Department with former Hawaii congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, as he plots the future of the branch should he return to the White House. Trump, who went through multiple National Security and Defense advisers in his first term, met with Gabbard at least once in…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) accused Republicans on Wednesday of preferring to roll back child labor laws rather than allow immigrants to fill job shortages. Lawmakers in several states over the past few years have proposed loosening child labor restrictions in order to fill vacant roles, including lowering the age someone can legally serve alcohol in…

The FBI, Department of Homeland Security, and National Counterterrorism Center issued a joint public service announcement on Tuesday, claiming the threat of violence from a variety of actors would remain heightened through the winter. The three agencies have assessed that tensions, both internationally and in the United States, related to the Israel-Hamas war likely heighten…

The backlash over recent congressional testimony from the presidents of Ivy League schools Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania has spurned another revolt from donors that targets diversity initiatives on college campuses. Several major donors have pulled funding from Harvard and Penn in the wake of the tumultuous testimony. Harvard alumnus Bill Ackman claimed…

Millions of retired seniors received the first wave of December’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,555 for those who retired at 70, on Wednesday. Retirees born between the first and 10th of a month received their payments, one week before beneficiaries born between the 11th and 20th of a month. Those born on or…

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) said Democrats were “full of it” for defending President Joe Biden’s family on Wednesday, ahead of Hunter Biden’s scheduled deposition in the impeachment inquiry into the president. Mace claimed her Democratic colleagues were mincing words after Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) said the decision by House Republicans on the Oversight Committee to…

A Boston City Hall official accidentally sent out invitations to an exclusive race-based holiday party, intended only for “electeds of color,” to the entire City Council on Tuesday, Denise DosSantos, Democratic Mayor Michelle Wu’s director of City Council relations, intended to invite the six councilors of color and a guest each to an event hosted…

Former Trump adviser Stephen Miller’s foundation, America First Legal, requested the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission investigate IBM over its alleged diversity-centered employment and executive pay policies. AFL alleged on Tuesday that the corporation has violated the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which bans companies from discriminating against someone based on sex, religion, or race. CONGRESS LOOKS…

Millions of Supplemental Security Income recipients will get a second monthly payment in December in 17 days. The second payment will go out on Dec. 29, four weeks after the first payment was released. There are two payments sent to beneficiaries during December due to a scheduling quirk that happens multiple times a year. Recipients always get…

Millions of retired seniors will receive the first wave of December’s three Social Security payments, worth up to $4,555 for those who retired at 70, on Wednesday. Retirees born between the 1st and 10th of a month will receive their payments on Dec. 13, and beneficiaries born between the 11th and 31st of a month will…