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Ratcliffe pledges to ‘drill down’ on Havana Syndrome Ratcliffe said that he wanted to “drill down and look carefully” at the mysterious phenomenon of “anomalous health incidents” also known as “Havana Syndrome.” Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, had asked Ratcliffe if he could “ensure that the CIA aggressively and objectively investigates the causes of the [Syndrome],…
Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth meets with Senator-elect Jim Banks (R-IN) on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., December 5, 2024. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Secretary of Defense hopeful Pete Hegseth is set to appear for a high-stakes Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday, as he seeks to overcome an expected grilling from Democrats about his qualifications to…
An aircraft alledgedly carrying US businessman Donald Trump Jr. arrives in Nuuk, Greenland on January 7, 2025. Emil Stach | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pursuit to acquire Greenland could well be motivated by critical minerals, with mining executives and researchers describing the island’s massive resource potential as an “enormous opportunity.” Trump’s…
A member of the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets participates in a rehearsal for inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 12, 2025 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Donald Trump’s presidential transition team on Monday released a schedule of official parties, gatherings and other events that will surround his…
Special counsel Jack Smith, who is overseeing the prosecution of former President Donald Trump in two federal cases, was the target of an attempted swatting at his Maryland residence on Christmas Day. Ricky Carioti | The Washington Post | Getty Images Special Counsel Jack Smith resigned Friday from the Department of Justice as President-elect Donald…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appears at the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, Sept. 25, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told Joe Rogan in a podcast published Friday that his company was pressured by the Biden administration to remove content on side effects of Covid vaccines….
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged former WWE boss Vince McMahon with violating federal securities laws by failing to inform his pro wrestling company’s board he had signed nondisclosure agreements that promised to pay two women $10.5 million to keep them quiet about his sexual conduct, the SEC said Friday. McMahon, whose wife, Linda, has…
Former U.S. President Donald Trump, alongside his attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to the media as he arrives for his criminal trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 30, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Via Reuters The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday narrowly denied a…
