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LA Fire Chief: 100+ Trucks Sat Unrepaired During Fires
Los Angeles Fire Department Chief Kristin Crowley confirmed that more than 100 fire trucks — over half the fleet — were in need of repairs and out of commission due to budget cuts when wildfires ravaged the area this week.
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:42:12 EDTTrump Praises DeSantis' Special Session on Immigration
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has called for a special state legislative session in order to implement President-elect Donald Trump's immigration agenda, receiving praise from Trump on Tuesday.
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:13:34 EDTFla. Rep. Luna Backs Hegseth for Defense Secretary
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., defended former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Defense, during his Senate confirmation hearing on Tuesday.
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:57:24 EDTHouse Passes Ban on Trans Athletes in Women's Sports
The House passed a bill on Tuesday that would ban transgender athletes from competing in women's and girls' sports at schools that receive federal funding.
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:00:50 EDTFBI: New Orleans Attack Injured 57
The FBI on Tuesday issued an update to their investigation of the attack carried out by Shamsud-Din Jabbar in New Orleans on Jan. 1.
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:41:53 EDTTop D.C. Prosecutor: Trump Pardons Can't Erase Impact of Capitol Riot Convictions
Pardoning rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol four years ago can't erase the truth about what happened that day, the top federal prosecutor for Washington, D.C., said Tuesday as he prepares to leave office."There is no undoing these prosecutions," U.S. Attorney Matthew...
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:54:22 EDTRep. Van Drew, Trump, Push New Offshore Wind Energy Ban
Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., announced his collaboration with President-elect Donald Trump on an executive order to halt new offshore wind energy projects, signaling a renewed Republican effort to curb renewable energy initiatives along the East Coast, The Hill reported.
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:53:23 EDTLos Angelinos Brace for Return of Intense Winds
With tens of thousands of acres already burned, residents and firefighters in Los Angeles are bracing for the return of more strong winds that will hit the area from Tuesday through Wednesday.
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:13:14 EDTSen. Cruz Rips Move to Lift Cuba Terror Designation
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, whose father was tortured and imprisoned in Cuba before fleeing to the U.S., condemned the Biden administration's announcement Tuesday that it will lift the U.S. designation of the Communist-led island nation as a state sponsor of terrorism.
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:27:50 EDTDow Rises 220 Points, While S&P, Nasdaq End Flat
The S&P 500 closed nearly unchanged while the Nasdaq dipped after a volatile session on Tuesday as investors gauged inflation data and braced for quarterly earnings reports to justify stock valuations and the strength of the U.S. economy.
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:03:49 EDTIran Offers Firefighting Aid to Charred Los Angeles
Amid rising geopolitical tensions, Iran offered to send rapid response teams to assist in fighting the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, which have left scores of families homeless and claimed at least 24 lives, Newsweek reported.
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:03:26 EDTOnetime Dem Fundraiser Now Supports Trump
Lindy Li went from raising money for Democrats to now fundraising for President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural committee.
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:39:34 EDTAverage Age of Trump's Top Officials Youngest Since 1989
President-elect Donald Trump's selections for top roles in his upcoming administration would mark the youngest core of Cabinet officials and senior advisers since President George H.W. Bush in 1989, Axios reported Tuesday.
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:56:16 EDTHamas OKs Draft Agreement of a Gaza Ceasefire, Release of Some Hostages
Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages, two officials involved in the talks said Tuesday. Mediators for the United States and Qatar said Israel and the Palestinian militant group were at the closest point...
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:35:37 EDTReport: US Deaths to Outpace Births by 2033
The Congressional Budget Office projects more deaths than births in the U.S. by 2033, about seven years earlier than previous estimates, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 15:32:14 EDTMeta to Lay Off 3,600 Workers for Poor Performance
Meta plans to dismiss approximately 3,600 employees identified as low performers and replace them with new hires, according to an internal memo reported by Bloomberg Tuesday.
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:58:07 EDTADL Poll: Almost Half World's Adults Exhibit Antisemitism
Close to half of the adults across the world deny the historical facts of the Holocaust and harbor antisemitic beliefs, according to a poll released Tuesday by the Anti-Defamation League.
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:11:30 EDTPresident Trump, Win the Information War! Here's How
The Trump administration's 2017 National Security Strategy document hit the nail on the head.
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:37:11 EDTPutin Aide: Ukraine May 'Cease to Exist' This Year
An aide to Russian President Vladimir Putin says Ukraine may cease to exist "altogether" in 2025.
Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:46:41 EDTSpeaker Hedges on Debt Boost as Part of Reconciliation
Speaker Mike Johnson said on Tuesday that he is "not wed" to including a debt limit increase in the reconciliation package that has numerous agenda priorities of President-elect Donald Trump as the issue emerges as one of the more contentious in the package.
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