Category: Politics

Most Federal Agencies Use Less Than 25 Percent of Office Space: GAO

Most federal agencies are using less than 25 percent of their headquarters space, according to a new U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. Testifying before members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on July 13, GAO Acting Director of Physical Infrastructure David Marroni said an assessment was conducted earlier this year to determine how…


Most Federal Agencies Using Less Than 25 Percent of Office Space: GAO

Most federal agencies are using less than 25 percent of their headquarters space, according to a new U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report. Testifying before members of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on July 13, GAO Acting Director of Physical Infrastructure David Marroni said an assessment was conducted earlier this year to determine how…


Actors Union Holds Press Conference in Los Angeles After Contract Expires

American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), a union representing film and television actors, journalists, and radio personalities, holds a media conference at 3:00 p.m. ET on July 13 after negotiations with major studios and streamers collapsed and their contract expired. …


LIVE NOW: Actors Union Holds Press Conference in Los Angeles After Contract Expires

American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), a union representing film and television actors, journalists, and radio personalities, holds a media conference at 3:00 p.m. ET on July 13 after negotiations with major studios and streamers collapsed and their contract expired. …


Biden Says Putin ‘Already Lost the War’ in Ukraine

HELSINKI—The Russian war against Ukraine is all but over President Joe Biden asserted on July 13, saying: “Putin has already lost the war.” The remark came during a press conference welcoming Finland into the NATO alliance. Standing alongside Finland President Sauli Niinisto, Mr. Biden responded to questions about the possibility of Ukraine entering NATO after…


Farmers Call on Congress to Enforce Requirements of Foreign Trade Agreements

American farmers say they appreciate trade agreements that help them remain competitive in world markets. But they add that the accords are useless if all parties don’t comply with the terms of the deals. Don Schiefelbein is a farmer and rancher in Kimball, Minnesota, where he and his six brothers run the cattle and row…


DOJ Quietly Removes Child Sex Trafficking Information From Its Website

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has quietly taken down a series of sections from its website related to both domestic and international child sex trafficking, including a portion that offers information about U.S. minors being “recruited and exploited” into the commercial sex industry. According to an archived version of the website, the agency previously provided…


Virologists Defend Paper on Origins of COVID-19 at Contentious House Hearing

A 2020 paper studying the early origins of the COVID-19 outbreak was the subject of an often contentious July 11 House hearing investigating the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. “We do not believe that any type of laboratory-based scenario is plausible,” the paper states. Those words, written by five virologists in the 2020 paper, prompted…


Virologists Defend Paper on COVID-19 Origins at Contentious House Hearing

A 2020 paper studying the early origins of the COVID-19 outbreak was the focus of an often contentious July 11 House hearing investigating the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. “We do not believe that any type of laboratory-based scenario is plausible,” the paper states. Those words, written by five virologists in the 2020 paper, prompted…


Lawmakers Frustrated as Secret Service Probe Into White House Cocaine Ends With No Suspect

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have said that the U.S. Secret Service told them in a closed-door briefing that the investigation into cocaine found at the White House has concluded and no suspect has been identified. While the Secret Service has not yet officially confirmed the conclusion of the investigation, Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) told reporters on…