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Confirmation Hearings Open in a Test of Trump’s Hold on Senate G.O.P.
The battle over President-elect Donald J. Trump’s cabinet choices will escalate this week with Senate confirmation hearings set for more than a dozen prospective nominees, who will face a...
NATO turned to elite divers to test sabotage protections for critical undersea cables increasingly at risk
NATO pit elite divers against new sensors to protect undersea cables from sabotage.Foreign adversaries have increasingly targeted undersea cables and underwater infrastructure.The training marks another shift in how NATO...
Laken Riley Act clears first filibuster test as Democrats rush to back Trump-style immigration bill
Last year the Laken Riley Act couldn't even get a sniff of action in the Senate. Source link
Laken Riley Act clears key filibuster test in Senate; bill pushes DHS to detain criminal migrants
Senators gave a boost Thursday to the Laken Riley Act, voting to head off an initial filibuster of legislation that would push Homeland Security to detain and try to...
Three House Republicans defy Trump in first 2025 test of his “mandate”
In the first test of President-elect Donald Trump's "mandate" over a unified Republican Party, three House Republicans defied him by voting against Speaker Mike Johnson, who Trump endorsed to...
COVID map reveals latest data on US cases
New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has revealed the latest figures for COVID-19 in the United States, based on data from the week ending...
See the French AMX-10 fighting vehicle Ukrainian troops are putting to the test
France sent dozens of tank-killing armored vehicles to Ukraine to counter Russia's invasion.The vehicles were designed for recon and fire support but were ineffective on Ukraine's front lines.Instead, Ukraine...
Senate's political will to tackle troublesome Social Security finances is put to the test
A series of Senate votes last week on changes to Social Security shows how difficult it will be for Congress to address the program's financial problems. Source link
Gulf of Mexico dolphins test positive for fentanyl
Some bottlenose dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico have human-made pharmaceuticals including fentanyl in their systems, according to a study published in the journal iScience. Source link
Tom Homan to sanctuary cities: 'Don't test us'
Incoming border czar Tom Homan delivered a new stern warning to sanctuary cities Tuesday and proclaimed Texas a model for how the rest of the country should approach border...
