The $1.8bn fund would have paid people the Trump administration decided were unjustly and politically targeted.
The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, stripped nine navy officers including women and Black service members from a promotion list last month, according to a person familiar with the matter, resulting in an all-male, overwhelmingly white slate of 22 advancing as nominees to become one-star admirals. Hegseth’s unusual intervention violated promotion rules designed to be merit-based and apolitical, the New York Times said on Tuesday, and extended the Trump administration’s push to eliminate diver
Tomas Hertl of the Vegas Golden Knights scores the eventual game winning goal past Frederik Andersen of the Carolina Hurricanes during the third period in Game One of the 2026 Stanley Cup Final at Lenovo Center on June 2, 2026.
New York Knicks fans would save money by flying to San Antonio to attend an NBA Finals game rather than buying tickets to a game at Madison Square Garden. As of publication, the cheapest tickets for a Knicks home game at MSG are selling for nearly $4,000 apiece. CNN highlighted the disparity on Wednesday, just hours before Game 1 of the NBA Finals. "It absolutely would be cheaper [to fly to San Antonio for a game]," analyst Matt Egan said . "You could get a hotel for a few nights in San Antonio
Zach Lahn’s victory in Iowa’s gubernatorial primary on Tuesday is a rare instance of Republican voters rejecting Donald Trump, who has used his endorsement to elevate proteges and oust rivals nationwide ahead of the November midterm elections. In the race to replace Kim Reynolds, Iowa’s Republican governor, who is not seeking re-election, the president had given Randy Feenstra, a congressman, his “Complete and Total Endorsement”, which would normally be enough to see him to victory. Instead, Lah
Guardian - World · Oct 8
As the Bayeux tapestry wends its way across the Channel in a top secret operation there will be no jolts, no bumps, no shakes or vibrations – unlike the voyage of William the Conqueror whose 1066 victory at Hastings the artefact recounts. “Nothing has been left to chance,” Catherine Pégard, the French minister of culture told a gathering to mark the historic loan, which will be physically achieved with the tapestry, which is really an embroidery, transported in a specially constructed cradle wit
Fox News · Oct 8
Cody Johnson is pushing back after catching heat online for a recent grizzly bear hunt in Alaska . The country music star appeared on "American Country Countdown" with Ryan Fox last week, where he addressed criticism that poured in after he shared photos from a 10-day hunting trip in the Alaskan wilderness. CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK "I caught so much flak for shooting this bear," Johnson said. "Whereas people in Alaska, they praised it, because when you don’t control a predator p
Fox News · Oct 8
Secretary of State Marco Rubio forcefully pushed back Wednesday against a Democratic lawmaker's suggestion that President Donald Trump may have considered personal financial interests when making decisions related to the recent conflict with Iran. Rubio called the allegation "completely false" and said he has never heard the president discuss his own finances in connection with war or foreign policy. The exchange came during a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, when Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N
