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DHS dramatically increased spending to obtain weapons last year, report says
29+ min ago (777+ words) The Department of Homeland Security committed to spending more than $144 million on guns, ammunition and other weapons during the first year of the Trump administration in a "drastic increase" in resources, according to a report released Thursday by Sen. Adam…...
Illinois Democrat tries to bleep her way through a tough Senate primary with a new expletive-laden anti-Trump ad
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (480+ words) As the Democratic Party wrestles with how much to focus on President Donald Trump on the campaign trail, one Senate candidate is giving a clear answer: "F--- Trump." Juliana Stratton, the state's lieutenant governor, is running her first TV ad beginning…...
Arizona authorities turn to genetic genealogy in ongoing search for Nancy Guthrie
2+ hour, 18+ min ago (795+ words) Federal and local authorities will use genetic genealogy to analyze DNA found at Nancy Guthrie's home as the ongoing investigation into her possible abduction stretches into its third week. The 84-year-old mother of "TODAY" co-host Savannah Guthrie was reported missing…...
Billionaire Les Wexner tells lawmakers that he was 'conned' by Jeffrey Epstein and did 'nothing wrong"
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (840+ words) The billionaire former Victoria's Secret CEO Les Wexner testified to the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday that he was "conned" by Jeffrey Epstein but denied any wrongdoing, according to a prepared statement provided to NBC News by a representative for…...
Trump administration strikes three more alleged drug boats in the Pacific and Caribbean
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (404+ words) U.S. Southern Command announced Tuesday that the military launched strikes on three alleged drug smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean on Monday, killing 11 people. "Intelligence confirmed the vessels were transiting along known narco-trafficking routes and were engaged in…...
Parents opt kids out of school computers, insisting on pen and paper instead
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (1280+ words) Parents are forming a loose network teaching one another how to get their children off school-issued Chromebooks and iPads. THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. " Julie Frumin broke the news to her 11-year-old son in the minivan on the way home from school....
2 federal agents placed on leave after appearing to make 'untruthful' statements about violent encounter in Minneapolis
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (934+ words) Two immigration agents have been placed on leave after appearing to make "untruthful statements" about an encounter in Minneapolis last month that authorities described as violent, a federal official said Friday. In a statement, acting director of Immigration and Customs…...
El Paso airport grounding was in response to testing of U.S. military technology, sources say
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (806+ words) The grounding of aircraft at El Paso International Airport in Texas early Wednesday was in response to the testing of U.S. military technology that can be used to take down drones, according to four sources familiar with the matter. The testing…...
Sen. Mitch McConnell discharged from hospital after experiencing 'flu-like symptoms"
1+ week, 1+ day ago (254+ words) Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was discharged from the hospital Tuesday after a weeklong stay and is "working from home," his spokesperson said Wednesday. "Senator McConnell was discharged from the hospital yesterday and is grateful for the outstanding care he received....
Members of Congress are fleeing the job at a historically high rate
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1479+ words) Some feel they've hit an appropriate retirement age. Others want to tend to their health or their families. Yet more are leaving because they don't like the workplace. Add it all together, and members of Congress are heading for the…...