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Kristi Noem is under new investigation over Department of Homeland Security contracts, while reports about her husband Bryon Noem have added another layer of embarrassment to the story. House Oversight is now asking how a donor-linked company group won lucrative work despite no prior immigration-contract experience.
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Republicans and Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are still pushing for Attorney General Pam Bondi to testify under oath about the Epstein case, even after President Trump removed her from the Justice Department.
U.S. and Iranian sources say an F-15E Strike Eagle was shot down over Iran, prompting a search for two crew members as both sides issue competing claims and warnings.
OpenAI’s purchase of tech show TBPN is the latest example of a familiar habit: powerful people getting frustrated with coverage and deciding ownership is easier than persuasion. It usually is not.
The White House wants the first base defense budget to top $1 trillion while cutting nondefense spending by 10 percent, a political gamble that lands as the Iran war continues to shape the landscape.
A decade after the huge leak from Mossack Fonseca, the Panama Papers continue to shape tax enforcement, political careers and the debate over offshore wealth, even if the global system still leaves plenty of room for the well-advised to wander through.
After more than two years of war across Gaza and the region, Israel faces mounting financial strain, hardening politics and an uncertain end to its conflict with Iran. Analysts say the deeper shock may be what comes after the fighting stops, assuming anyone remembers to define that part.
In Seoul, French President Emmanuel Macron urged Europe, Japan, South Korea, Canada and major emerging economies such as India and Brazil to form a coalition of democratic states that can resist pressure from both Beijing and Washington.
The Russian and Turkish presidents said a ceasefire is urgently needed in the Persian Gulf during a phone call on Friday, according to the Kremlin, as reported by Tass.
Trump’s former defense lawyer has taken a more visible role at the Justice Department, defending the administration’s priorities while critics say his close ties to the president make him the wrong person for the job.
GOP operatives in battleground states say Trump’s decision to strike Iran, paired with rising fuel costs, is complicating the party’s 2024 message and leaving voters with more questions than answers.
Labour says Nigel Farage’s declared cost for a Maldives return flight on a donor-linked private jet does not match the market rate, after the Reform leader used the trip while trying to reach the Chagos Islands.