[ad_1] A group representing FBI agents is warning that the partial shutdown of the U.S. government could compromise national security. READ MORE: With no pay, families feel strain of U.S. government shutdown On the 20th day of the shutdown, the FBI Agents Association released a petition urging elected officials to fund the Federal Bureau of Investigation[…]
[ad_1] Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are renewing their attempt to protect special counsel Robert Mueller’s job, sending a signal to President Donald Trump as he keeps up his criticism of Mueller’s Russia investigation. The legislation, sponsored by incoming Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and three other members, is expected[…]
[ad_1] The federal agency tasked with guaranteeing U.S. airport security acknowledged an increase in the number of its employees calling off work during the partial government shutdown. Employees of the Transportation Security Administration are expected to work without pay during the shutdown because their jobs are considered essential. READ MORE: Pence leads shutdown talks with Congressional[…]
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump responded to impeachment threats made by a newly sworn in Democrat Friday by defending his track record amid a government shutdown. While speaking outside the White House in a rambling news conference, the president said: “You can’t impeach someone who’s doing a great job. That’s how I view it.” Trump[…]
[ad_1] U.S. employers hired the most workers in 10 months in December while boosting wages, which could help to allay a recent upsurge in fears about the economy’s health that has roiled financial markets. U.S. President Donald Trump was quick to seize on the good news with an all-caps celebratory tweet: GREAT JOBS NUMBERS JUST[…]
[ad_1] BRUSSELS — An international trade association says on-the-job slayings of journalists and news media staff rose again in 2018 following an overall decline during the past half-dozen years. The International Federation of Journalists said in an annual report set for release Monday that 94 journalists and media workers died in targeted killings, bomb attacks[…]
[ad_1] Nearly 6 in 10 military veterans voted for Republican candidates in the November midterm elections, and a similar majority had positive views of President Donald Trump’s leadership. But women, the fastest growing demographic group in the military, are defying that vote trend. That’s according to AP VoteCast, a nationwide survey of more than 115,000[…]
[ad_1] Azru Yildiz sits in her small Toronto apartment and contemplates what she’s lost. She can no longer go back to her native Turkey, her marriage collapsed, only one of her two daughters is living with her after years apart and the only job she could get after being a promising journalist back home is[…]
[ad_1] On Thursday, dozens of establishments across North America received bomb threats via email, many of which have now been deemed a hoax by law enforcement. Most organizations impacted received the same email, written in imperfect English, warning that unless $20,000 in bitcoin was paid, a bomb would go off. According to police and experts, technology[…]