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Thousands of fraudsters who collectively stole more than $100 billion in COVID emergency unemployment assistance are about to get away with it. The statute of limitations for pandemic aid crimes expires March 27, unless Congress approves an extension. Law enforcement agencies have thousands of pending cases. The Department of Justice alone has more than 1,600…

The U.S. Navy tested a powerful new laser weapon called HELIOS, capable of downing drones at the speed of light.

The U.S. Navy has a shiny new toy capable of downing drones at the speed of light and for pennies on the dollar. Called the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-Dazzler, or HELIOS, the U.S. Navy tested the Lockheed Martin-built laser weapon aboard the USS Preble sometime in 2024. Only one image was released so…

The Kyiv Independent raised over $66,200 to support three Ukrainian newsrooms affected by the U.S. aid freeze.

The Kyiv Independent raised over $66,200 to support three Ukrainian newsrooms affected by the U.S. aid freeze, which cut critical funding for humanitarian and media organizations in Ukraine. Tsukr, Gwara Media and MykVisti will receive funds from the campaign to cover operational costs and continue their journalism amid ongoing attacks. The U.S. aid freeze has…

The Trump administration's Justice Department has disbanded a Biden-era program aimed at seizing the assets of Russian oligarchs.

The Trump administration’s Justice Department has disbanded a Biden-era program aimed at seizing the assets of Russian oligarchs as a means to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine. Attorney General Pam Bondi said that resources will now focus on eliminating cartels and transnational criminal organizations. The Justice Department shifted its enforcement of the Foreign…

Several of President Donald Trump's top allies are putting qualifiers on his statement calling for "long-term" U.S. ownership of Gaza.

Full Story Less than 24 hours after President Donald Trump proposed the U.S. take “long-term ownership” of the Gaza Strip and send the military in if needed, several of the president’s allies are putting some qualifiers on his statement. Both allies and adversaries of the U.S. panned the proposal. Germany and Saudi Arabia joined Russia…

The CIA offered buyouts to its entire staff Tuesday, allowing employees to resign and receive pay and benefits for about eight months.

Full Story The CIA offered buyouts to its entire staff on Tuesday, Feb. 4, allowing employees to resign and receive pay and benefits for about eight months. According to multiple reports, the offer is being made to help the CIA align with President Donald Trump’s priorities for the agency—targeting China and drug cartels. In addition…

Google updated its AI ethics policy this week , lifting a longstanding ban on the technology being used to create weapons and conduct surveillance.

Full Story In a sharp reversal from its original principles, Google updated its artificial intelligence ethics policy during the week of Feb. 3, lifting a longstanding ban on the technology being used to create weapons and conduct surveillance. A previous version of the policy stated the company would not use AI for developing weapons or…

Nearly all USAID workers are being pulled off the job worldwide, according to an email this week from the Trump administration.

Full Story Most U.S. Agency for International Development employees are being pulled from their jobs worldwide. The Trump administration announced the move Tuesday, Feb. 4, as it aims to end USAID. USAID has operated for more than 60 years, with a mission to fight starvation and disease and fund education globally. How did USAID employees…

President Donald Trump won a legal victory in his lawsuit against the Pulitzer Prize Board, allowing the case to move to the discovery phase.

President Donald Trump won a legal victory in his defamation lawsuit against the Pulitzer Prize Board, allowing the case to move to the discovery phase. Judge Robert L. Pegg rejected the board’s motion to protect their internal communications regarding the 2018 Pulitzer Prizes awarded to The New York Times and The Washington Post. Trump’s lawsuit…

FBI agents filed a lawsuit against the Trump Justice Department, seeking to block their identities from being publicly released.

The FBI handed over a list of agents who worked on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot cases to the Department of Justice (DOJ) Tuesday, Feb. 4. Instead of names, the FBI provided employee ID numbers, titles, roles, activities and office locations for roughly 4,000 employees. Over the years, the DOJ has launched several investigations into…

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