President Donald Trump fired the head of the U.S. Coast Guard, Admiral Linda Fagan, on Monday, Jan. 20, who was the first female leader of a U.S. armed forces branch in American history. Benjamine Huffman, the acting U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, revealed on the ousting of Fagan in a memo on Trump’s first day in…

Members of Congress say they want to review the president’s pardon authority after Presidents Donald Trump and Joe Biden issued controversial pardons on Monday, Jan. 20. There’s little Congress could do, however, because both the Constitution and Supreme Court precedent make clear the executive’s power to forgive is broad. The Constitution places only two parameters…

President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily halting offshore wind leases in federal waters. The order will also pause the issuance of approvals, permits and loans for both onshore and offshore wind projects. As a part of this move, the Interior secretary has been tasked with conducting a comprehensive review of leasing and permitting…

Unmanned aerial systems are causing a lot of headaches on modern battlefields, and they will be for some time. The People’s Republic of China just ordered a million lightweight kamikaze drones to be delivered by 2026. So, naturally, developing new ways to counter those systems is a major priority for the United States. “There’s a…

Two Americans imprisoned in Afghanistan were freed on Tuesday, Jan. 21, as part of a prisoner swap between the United States and the Taliban. In exchange for the Americans, the Taliban reportedly received a man serving a life sentence in California for terrorism and drug trafficking charges. Who are the freed Americans? The freed Americans…

President Donald Trump’s pick for treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, cleared his first confirmation hurdle from the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday, Jan 21. On the same day, the agency he hopes to lead started taking “extraordinary measures” to keep from breaching the debt ceiling.  According to the Treasury Department, the national debt stands at a…

Is Elon Musk getting an office in the West Wing? President Donald Trump addressed that question Monday, Jan. 20, after reports about Musk, the richest man in the world, and his future in the White House. Musk, who Trump picked to lead the newly-formed Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE, was initially said…

Jury selection has begun for a former Georgia prosecutor accused of interfering with the investigation into the murder of an unarmed Black man. Jackie Johnson, the former district attorney for Georgia’s Brunswick Judicial Circuit, is charged with violating her oath of office and obstruction in connection with the 2020 shooting death of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery.…

Just days after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect in the Middle East, a new development is getting international attention. Hamas-run police are now back patrolling the streets of Gaza. Under terms of the ceasefire, police, overseen by Hamas, are responsible for keeping law and order among Palestinians and will monitor the movement…

While freshly inaugurated President Donald Trump largely focused on illegal immigration at the United States’ southern border on Monday, Jan. 20, a deadly incident near the United States northern border unfolded. A death on the same day as Trump’s inauguration caused roads to close as officials started an investigation. What happened? A gunman shot and…