Update (Jan. 18, 2022): A day before the website offering free at-home COVID-19 tests was set to officially go online, the White House conducted a soft launch of the site Tuesday. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the website was in “beta testing” and operating at a “limited capacity.” According to public government tracking data,…

Update (Jan. 13, 2022): A week after North Korea held its first ballistic missile launch since last October, the Treasury Department announced Wednesday it is sanctioning five North Korean officials. The individuals are “responsible for procuring goods for the DPRK’s weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and ballistic missile-related programs,” according to the department. The sanctions came…

China reportedly has plans to set up its first military base on the Atlantic Ocean. The Wall Street Journal reported the superpower is eyeing Equatorial Guinea for the location, according U.S. officials citing confidential reports. While China has relationships with many other countries, its official military presence internationally is limited. Its first official overseas base…

President Joe Biden announced additional COVID-19 support amid a spread in cases due to the Omicron variant. The video above shows clips from the announcement. The variant first arrived in the United States at the beginning of the month. In the last two weeks, new cases in the U.S. are up 20%, according to the latest…

Over the past week, both houses of Congress approved a nearly $770 billion defense budget. The House passed the budget last week, and the Senate passed it Wednesday. President Joe Biden is expected to sign off in the coming days. Keeping with yearly tradition regarding the defense budget, the votes in Congress were strongly bipartisan.…

A day after former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett was convicted on five of six counts of disorderly conduct for lying to police about being the victim of a racist, homophobic attack, a British appeals court overturned a lower court ruling Friday that could lead to WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange being extradited to the United States.…

Update (Jan. 7, 2022): The suspect in last November’s shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan waived a probable cause hearing Friday. The move means Ethan Crumbley will go to trial for murder and other charges. Meanwhile, his parents Jennifer and James Crumbley appeared in court Friday for a bond hearing. The couple looked to lower…

Update (11/24/21): Following worldwide protests related to a variety of COVID-19 lockdowns and mandates, the White House unveiled new, more specific numbers regarding compliance to President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for federal workers. The mandate required all federal workers to get vaccinated by the end of day Monday. By Tuesday, 92% of Federal workers had been…

A funeral service was held at the Washington National Cathedral for former Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair and Secretary of State Colin Powell Friday. The video above shows clips from the service. Powell died at 84 last month “due to complications from COVID-19”. He had been vaccinated against the virus. However, his family said his immune…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced a new coordinator for the State Department’s investigation into Anomalous Health Incidents, formerly known as Havana Syndrome. The video above shows clips from Friday’s announcement. Jonathan Moore replaces Pamela Spratlen, a retired diplomat temporarily called back into service by Blinken before leaving in September. “Jonathan brings decades of experience…