The Marine Corps wants to upgrade its combat utility uniform, a move officials say could save the service millions of dollars and provide wearers with better protection in the field. Marines currently have two separate utility uniforms they wear outside tropical environments: the digital-patterned combat utility uniform and flame-resistant organizational gear, known as the FROG […]
Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio wears a hat that says The War Boys during a rally in Portland on January 4 The leader of the Proud Boys extremist group has been unmasked as a “prolific” former FBI informant. Enrique Tarrio, 36, worked undercover exposing a human trafficking ring, and helped with drug and gambling […]
WASHINGTON — When the dust settled from the first round of the Senate battle over the filibuster, one man had clearly won: President Joe Biden. The new president, a 36-year veteran of the Senate, has long believed in the principle of unlimited debate. But as many of his fellow Democrats clamored to kill the filibuster, […]
File Image: Former Vice President Mike Pence and his wife, Karen Pence, after the inauguration of President Joe Biden on 20 January 2021 in Washington, DC. (Getty Images) Former vice president Mike Pence, who was thrust into the spotlight during the last days of Donald Trump’s presidency, does not have a permanent place to live […]
The Week MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow says McConnell ‘caved’ on his filibuster demand during her Schumer interview In an interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow on Monday afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said his caucus won’t allow Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to dictate the agenda in the Democratic-led 50-50 Senate or demand an end […]
In an interview with MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow on Monday afternoon, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said his caucus won’t allow Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to dictate the agenda in the Democratic-led 50-50 Senate or demand an end to the legislative filibuster as a precondition for a power-sharing pact. “We’ve told McConnell no on […]
Florida Representative Matt Gaetz puts makeup before TV interviews at the Capitol in the HBO documentary “The Swamp”. (The Swamp, HBO) Defending Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney after attacks from Florida Representative Matt Gaetz, a spokesperson for Ms Cheney said “Gaetz can leave his beauty bag at home. In Wyoming, the men don’t wear makeup.” The […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — It didn’t take long for relations with China to become an issue for new U.S. President Joe Biden. A show of force by the Chinese air force off Taiwan last weekend prompted a U.S. response, even as Biden and his administration focus on the COVID-19 pandemic and other pressing issues at […]
Health officials in New Zealand say genome tests indicate the country’s most recent Covid-19 patient contracted the virus from another returning traveller just before leaving quarantine – Northern Adivacate/NZME New Zealand’s first case of coronavirus in the community for more than two months has been identified as the South African variant and was likely contracted […]
Mr Biden first attended mass – then stopped at a bakery (AFP via Getty Images) If you are the US president you can do mostly what you like with your motorcade – including ordering it to stop so you can buy bagels from a trendy bakery. On Sunday, the sidewalks outside of Georgetown’s Call Your […]