US Government

The U.S. Postal Service is no longer on track to run out of money next year, Postmaster General David Steiner told Congress on Wednesday. The agency now projects a potential cash shortfall between 2031 and 2034 after pausing retirement fund payments.

15. juni 2026 Rapportert av AI

Vice President J.D. Vance has described his 2021 remark about 'childless cat ladies' as one of the dumbest things he has ever said. The reflection appears in his forthcoming memoir Communion, which details his conversion to Catholicism.

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned on Monday after a whistleblower complaint triggered an Inspector General's investigation earlier this year. White House Communications Director Steven Cheung announced her departure for a private sector position, praising her contributions to workers and labor practices. Keith Sonderling will serve as acting Secretary of Labor.

11. april 2026 Rapportert av AI

CNN host Michael Smerconish dismissed Democratic calls to invoke the 25th Amendment against President Donald Trump, arguing that his provocative social media posts toward Iran reflect a calculated strategy rather than instability. Smerconish highlighted reports of a deliberative process behind Trump's decision to launch Operation Epic Fury, contrasting it with public rhetoric. A ceasefire emerged 90 minutes before Trump's deadline.

Senator Bernie Sanders was seen boarding a first-class flight from Reagan National Airport on Friday afternoon, shortly after the Senate passed a partial Department of Homeland Security funding bill that the House later rejected. President Donald Trump criticized the Senate measure, calling it inappropriate, as the partial shutdown extended into its record-breaking phase. The Senate has adjourned for a two-week recess with no plans to reconvene before April 13.

19. mars 2026 Rapportert av AI Faktasjekket

A federal court approved a settlement on January 17, 2025, resolving long-running U.S. litigation involving the Alavi Foundation and interests in the Manhattan office tower at 650 Fifth Avenue. The settlement’s main terms—including transferring Alavi’s assets to a newly created charity and providing $318 million in payments or releases to the U.S. government and terrorism judgment creditors—were later described in a filing with New York’s charities regulator and reported by Jewish Insider.