The Department of Homeland Security, led by Secretary Kristi Noem, has purchased two Gulfstream G700 luxury jets for top officials – a deal worth about $172 million that is now fueling questions over how the agency paid for them and why it needed two.

Universities reject White House funding deal with attached demands. The Univ of Virginia declined to join a compact that would potentially give preferential funding in exchange for a list of changes to school policy. USC, Penn, Brown University, Dartmouth College and MIT also rejected the proposal.

Anderson Cooper Recaps some of Former Congressman George Santos' Biggest Lies

Highly suspicious! I wonder what the former prosecutor gained from this?

And now he's free to continue his schemes in one way or another. Were there stipulations to his release?

Probably not.

Despicable!

'Turn the screws': Newly revealed emails show abuse Epstein aimed at huge financial backer. A slate of emails collected by the New York Times reveals a period of grinding stress between Jeffrey Epstein and his biggest financial supporter, billionaire Leon Black.

George Santos was sentenced to 7+ years. He pleaded guilty to charges of committing wire fraud & aggravated identity theft, conduct that prosecutors said was part of a yearslong scheme that preyed upon the campaign finance system & his own political party, donors & family to line his own pockets.

What the what? President Trump commutes former New York Congressman George Santos' prison sentence. “George has been in solitary confinement for long stretches of time and, by all accounts, has been horribly mistreated,” Trump posted on Truth Social.

The Jeffrey Epstein Files. Alex Acosta: I never said Epstein belonged to intelligence, I have no knowledge of Epstein's membership in the intelligence community, I have no reason to believe that Epstein belonged to intelligence.

When we talk about cuts to Medicaid, we’re not talking about numbers on a page.

We’re talking about families losing their lifelines.

Trump struggles to explain why a bailout for Argentina meets his ‘America First’ standards

Chantelle’s story is why we’re fighting for lower health care costs. In just a few weeks her health insurance is going to more than double from $537 to $1,100.

Airports big and small around the country are refusing to play a video with a message from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem in which she blames Democrats for the federal government shutdown and its impacts on TSA operations.

Who benefits from ACA enhanced premium tax credits? Tens of millions of Americans from coast to coast.

If Congress doesn’t act soon, health care costs are going to surge for the folks who can least afford it.

12 Things in Project 2025 That Already Came True Under Trump. Remember this: “I know nothing about Project 2025” (Truth Social July 2024). “I have no idea who is behind it. I disagree with some of the things they’re saying and some of the things they’re saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal."

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says that despite the government shutdown, Coast Guard service members will get their paychecks this week.

President Trump’s influence was on full display during his visit to Egypt for a peace summit after brokering the ceasefire deal with Israel and Hamas.

The federal government shutdown has now extended for two weeks.

Lay’s Rebrands Because Customers Apparently Didn’t Know Chips Were Made With ‘Real Potatoes’ “The potatoes’ journey from the soil to the shelf is the heart of Lay’s. But here’s the surprising part—42% of people who enjoy Lay’s don’t realize they’re made with real, farm-grown potatoes.”

'The Nation is in Trouble,' former CDC official warns of instability. The agency terminated some 1,300 workers Friday but then rehired around 700 of them. Health Secretary Kennedy told Scripps News previously what he is "trying to do with the agency is return it to gold standard science."