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Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, as well as other Department of Homeland Security personnel, may soon be equipped with “bee sting” electroshock gloves intended for de-escalation. According to a notice, DHS plans to spend between $10 million and $20 million on generated low output voltage emitters, or GLOVEs, by March. The new equipment is characterized […]
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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a Wednesday notice that outlined plans to provide Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers with gloves that will deliver painful electric shocks. The agency is planning to spend up to $20 million on the new devices known as a Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter or G.L.O.V.E. that could...
Former Minnesota state Sen. Matt Little won the Democratic primary for the state’s 2nd Congressional District, Decision Desk HQ projects, and is set to face off against GOP state Sen. Eric Pratt in November. Little defeated state Sen. Matt Klein and state Rep. Kaela Berg in the three-way contest for the Democratic nomination in the...
In this episode of The Sowell Legacy, Justice Clarence Thomas joins Peter Robinson for a wide-ranging conversation about the thinker… The post Justice Clarence Thomas Talking About Thomas Sowell with My Hoover Colleague Peter Robinson appeared first on Reason.com.
Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House, he’s been vowing to stamp out gender-affirming medical care—what his administration terms “sex-rejecting procedures”—for young people diagnosed with gender dysphoria. Now, his administration is specifically going after the health care of trans kids from low-income families. On Tuesday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released […]
Washington Examiner healthcare reporter Gabrielle Etzel said President Donald Trump’s executive order changing the nation’s childhood vaccine schedule represents a sweeping shift in federal vaccine policy, though the changes are unlikely to immediately affect school vaccine requirements. “I will say for one, we heard rumbles last week that this was coming down the pipe, but […]
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) was projected to win his Democratic primary, according to Decision Desk HQ, fending off a progressive challenger as he seeks a third term in office. Lamont defeated state Rep. Josh Elliott (D) to face state Sen. Ryan Fazio (R) in November. The race marked the first time in 50 years...
After being appointed to her late brother Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat in July, Sen. Darline Graham has advanced to a Republican primary runoff in South Carolina, NBC News projects. NBC News’ Steve Kornacki breaks down the vote totals.
Graham, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, will face another Republican in an Aug. 25 runoff for the party’s nomination, NBC News projects.
President Donald Trump exits Marine One after landing near the White House on August 9, 2026, in Washington, DC. | Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: August is famously a slow time in Washington, DC. It’s hot and humid, Congress is out of session, and everyone who’s still here generally wishes they
In today’s edition, Natasha Korecki digs into the perilous immigration politics facing the Trump administration and the GOP. Plus, we preview the key races to watch as primary results roll in this evening.
President Donald Trump boards the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One en route to the United States following his participation in the NATO Summit at Royal Air Force Mildenhall on July 08, 2026. | Win McNamee/Getty Images This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day. Subscribe here. It’s not exactly the stuff of Netflix spy thrillers, but…it’s also not every day that the president makes a covert getaway in a c
Doctors are drug testing pregnant women without their consent, then handing their results over to the state.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez invoked the term “Woke 1.0” during her Sunday interview on ABC News’ This Week to refer to rhetoric many progressive circles used during some of the social movements of the late 2010s—but instead of engaging with them in a 2026 context, she dismissed them as ideas of the past. If you missed […]
