World & Nation
Trump’s national security advisor sidelines some 160 National Security Council staffers as the administration moves to align team with Trump’s agenda.
At least some of these nonpolitical employees have begun packing up their belongings since being asked about their loyalty to Trump.
According to a report by Taiwan’s National Security Bureau, Chinese agents have sought to use the Taiwanese underworld to channel funds to those with information to sell.
The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as secretary of Homeland Security, putting the former South Dakota governor in charge of the sprawling agency with responsibility for border security.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is facing senators during her confirmation hearing as she vies to become the next Homeland Security secretary.
Politics
The Trump administration has fired about 17 independent inspectors general at federal agencies.
Updates
Valencia-based UtraViolet Devices Inc. (UVDI), a developer of advanced ultraviolet disinfection technology, announced that it has received Electronic Catalog (ECAT) government contract approval from the U.S. Defense Logistics Agency.
Letters to the Editor
Both a millionaire and a person making around $200,000 pay the same amount into Social Security and will get the same return. How is that unequal?
The ongoing protests reflect wider discontent with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s increasingly autocratic rule.
Business
Nearly 3 million people could receive a boost in Social Security payments under legislation that’s set for a final vote in the Senate.