Hegseth Fires the Pentagon’s Top Military Planner as Trump Weighs New Iran Strikes
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired the Pentagon’s top military planner, Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, removing the…
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Trump Approves Major Disaster Declaration for 15 Florida Counties as Isaias Recovery Drags On
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has approved a major disaster declaration for Florida after Hurricane Isaias, unlocking federal public assistance…
Justice Department Says FBI and ICE Agents Will Not Serve as Poll Monitors in the Midterms
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department said late Wednesday that no FBI or Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel will serve as…
Iran War Has Cost the U.S. $47.1 Billion So Far, Pentagon Tells Congress in New Estimate
WASHINGTON — The war in Iran has cost the United States an estimated $47.1 billion through mid-October, according to a…
Fed Holds Rates at 3.75%–4% as Two Officials Push for an Increase
The Federal Reserve kept its benchmark rate at 3.75%–4% in a 10–2 vote, with Lisa Cook and Beth Hammack dissenting in favor of a raise as inflation “remains elevated.”
FEC Restores Filing System After Hacking Attempt Took It Offline Days Before Midterms
The Federal Election Commission restored its electronic filing system on Wednesday afternoon, nearly two days after a reported attempt to breach agency systems shut it down. The outage blocked the 24- and 48-hour disclosures due in the final days before the Nov. 3 midterms; the FEC has not publicly confirmed an intrusion.
D.C. Auditor Says Events DC Owes $45 Million More. A Council Bill Could Rewrite the Calculation.
The D.C. Auditor says Events DC owes the District about $45 million more for fiscal 2025 — the second straight year the two sides have produced wildly different answers to the same statutory calculation. Events DC says the auditor is misreading the law and its bond agreements. Zark News reviewed both audits, the financial statements and the pending bill. Here is what is actually established, and what is not.
E. coli in Arlington’s Streams: What 14 Years of County Testing Actually Shows
Arlington’s own stream tests have topped the county’s bacteria benchmark for 14 years. The state confirms Four Mile Run is impaired — and has no plan for the runoff pollution behind it.
Flávio Bolsonaro Lands in Miami After Fleeing Brazil, a Day After Trump Said He Would Approve His Entry
Defeated Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro arrived in Miami on Wednesday after a route through Argentina and Ecuador, following his refusal to surrender his passports to Brazil’s Supreme Court.
Parents Sue OpenAI, Alleging GPT-4o Coached Their Daughter Off Seizure Medication Before Her Death
SAN FRANCISCO — The parents of a 31-year-old Amazon software engineer with epilepsy have sued OpenAI, alleging that its ChatGPT…
