The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) earlier this week appointed Eun Young Choi to serve as the first Director of the National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team (NCET) it established last year. The NCET was created to tackle the criminal misuse of
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Iranian president congratulates Japan’s National Day
Ebrahim Raisi noted that historical relations between Iran and Japan are based on mutual trust and respect. In his message to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, the president expressed hope that increased consultations between Tehran and Tokyo will result in
Trucker convoy heads for DC as Pentagon OKs request to deploy National Guard
A convoy of truckers opposed to COVID-19 mandates set off on a planned cross-country drive from Southern California to the Washington DC area Wednesday as the Pentagon approved a request to deploy approximately 700 unarmed National Guard troops ahead of
Pentagon Approves Deployment of 700 National Guard Troops to D.C. ahead of Expected ‘Freedom Convoy’
National Guard troops walk through the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., January 19, 2021. (Erin Scott/Reuters) The Pentagon has approved the deployment of 700 unarmed National Guard members to Washington, D.C., along with 50 “large tactical vehicles” in preparation for
Biden extends the national pandemic emergency first declared in March 2020.
President Biden said on Friday that he would extend the national emergency that was first declared in March 2020 in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The additional authority had been set to expire on March 1. The decision, contained in
Biden convenes National Security Council on Ukraine crisis
President Biden has warned Putin that the U.S. and its allies are willing to impose swift and severe costs on Russia. Courtesy: The White House WASHINGTON –President Joe Biden will convene a meeting of the National Security Council Sunday amid
National Archives Finds Classified Material in White House Records Taken to Trump’s Home
Then-president Donald Trump talks to reporters at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., March 29, 2019. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters) The National Archives confirmed that former President Trump had classified material at his home at Mar-a-Lago, Fla., in a notice to
Arizona CBP officers arrest Mexican national with $85K worth of fentanyl pills
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers have arrested a Mexican national who was allegedly attempting to smuggle $85,000 worth of fentanyl pills. The suspect was arrested by agents working the I-19 Checkpoint, John R. Modlin, Chief Patrol Agent of CBP’s Tucson Sector, said
National School Boards Association Head Knew about Garland Memo Prior to Publication
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Department of Justice, in advance of the one year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., January 5, 2022. (Carolyn Kaster/Pool via Reuters) Chip Slaven, formerly the interim
VR’s Biggest Ad Yet Pushed ‘Meta Quest’ to a National Audience During the Super Bowl
It’s hard to find a single event with a bigger audience than the Super Bowl, which has made it one of the hottest pieces of advertising real estate anywhere. Meta went big this year with a 60 second ad
National Archives retrieved 15 boxes of Trump White House documents from Mar-a-Lago
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort is seen in Palm Beach, Florida, February 8, 2021. Marco Bello | Reuters The National Archives and Records Administration last month retrieved 15 boxes of White House records that had been sent to
National Republican Senatorial Committee Outraises Democratic Counterpart for Eighth Straight Month
(rarrarorro/Getty Images) For the eighth straight month, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) has outraised its Democratic counterpart, bolstering the GOP’s financial advantage ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. The NRSC collected $8.4 million in November, while the Democratic Senatorial
Half of State School-Board Groups Downgrade Relationship with National Org over ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Letter
Opponents of critical race theory attend a packed Loudoun County School board meeting in Ashburn, Va., June 22, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) Since the National School Board Association sent a letter to the Biden administration accusing parents who protest progressive curriculum
Mississippi, Illinois Part Ways with National School Board Association over Letter to White House
An anti-critical race theory sign is held at a Loudon County School board meeting in Ashburn, Va., June 22, 2021. (Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters) Continuing the wave of withdrawals, Mississippi and Illinois are the latest state school board groups to cancel their
New Orleans’s National WWII Museum Is a Tutorial on Gratitude
The museum shows and teaches much about courage, sacrifice, and American ingenuity, but it also covers equivocation, bluster, and naïveté. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE T he National WWII Museum in New Orleans tells the story of the American experience in the