USAF consolidates some acquisition program offices into mission-focused groups
But many of the new “portfolio acquisition executives” were already leading multi-mission efforts.
Day: January 9, 2026
Second night of US protests over ICE shooting of woman in Minneapolis
Protests over the killing of Renee Good took place in Houston, Cincinnati, Washington DC and Philadelphia.
Venezuelans wanted change, but post-US strike they worry it’s ‘more of the same’
Euphoria often follows the fall of an unpopular leader. But in Venezuela, residents are unsure what the political rupture means.
Filings: Meta has hired Bill McGinley, a veteran Republican operative and the former top lawyer for DOGE, as a lobbyist (Emily Birnbaum/Bloomberg)
Emily Birnbaum / Bloomberg:
Filings: Meta has hired Bill McGinley, a veteran Republican operative and the former top lawyer for DOGE, as a lobbyist — Meta Platforms Inc. has hired the former top lawyer for Elon Musk’s Department of …
U.S. Navy Is Chasing Several Oil Tankers in the Atlantic
A mass departure by sanctioned tankers, some switching to Russian flags, has triggered a fresh effort by the United States to pursue Venezuelan oil shipments at sea.
U.S. Navy Is Chasing Several Oil Tankers in the Atlantic
A mass departure by sanctioned tankers, some switching to Russian flags, has triggered a fresh effort by the United States to pursue Venezuelan oil shipments at sea.
100 skulls and mummified body parts found in a Pennsylvania grave robbery case, police say
Police say a Pennsylvania man who had about 100 sets of human remains is charged with stealing from a graveyard at the edge of Philadelphia.
HASC, SASC Chairs Back Trump’s Call For $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget In ‘27
The top lawmakers on the House and Senate Armed Services Committee have backed President Trump’s call to increase the defense budget to $1.5 trillion in 2027. “We commend President Trump […]
HASC, SASC Chairs Back Trump’s Call For $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget In ‘27
The top lawmakers on the House and Senate Armed Services Committee have backed President Trump’s call to increase the defense budget to $1.5 trillion in 2027. “We commend President Trump […]
The aftermath of the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent in photos
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Protesters confronted federal officers in Minneapolis on Thursday, a day after 37-year-old Renee Good was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. The shooting intensified tensions amid the Trump administration’s…