Day: January 14, 2025

A beefed-up firefighting force was staged around Los Angeles to attack flare-ups or new blazes and anxious residents prepared for more fire danger as winds began to build Tuesday, a week after two massive infernos destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people.

Watch President-elect Donald Donald Trump’s nominee to head the department of defense, Pete Hegseth is set to face the Senate Tuesday in a confirmation hearing. Watch the Tennessee resident respond here.

As Senate confirmation hearings begin, here’s the latest on who in the Trump administration has, will or doesn’t need to be approved.

Red-flag fire warnings are in place for 2 million people in Southern California, with extreme fire conditions expected through at least Wednesday. Tropical-storm-strength winds could fan the flames around the Los Angeles area and send ash and embers through the air. Bill Wadell of Accuweather reports for us from Pacific Palisades. (Source: Bloomberg)

In report David Weiss sharply criticizes Joe Biden for maligning justice department when pardoning his son

Dozens of oil tankers have dropped anchor following the Biden administration’s sanctions against Russia’s shadow fleet.

Kristi Noem was selected by President-elect Donald Trump to head up the Department of Homeland Security as part of a group of nominees intended to shake up the Washington establishment, but she may face questions during her confirmation hearing Wednesday about her inexperience on national security issues. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., the new chairman of […] The post Kristi Noem largely glides unnoticed amid other Trump picks appeared first on Roll…

Mark Lazarus, the incoming CEO of SpinCo, has named Rebecca Kutler interim president of the cable news channel.

He was besieged with scandals that threatened to tank his nomination — even before he faced questions from lawmakers.

On Saturday, a massive wall of flames from the Palisades Fire approached a residential neighborhood near Brentwood. The daunting and chilling images showed just how close the blaze came to burning …