Want to work for National Weather Service? Be ready to explain how you agree with Trump

As the National Weather Service scrambles to hire up to 450 people to restore deep cuts by the Department of Government Efficiency, potential applicants are being asked to explain how they would advance President Donald Trump’s agenda if hired. A posting from the weather service’s parent agency seeking meteorologists asks applicants to identify one or…

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Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley won’t run for re-election

Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley on Friday announced that she will not seek re-election, setting up another major judicial election in the battleground state next year. “For years I have warned that under the control of judicial activists, the court will make itself more powerful than the legislature, more powerful than the governor….

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Arrest made in connection to violent robbery of Macklemore’s Seattle home

Seattle police arrested a man in connection to the home invasion robbery of Macklemore’s residence earlier this summer, when bear spray-wielding attackers stole the rapper’s Seattle Sounders championship ring, authorities said Thursday. A King County’s Valley Swat team raided the suspect’s home in nearby Renton on Aug. 21 leading to the unidentified man’s arrest, according…

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White House plans to use ‘pocket rescissions’ to slash billions in foreign aid

The White House informed Congress of its plans to cut $4.9 billion in foreign aid funding through a seldom-used budgetary tactic dubbed “pocket rescissions,” two congressional sources tell NBC News. The rescissions process allows the executive branch to cancel funding or other actions lawfully approved by Congress. The process typically requires the White House to…

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