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The FBI reportedly monitored the communications of Kash Patel, a key Trump ally and nominee for FBI Director, according to a Justice Department Inspector General report.

Workers in San Diego will see a modest pay increase as the city implements a new minimum wage starting January 1.

The United States and China have signed an updated agreement to renew its Science and Technology Agreement (STA) for five years.

Two members of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party sent letters to the CEO's of TikTok, Apple, and Google, reminding them of their need to comply with the recent court ruling that upheld the ban against TikTok.

The Scripps National Spelling Bee will accept "womyn" as a spelling of "women."

Unidentified drones have been spotted over the U.S. airbase in Germany in recent weeks, according to a report from Spiegel.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called for Europe to enter a "wartime mindset" during a speech to security experts in Brussels.

Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters is calling for a major overhaul in how public school superintendents are selected, proposing that communities elect superintendents directly rather than relying on school board appointments. Walters argues this change will boost parental influence and weaken what he describes as the hold of “left-wing, woke bureaucrats” on public education.

French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed centrist François Bayrou as the country’s new prime minister, marking the fourth person to hold the role in just one year. This appointment comes after Prime Minister Michel Barnier’s government collapsed following a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly due to deadlock over France’s 2025 budget.

A 2023 whistleblower has alleged that FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate instructed subordinates to conceal the identities of at least 25 confidential informants who were present at the January 6, 2021, protests. According to investigative journalist Kerry Picket, Abbate reportedly stated that revealing the informants’ involvement would be too embarrassing for the agency, prompting the decision to keep their existence hidden from the public.