Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed the Department of Defense (DOD)’s civilian workforce to comply with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) productivity email, listing five things they accomplished after initially telling them not to reply. On Sunday, Hegseth released a video message explaining the shift. “Our civilian patriots who dedicate themselves to defending this nation working for the Department of Defense are critical to our national...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu raised eyebrows over the weekend after she expressed condolences to the family of a knife-wielding suspect who was shot and killed by an off-duty officer after he allegedly tried to stab two people on Saturday night. The suspect, whose identity was not released by police, brandished a knife near a Chick-fil-A on Boylston Street, a busy part of the Massachusetts capital. He was fatally...

President Donald Trump’s seventh week in office will spotlight his first joint session of Congress address since his return to the Oval Office in January.  Trump is scheduled to speak before all members of Congress on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET.  The speech is not officially called the State of the Union, as Trump has not been in office for a full year, though it operates in a...