Congress’s Diversity Office Will Be Formally Scrapped Under GOP’s Proposed Rules Package The proposal to eliminate the Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI) was formally included in the GOP's rules package for the 119th Congress. This action was announced on January 1, 2025. The ODI was established in 2020 by Democrats when they controlled the House. The goal of the ODI was to foster diversity among House employing offices, to ensure the workforce reflected the diversity of America. The...

Matthew Livelsberger Shot Himself Before Blowing Up His Cybertruck Outside Trump Tower Matthew Alan Livelsberger, a 37-year-old active-duty U.S. Army soldier, was identified as the driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded. He was a member of the elite Green Berets specializing in special operations. On New Year's Day, January 1, 2025, Livelsberger drove a rented Tesla Cybertruck to the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas where it subsequently exploded. He died in the explosion, which...

New Year's Tragedy Strikes Bourbon Street On the morning of January 1, 2025, at approximately 3:15 a.m. CST, New Orleans was struck by a horrific act of terrorism that left the city in mourning. The attack took place on Bourbon Street, a renowned area known for its vibrant nightlife, during New Year's celebrations. A man named Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S. citizen from Texas and an Army veteran, drove a rented Ford pickup truck through a crowd of revelers, killing at least 15 people...