White House Claims Trump ‘Has the Authority to Kill’ Survivors of Boat Strikes

White House Claims Trump ‘Has the Authority to Kill’ Survivors of Boat Strikes

One legal expert called the press secretary’s remarks “painful” to watch and warned of “how the reported patently illegal orders will affect US service members.” While continuing to deny that the Pentagon chief ordered those carrying out the first known US military strike on an alleged drug-running boat to “kill everybody” on board, the top White House spokesperson on Monday reiterated […]

‘Sounds Like Another Way’ to Cut Benefits as Trump Social Security Chief Aims to Slash Office Visits

‘Sounds Like Another Way’ to Cut Benefits as Trump Social Security Chief Aims to Slash Office Visits

The Social Security Administration’s plan, warned one Senate Democrat, will likely lead to “worse service and more challenges.” The Trump administration is reportedly looking to dramatically reduce the number of people who visit Social Security field offices across the United States, a plan that Democratic lawmakers warned is yet another scheme to disrupt and ultimately cut benefits. Nextgov/FCW viewed internal Social Security Administration (SSA) […]

Hat-Alutiiq Word of the Week

Hat-Alutiiq Word of the Week

Hat — Saapeq; Slaapaq Cuumi taaten angutet slaapamek aturtaallriit.—Before, old men used to wear hats. Collections of traditional Alutiiq clothing are filled with hats. Wide-rimmed woven hats of spruce root; hunting visors bent from a single piece of wood; tall, embroidered skin hats; closely fitting fur caps; wooden helmets carved in the shape of a […]