California Democrats urge feds to approve high-speed rail funding before DOGE nixes ‘boondoggle’

Several prominent California Democrats are calling on the U.S. Department of Transportation to approve a grant application for $536 million in federal funds to move forward with the state’s long-awaited high-speed rail network. The monies would come from funds already allocated in general to “federal-state partnership[s] for intercity passenger rail grants” through the 2021 “Bipartisan […]

Winston Scott to Newsmax: Stranded Astronauts Make Best of Holidays

Former NASA astronaut Capt. Winston Scott told Newsmax on Tuesday that the two American astronauts stranded on the International Space Station are likely “making the best” of the “somewhat difficult situation” of being in space during the holidays. “They both are naval …