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BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - Newly Arrived Boomer Tells Heavenly Sound Guy The Worship Music Is Too Loud

HEAVEN — Within moments of arriving at the Pearly Gates, local boomer Gary Whitaker located Heaven's sound booth and politely but firmly informed the angelic operator that the worship music was too loud.

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - 'No evidence we are safer' because of Iran war: Sen. Gillibrand GRILLS Sec. Hegseth

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is back in the hot seat Thursday, facing questions from senators over the ongoing Iran war and President Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense budget request. Hegseth gave fiery testimony in the House on Wednesday, where he clashed with Democrats and was grilled over recent Pentagon leadership firings and $400 million in withheld funds for Ukraine. The Defense chief said the aid has been released. #PeteHegseth #IranWar #Budget

YOUTUBE (The Hill) - House passes bill to fund most of DHS in major step toward ending 10-week shutdown

The House on Thursday passed a bill to fund the bulk of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), minus Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a major step toward ending the record-breaking, 10-week shutdown. The bill passed by voice vote less than an hour after Republican leaders sent out a notice that the chamber would consider the legislation. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) had sat on the bill for weeks, but came under increasing pressure to pass it from the White House, Senate, and Republican rank-and-file as funds to pay DHS staff dwindled.