Former Utah Rep. Mia Love dead at 49
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Former Utah Rep. Mia Love dead at 49 / first Black Republican woman elected to the US House
Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah has died at 49… The daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, passed on Sunday. Love had been undergoing treatment for brain cancer. Her daughter posted March 1 on Love’s X account that the former lawmaker was no longer responding to treatment. Love entered politics in 2003 and won a seat in congress in 2014 in a district that includes suburbs of Salt Lake City. She lost reelection in 2018.
Second lady Usha Vance to visit Greenland / Trump talks up US takeover
Second lady Usha Vance is set to travel to Greenland this week as President Donald Trump continues to suggest the U.S. could take control of the mineral-rich Artic island. Her office says Vance will leave Thursday and return Saturday. The wife of Vice President JD Vance will be part of a U.S. delegation set to visit historical sites, learn about Greenlandic heritage, and attend Greenland’s national dogsled race. Greenland is a self-governing region of Denmark, a NATO ally of the United States. But Trump has said repeatedly that he thinks the U.S. should take Greenland for strategic and national security purposes.
Concerns about espionage rise / Experts say some federal workers may turn on country
Mass layoffs and resignations at the federal government are prompting concerns that a disgruntled former employee may seek to sell secrets to a foreign power. National security experts say that while the overwhelming majority of federal workers are conscientious patriots who would never sell out their country, it would only take one or two informants to cause a significant national security crisis. Counterespionage is a concern even when the federal workforce is stable. But in recent weeks President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have slashed thousands of jobs. National security and intelligence experts say Russia, China and other adversaries will seek to take advantage of the opportunity.
Tiger Woods dating Vanessa Trump / Woods asks for privacy
Tiger Woods has confirmed his relationship with the former daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump. Woods posted two images on “X” of he and Vanessa Trump. He wrote that “love is in the air.” And then he asked his 6.4 million followers on X for privacy. Their children attend the same school. Vanessa Trump was married to Donald Trump Junior for 12 years. The two have 5 children together. Woods announced March 11 that he ruptured his left Achilles tendon, knocking him out of the Masters and likely out of golf for the rest of the year.
Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love of Utah has died at 49… The daughter of Haitian immigrants who became the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress, passed on Sunday. Love had been undergoing treatment for brain cancer. Her daughter posted March 1 on Love’s X account that the former lawmaker was no longer responding to treatment. Love entered politics in 2003 and won a seat in congress in 2014 in a district that includes suburbs of Salt Lake City. She lost reelection in 2018.
Second lady Usha Vance to visit Greenland / Trump talks up US takeover
Second lady Usha Vance is set to travel to Greenland this week as President Donald Trump continues to suggest the U.S. could take control of the mineral-rich Artic island. Her office says Vance will leave Thursday and return Saturday. The wife of Vice President JD Vance will be part of a U.S. delegation set to visit historical sites, learn about Greenlandic heritage, and attend Greenland’s national dogsled race. Greenland is a self-governing region of Denmark, a NATO ally of the United States. But Trump has said repeatedly that he thinks the U.S. should take Greenland for strategic and national security purposes.
Concerns about espionage rise / Experts say some federal workers may turn on country
Mass layoffs and resignations at the federal government are prompting concerns that a disgruntled former employee may seek to sell secrets to a foreign power. National security experts say that while the overwhelming majority of federal workers are conscientious patriots who would never sell out their country, it would only take one or two informants to cause a significant national security crisis. Counterespionage is a concern even when the federal workforce is stable. But in recent weeks President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency have slashed thousands of jobs. National security and intelligence experts say Russia, China and other adversaries will seek to take advantage of the opportunity.
Tiger Woods dating Vanessa Trump / Woods asks for privacy
Tiger Woods has confirmed his relationship with the former daughter-in-law of President Donald Trump. Woods posted two images on “X” of he and Vanessa Trump. He wrote that “love is in the air.” And then he asked his 6.4 million followers on X for privacy. Their children attend the same school. Vanessa Trump was married to Donald Trump Junior for 12 years. The two have 5 children together. Woods announced March 11 that he ruptured his left Achilles tendon, knocking him out of the Masters and likely out of golf for the rest of the year.
