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SCOTUS to Hear Lawsuit Stemming from FBI Raiding Wrong Home

(Headline USA) Before dawn on Oct. 18, 2017, FBI agents broke down the front door of Trina Martin's Atlanta home, stormed into her bedroom and pointed guns at her and her then-boyfriend as her 7-year-old son screamed for his mom from another room. Martin, blocked from comforting her son, cowered in...

Controversial Whistleblower Attends Alleged Left-Wing Assassin’s Arraignment

(Headline USA) Luigi Mangione pleaded not guilty Friday to a federal murder charge in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Prosecutors formally declared their intent to seek the death penalty, and the judge warned Justice Department officials to refrain from making public comments that could spoil his right to...

Ex-Taliban Commander Pleads Guilty in Killings of U.S. Soldiers and Kidnapping of Journalists

(Headline USA) A former Taliban commander pleaded guilty Friday to providing weapons and other support for attacks that killed American soldiers and for key roles in the 2008 gunpoint kidnapping of a reporter for The New York Times and another journalist. Speaking through an interpreter, Haji Najibullah entered the plea in...

Ex-US Rep. George Santos Sentenced to over 7 Years in Prison

(Headline USA) Disgraced former U.S. Rep. George Santos was sentenced Friday to over seven years in prison, sobbing as he learned his punishment for the crimes that led to his expulsion from Congress. Santos, who pleaded guilty last summer to federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, appealed for mercy. In...

BREAKING: FBI Arrests Judge for Allegedly Helping Illegal Immigrant Evade Federal Agents

(Headline USA) The FBI on Friday arrested a Milwaukee judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities. FBI Director Kash Patel announced on social media the arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan, who he said “intentionally misdirected” federal agents away from a man they were trying to...

Poll: Abortion, Trump Anger Drove Votes in Wisconsin Supreme Court Race

(Benjamin Yount, The Center Square)  A new poll says abortion and stopping President Trump were the top issues for voters in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election. The Institute for Reforming Government recently released the poll after the April 1 election. “Every election that doesn't go one side's way people can get us...

Poll: Just 1 in 10 Believe America’s Checks, Balances are Very Effective

(Alan Wooten, The Center Square)  Only 1 in 10 Americans believe the current checks and balances for the three branches of government are very effective, says a national poll released Thursday in North Carolina. Sampling April 10-17 of 1,000 adults by the Elon University Poll found 32% said it is...

DOJ Promises to Only Release MLK Jr. Assassination Records—and Not Potentially Damaging FBI Recordings

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) In response to concerns from Martin Luther King Jr.’s  family about potentially damaging FBI surveillance recordings of the civil rights leader being released as part of President Donald Trump’s pro-transparency efforts, the Justice Department said Thursday that it only intends to publish records about MLK...

Feds Arrest Judge and Wife Who Harbored Suspected Tren de Aragua Gang Member

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Federal agents have arrested a New Mexico county judge and his wife for housing illegal immigrants, including a suspected Tren de Aragua gang member. “KFOX14/CBS4 were on the scene Thursday afternoon when the home of former Dona Ana County Magistrate Judge Joel Cano and his wife, Nancy Cano,...

Man Accused of Genocide is the Latest Arrest in Trump’s Illegal Immigration Crackdown

(Headline USA) A New York man told federal agents, “I know I’m finished,” when he was arrested Thursday on charges that he concealed his leadership role in the genocide in Rwanda in 1994 in his applications for a green card and U.S. citizenship, prosecutors said. Faustin Nsabumukunzi, 65, was charged with...

DOJ Brings 1st Terrorism Case against Tren de Aragua Gang Member

(Headline USA) The Justice Department has charged an alleged high-ranking member of Tren de Aragua in Colombia with terrorism offenses, making the first case of its kind against a member of the gang the Trump administration has designated a foreign terrorist organization, officials said Wednesday. The case is part of a...

Jury Makes Key Decision in 2023 Ohio Train Derailment Case

(Headline USA) The company that owned the railcar that caused the devastating East Palestine train derailment in 2023 won't have to help pay for the $600 million settlement Norfolk Southern agreed to with residents. An Ohio jury decided Wednesday that GATX isn't liable for the settlement even though the failure...
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