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Business Groups Seek Quick Tariff Refunds After Supreme Court Ruling

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The U.S. businesses that paid billions in tariffs to the federal government want their money back. After the U.S. Supreme Court found President Donald Trump exceeded his authority under a 1977 law, business groups quickly called for refunds of these tariffs. The high court decision affects...

Day After Supreme Court Ruling, Trump Says he Will Raise Tariffs to 15%

(Dan McCaleb and Brett Rowland, The Center Square) President Donald Trump on Saturday said he would raise global tariffs to 15%. The announcement on social media comes a day after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down his use of a 1977 law to impose tariffs on imports from around...

Supreme Court’s Tariff Ruling Could Alter 2026 Election

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The 2026 midterm elections could now be shaped around candidates' response to the U.S. Supreme Court striking down the bulk of President Donald Trump's tariff authority. The ruling could have a significant effect on the makeup of Congress heading toward the midterms.  On Friday, justices...

Kavanaugh, Thomas Torch Colleagues After Anti-Trump Tariffs Ruling 

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Supreme Court Justices Brett Kavanaugh and Clarence Thomas sharply criticized their colleagues in dissent after the court struck down President Donald Trump’s use of an emergency law to impose tariffs on virtually every foreign country.  In a 6-3 decision, the majority ruled Friday that Trump exceeded his executive authority...

FBI Informant Helped Run a Dark Web Site Selling Deadly Fentanyl

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Lawyers for a man convicted of running a dark web drug market revealed Thursday that he had help from none other than the FBI. The convict, Lin Rui-Siang, was sentenced to 30 years imprisonment on Thursday for his role in operating Incognito, a dark web site...

Asian American Representation at Harvard Jumps Following End of Affirmative Action

(José Niño, Headline USA)  ​Asian enrollment at Harvard University is skyrocketing as white student participation continues to plummet, according to the latest statistics. Twitter user AF Post recently pointed out the startling statistics, stating: "Despite the Trump administration's efforts to enforce the Supreme Court ruling against race-based school admissions, Harvard is...

Ex-Biden ‘Ministry of Truth’ Official Lands Powerful Spy Court Post

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) One of the top officials who helped orchestrate the so-called Disinformation Governance Board during the Biden administration has been appointed to advise the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.  The controversial official, Jennifer Daskal, was appointed Feb. 1 as a legal adviser by the presiding judges of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance...

Mistrial Declared for 9 Antifa Defendants After Attorney’s Stunt

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Nine federal defendants accused in the July 4 ambush of a North Texas ICE detention facility secured a trial delay after a federal judge declared a mistrial stemming from a defense attorney’s courtroom actions.  U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman abruptly stopped the trial on Wednesday after defense attorney MarQuetta...

DOJ Fires U.S. Attorney for New York Appointed by Judges

(Chris Wade, The Center Square) The U.S. Justice Department has fired a new top federal prosecutor for New York's Albany division, just hours after a panel of judges appointed him to fill a vacancy.  The panel of judges in the Albany-based Northern District of New York said Wednesday they had...

SCOOP: OKC Bomb Plotter Sues Prison for Sex Abuse

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) In 2017, Oklahoma man Jerry Drake Varnell was the target of a sting operation to bomb a bank. In that case, the FBI initially determined that Varnell, who is schizophrenic, “does not appear to have the means to actually commit this act." Nevertheless, the FBI had...

Judge Slashes Sentence of Convicted Rapist She Portrays as a Victim 

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A Kentucky judge sparked outrage after slashing in half a jury’s recommended 65-year sentence for a convicted felon who robbed, kidnapped and sexually assaulted a woman.  Jefferson County Judge Tracy Davis reduced the sentence of Christopher Thompson on Feb. 2 despite the jury’s recommendation.  Davis’s sentence effectively spared the 24-year-old from what would...

Facebook Goes on Trial This Week in Landmark Undercover Investigation Case

(Headline USA) A trial focused on the dangers of child sexual exploitation on social media and whether Meta misrepresented the safety of its platforms is set to start in New Mexico with opening statements Monday. It's the first stand-alone trial from state prosecutors in a stream of lawsuits against major social...
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