Thursday, July 16, 2026

CRIME

Illinois Rep. Pleas not Guilty, Wants to Delay House Investigation

(Sean Reed, The Center Square) Illinois State Rep. Carrol Ammons, recently federally indicted on multiple charges of wire fraud, pleaded not guilty in her first court appearance Thursday morning. With the courtroom gallery at its maximum capacity of 49 people, roughly 30 people, consisting of members of the public —...

Lawmakers Cast Doubt on Ex-Obama Official’s Testimony About Epstein Ties

(Headline USA) Lawmakers said Kathryn Ruemmler, the former top lawyer at Goldman Sachs and White House counsel to President Barack Obama, was not being truthful Wednesday about her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, rejecting her testimony that Epstein had merely “used” her. Ruemmler in her opening remarks told members of the...

Republican Senator Says Blanche Must Meet Epstein’s Accusers to Earn His Vote for Attorney General

(Headline USA) A Republican senator whose vote Todd Blanche needs to advance his nomination as attorney general suggested Thursday that his support hinges on Blanche first meeting with Jeffrey Epstein's accusers. Sen. Thom Tillis' comments came a day after Blanche was pressed during his confirmation hearing over the Justice Department's...

Biden DOJ Snooped Through Lawmakers’ Texts Despite Claiming Otherwise

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Special Counsel Jack Smith “secretly” obtained and reviewed the text messages tied to at least 44 members of Congress as part of his investigation into President Donald Trump, according to records released by the Senate Judiciary Committee. The newly released documents appear to conflict with Smith’s sworn...

Widow of Man Killed in Butler Shooting Thinks It Was An ‘Inside Job’

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The widow of the man killed during the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania says she thinks that the attack was an inside job. “I don’t believe there was another shooter there, but I believe he was working with somebody. I...

King: Man Killed in Maine ICE Shooting Not Subject of Investigation

(Chris Wade, The Center Square) A Colombian man shot by ICE agents Monday in Maine was not the intended target of the immigration enforcement operation, Sen. Angus King said. On Monday morning, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents shot and killed the 26-year-old migrant, identified as Joan Sebastian Guerrero, as...

$1 Million in Taxpayer Funds Going Toward Child Endangerment Case

(David Beasley, The Center Square)  An Ohio state board has approved $1 million in taxpayer emergency funding for child protection services in Vinton County, where 16 children were recently taken into custody in one day in what has been described as “an unprecedented child welfare crisis.” Vinton County, with a...

Woke Grad Student Busted For Fake Campus Bomb Threats

(José Niño, Headline USA) Federal agents took a San Jose State University graduate student into custody this week, accusing him of flooding the campus with phony bomb threats and bigoted notes that disrupted operations for months, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Monday, according to Patch. Ziheng "Tony" Fang, 30,...

Buffett Omits Gift to Bill Gates’ Foundation after Microsoft Cofounder’s Epstein Ties Disclosed

(Headline USA) Billionaire Warren Buffett omitted Bill Gates’ foundation from his annual donations this year after disclosures of the Microsoft co-founder’s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He will donate about $6 billion to four foundations connected to his own family, but did not mention Gates in his...

ICE Deports Criminal Illegal Immigrant Despite Minnesota Pardon

(Elyse S. Apel, The Center Square)  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported a criminal illegal immigrant despite an effort by the Minnesota Board of Pardons to prevent his removal. U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which criticized the board for issuing a pardon for Tou Lue Vang on June 10, confirmed...

Questions on Fulton County 2020 Election Investigation Unanswered

(Kim Jarrett, The Center Square) A national news report indicates an FBI investigation into Fulton County's 2020 election is intensifying.  Fulton County has not received any communication, notification or additional subpoenas from the FBI or the Justice Department about an increase in agents reviewing ballots, a spokesman for Fulton County...

Pardon Recipient Hunter Biden Praises ‘Rule of Law’ after Defamation Victory

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Hunter Biden, the only child in U.S. history to receive a presidential pardon from his father, praised the “rule of law” after winning a multimillion-dollar defamation lawsuit against former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne. At the center of the lawsuit were Biden’s claims that Byrne defamed him by alleging...
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