President Joe Biden nominated the “the grand dame” of progressive prosecutors, Rachael Rollins, to take over the Boston office of U.S. Attorney.
Rollins is the current district attorney for Suffolk County, according to the Washington Free Beacon.
Rollins, 40, was elected as district attorney in 2018, with financial support from billionaire...
(Headline USA) An emergency spending bill passed by the Senate 98-0 on Thursday would bolster security at the Capitol and repay outstanding debts from the Jan. 6 siege.
The $2.1 billion bill would also increase the number of visas for allies who worked alongside Americans in the Afghanistan war.
Meanwhile citizens of...
Washington, DC's mayor, Muriel Bowser, announced this week she wants to add 170 additional police officers to the city’s force as violent crime continues to rise.
The Metropolitan Police Department normally brings on 250 new officers a year, but because of the city council’s decision to defund the police department...
Last summer, amidst the riots following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, major cities across the country chose to "defund the police" for the sake of what they perceive to be social justice.
The results have been disastrous.
Notably, Austin, Texas and Seattle have felt the effects of such a policy,...
(Headline USA) A Texas National Guard deployment along the U.S.-Mexico border will start helping troopers make arrests, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said Tuesday, as the state begins filling a formerly empty prison with illegals accused of trespassing.
Abbott said the Guard would “assist” troopers with arresting illegal immigrants on state charges...
(Headline USA) A federal jury has convicted a wealthy Democratic donor in California on charges he injected gay men with methamphetamine in exchange for sex, leading to two deaths and other overdoses.
Ed Buck was found guilty of all nine felony counts in federal court, which could lead to a...
A 70-year-old retired high-school teacher found himself at the center of a s***storm over whether protected political speech includes defecating on your neighbors' lawn.
Jerry Detrick of Greenville, Ohio, was caught squatting near a hedge while his neighbor was taking his dog for a walk around 3:15 a.m. on May...
(Associated Press) Former U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer was assaulted and robbed Monday in Oakland, California, her son said.
The assault happened in the Jack London Square neighborhood, according to a tweet on Boxer's verified Twitter account.
“The assailant pushed her in the back, stole her cell phone and jumped in a waiting...
(Associated Press) New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio won’t have to testify in a judicial inquiry into the 2014 police chokehold death of Eric Garner, a judge ruled Friday, dashing a long-running quest by Garner’s relatives to have the mayor questioned under oath.
Judge Erika Edwards also excused Police...
(Headline USA) Texas is beginning to arrest illegal immigrants on trespassing charges along the U.S.-Mexico border as part of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's actions that he says are needed to slow the number of border crossings, jailing at least 10 people so far with more on the way, authorities said...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) California has hired former federal prosecutor McGregor Scott as special counsel to investigate the largest unemployment fraud in the state's history.
During the state’s shutdown last year mandated by Gov. Gavin Newsom, the California Employment Development Department paid out more than $11 billion worth of fraudulent...
(Scott McClallen, The Center Square) Record violent crime didn’t stop a Minneapolis City Council panel from advancing a plan to give voters the power to replace the city police department.
This year, a new political committee called Yes 4 Minneapolis gathered petition signatures to place a question on the ballot whether...
