(Headline USA) The FBI said Friday it disrupted a New Year’s Eve attack plot targeting a grocery store and fast-food restaurant in North Carolina, arresting an 18-year-old man who authorities say pledged loyalty to the Islamic State group.
Christian Sturdivant was charged with attempting to provide material support to a...
(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) Following days of civil unrest in Iran, President Donald Trump issued a warning to the Iranian regime that the U.S. is prepared to take action if civilians are shot.
Trump posted the warning overnight Friday, indicating he may be throwing support behind the uprising in...
(Chris Woodward, The Center Square) Sen. Janae Shamp is on a mission for 2026.
The Arizona legislator said she wants to “make pedophiles’ lives hell” and is not backing off.
“There are many different layers to how sex offenders are processed,” Shamp, R-Surprise, told The Center Square. “There's things that happen...
(José Niño, Headline USA) A federal lawsuit filed in district court alleges that executives at Strive Asset Management, the investment firm founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, pressured a female employee to engage in conduct she believed would violate securities law, retaliated when she refused, and ultimately terminated her employment after...
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The 2026 midterm elections promise to bring fierce competition as Democrats and Republicans battle for control of Congress.
All 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives are up for election in 2026. However, analysts predict only 66 have at least a slight chance of...
(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) Negotiated lower Medicare costs for 10 popular prescription drugs went into effect Thursday.
How much those savings will be passed on to Medicare Part D and applicable Advantage plan enrollees is unclear, however, as drug pricing and reimbursement is notoriously complex and opaque, though lawmakers...
(Carleen Johnson, The Center Square) Daycare centers that receive hundreds of thousands in taxpayer subsides did not appear to have any children when The Center Square visited the facilities this week and were either openly hostile or told journalists that they were hoping to have children in their care,...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The State Department released records about Ryan Routh on Wednesday, showing that he was under investigation prior to his Sept. 15, 2024, assassination attempt against Donald Trump.
As has been widely reported, Routh went to Ukraine shortly after Russia invaded in early 2022, and he worked...
(Headline USA) Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani took his midnight oath of office on a centuries-old Quran, marking the first time a mayor of New York City uses Islam’s holy text to be sworn in and underscoring a series of historic firsts for the city.
The 34-year-old Democrat became mayor in a...
(Esther Wickham, The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit this week against Virginia, alleging the state unlawfully grants in-state college tuition rates to students who are not legally present in the United States.
The government is seeking a permanent injunction against certain provisions of the Virginia...
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The U.S. House Oversight Committee called on Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to testify regarding alleged fraud throughout the state.
Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., called on Walz and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison to testify at a hearing scheduled for Feb. 10.
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(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) North Korea’s state media announced that Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test of a strategic, long-range cruise missile.
“A long-range strategic cruise missile launching drill was staged in the West Sea of Korea on December 28,” a statement published by KCNA on Monday said....