(Chris Woodward, The Center Square) Private prison operator CoreCivic has sold two Southern California immigration detention centers to the federal government for $1.5 billion.
Under the deal, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security takes ownership of the Otay Mesa Detention Center in San Diego County for $739.2 million and the...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn, has thrown a fresh spotlight on one of Washington's most stubborn cold cases.
On July 7, 2026, the Tennessee Republican posted on X that he had formally pressed FBI Director Kash Patel to surrender every document the bureau holds on the 2016...
(Chris Woodward, The Center Square) An international crackdown on India-based organized crime gangs has resulted in 24 arrests in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Eleven of the defendants are in California.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced the arrests Tuesday morning in Los Angeles. The arrests were conducted as...
(Headline USA) Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday became the latest and most notable lawmaker to pull support for Maine Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner following an allegation of sexual assault, adding to a chorus of calls for him to step aside as party leaders scramble to determine the...
(Headline USA) Two Tennessee National Guard members assigned to a crime-fighting patrol in Memphis fatally shot a man Sunday who turned toward the soldiers with a gun during a downtown pursuit, authorities said.
The Guard members are part of a federal task force in Memphis created by President Donald Trump, who...
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) Things got heated during a recent CNN panel debate about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s edict to set thermostats at 78 degrees Fahrenheit amid a record-shattering heat wave.
But not literally.
As panelist Ben Ferguson pointed out, the studio where the discussion took place was anything...
(José Niño, Headline USA) JD Vance pulled in as much as $7.4 million during 2025 from royalties on his bestselling book combined with returns from investments and his venture capital enterprise, the Wall Street Journal reported after reviewing his most recent financial disclosure.
The vice president keeps drawing considerable sums...
(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) Ahead of the NATO summit in Turkey, President Donald Trump is calling out several NATO partners for their spending.
The president is set to attend the summit next week, months after Trump toyed with the idea of withdrawing from the treaty.
Criticism of NATO by the...
(Headline USA) Democratic socialist Melat Kiros beat U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette in a Colorado House primary Tuesday, a stunning victory for the first-time candidate against a nearly 30-year incumbent and another win for progressive challengers across the country.
Kiros, a 29-year-old lawyer turned doctoral student, is the latest candidate to...
(Headline USA) A self-exiled billionaire Chinese business tycoon once believed to be among China's wealthiest men was sentenced Monday to 30 years in a U.S. prison for a massive financial fraud that a federal judge said cost over 1,000 people worldwide hundreds of millions of dollars.
Guo Wengui, who fled...
(Adam Herbets, The Center Square) Colorado’s leading candidate for governor has delayed the release of public records that would reveal how much taxpayer money he has spent to file lawsuits against the Trump Administration until after Tuesday’s primary.
Attorney General Phil Weiser has filed at least 66 lawsuits against the...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Tina Peters’ critics have long accused her of showing no remorse for the actions that led to her criminal prosecution. On Thursday, Peters pushed back, saying she does feel remorse but for the lack of accountability in the case.
Peters made the remarks during an interview with...