(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A few weeks after President Trump declared on Truth Social that he wants a $1.5 trillion military budget, Republican leaders in Congress are working on making his dream of increasing military spending by about 50% a reality.
The 2026 military budget marked the first to exceed $1 trillion,...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A 26-year-old man has been charged with allegedly attempting to murder Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought at his Virginia home after traveling there wearing a surgical mask and gloves, according to recent reports.
The suspect, Maryland-native Colin Demarco, is accused of plotting to murder...
(Chris Woodward, The Center Square) California has a new law that prohibits law enforcement from wearing masks, but don’t expect it to be enforced in Los Angeles. At least not when it comes to federal immigration officers.
Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell said enforcement of Senate Bill 627...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) With a partial shutdown looming, U.S. lawmakers have eight days to broker a deal on the Department of Homeland Security’s annual budget.
Progress, however, remains elusive as Republicans have already shot down Democratic leadership’s all-or-nothing list of demands released Wednesday night.
“The Democrats’ proposal is...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The State Department on Tuesday approved a potential $3 billion F-15 fighter jet sustainment deal for Saudi Arabia, as the Trump administration is fulfilling its pledge to sell Riyadh a large number of weapons.
The latest deal came less than a week after the State Department moved...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) The U.S. House passed a critical government funding package along bipartisan lines in a nail-biter Tuesday vote, sending it to the president’s desk.
Once President Donald Trump signs the legislation into law, Congress will have knocked out 11 of the 12 appropriations bills for...
(Headline USA) A Virginia man having an affair with the family’s Brazilian au pair was found guilty Monday of murdering his wife and another man that prosecutors say was lured to the house as a fall guy.
Brendan Banfield, a former IRS law enforcement officer, told police he came across Joseph...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Trump administration has approved $6.5 billion in new weapons deals for Israel that include Apache attack helicopters and military vehicles, a step Secretary of State Marco Rubio took without waiting for the normal congressional review process.
According to The New York Times, the approval of the arms...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The DOJ arrested former CNN host-turned-YouTuber Don Lemon near midnight in Los Angeles, with his attorney claiming he was taken into custody by a “bevy of agents” as he prepared to attend the Grammys.
Lemon’s defense attorney, Abbe Lowell, made the comments during a Friday appearance on...
(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) As usual, the Federal Reserve did exactly what everybody expected at its January meeting.
The central bank put interest rate hikes on pause and delivered a generally sanguine view of the economy.
After three consecutive rate cuts, the FOMC held rates between 3.5 and 3.75...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A federal appeals court on Friday shielded former CNN anchor–turned–YouTuber Don Lemon and four other individuals for their alleged roles in the anti-ICE riot inside Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit rejected an emergency...
(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) A crackdown on protesters in Minneapolis appears to be underway following “good talks” President Donald Trump had with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
The crackdown came as Border Czar Tom Homan was set to arrive in the city amid growing tensions...