(Christen Smith, The Center Square) New York’s liberal immigration policy landed it on the federal government’s updated list of sanctuary jurisdictions on Tuesday.
The designation means the state “impedes enforcement of federal immigration laws.” New York City and Rochester were singled out as local-level offenders.
The release says the executive order...
(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) Washington is boosting its military presence on the Korean Peninsula by creating another super squadron near the demilitarized zone. The move follows North Korea saying it will only engage in talks with the US if Washington drops its demand that Pyongyang give up its nuclear...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A senior advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is calling on the US to “strangle” the Russian economy by imposing tariffs on Moscow’s trading partners, though the US measures are unlikely to hurt Russia.
“The economy, geared for war, cannot withstand the pressure and is holding...
(Headline USA) The Senate has confirmed former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro as the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital, filling the post after President Donald Trump withdrew his controversial first pick, conservative activist Ed Martin Jr.
Pirro, a former county prosecutor and elected judge, was confirmed 50-45. Before...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump has said it would be “very hard” to reach a trade deal with Canada if it recognizes a Palestinian state, suggesting the US’s trade relationship with its neighbor to the north hinges on its stance toward Israel.
“Wow! Canada has just announced that it is...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US and Japan have been discussing a potential scenario in which the US military would use nuclear weapons in the event of a conflict in East Asia, Kyodo News reported on July 26.
Japan is the only country in the world that has suffered a nuclear attack...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced a bill Monday to send a tariff rebate check to every working American.
President Donald Trump voiced support for this policy as recently as Monday morning when he discussed record-breaking tariff revenue.
"Working people need relief now," Hawley wrote in...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) President Donald Trump’s allies are doubling down on investigations into members of the Obama administration, with two Republican lawmakers calling for a deeper investigation into former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s “email controversy.”
Clinton served as SOS under the Obama administration from 2009 to...
(Headline USA) A shooting at a midtown Manhattan office building on Monday left at least five people dead, including an off-duty New York City police officer.
The suspect was identified as Shane Tamura, of Nevada. Sources said he fatally shot himself.
Law enforcement officials located identification on Tamura’s body, including a concealed...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Republican lawmakers are seeking a deeper investigation into fraudulent Pentagon expenditures after the Department of Defense Inspector General released a report in January, finding that officials have failed to properly monitor and review thousands of high-risk transactions made with government-issued travel cards.
https://twitter.com/GOPoversight/status/1924532529748467927
The audit revealed that...
(Headline USA) Hospitals are refusing to perform gender and hormonal mutilations, even where it is legal.
In some states that have not banned gender mutilation, including Missouri and North Dakota, the mutilation procedures have abruptly been halted because medical providers are wary of harsh liability possibilities from those same laws...
(Headline USA) Democrats are reportedly panicked that former President Donald Trump “outmaneuvered” President Joe Biden by announcing a rally with striking auto workers this week.
Trump announced on Monday that he plans to skip the second GOP presidential debate and visit Detroit instead, where he will meet with members of the...