(Kim Jarrett, The Center Square) Plans for a new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility are moving forward after officials in a Tennessee community voted to approve contracts with the agency and a private prison company.
The Tuesday evening meeting of the Mason Board of Aldermen was marked by...
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The deadline to enact further reciprocal tariffs against China will be extended by 90 days, President Donald Trump announced Monday night.
“ continues to take significant steps toward remedying non-reciprocal trade arrangements and addressing the concerns of the United States relating to economic and national...
(Orphe Divounguy, The Center Square) The economy was already slowing, and that was before higher tariffs kicked in last week, raising import taxes to the highest level since the Great Depression.
The latest jobs report showed only 73,000 jobs added in July, falling well short of expectations. But the bigger...
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) The first U.S. Attorney officially cleared by the Senate in President Donald Trump's second term could offer a major clue as to what the Republican administration is planning to prioritize---and, more importantly, where.
Despite the frustrating foot-dragging from Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., who adjourned...
(Headline USA) The White House said Thursday night that there will be increased presence of federal law enforcement in the nation's capital to combat crime for at least the next week, amid President Donald Trump 's suggestions that his administration could fully take over running the city.
“Washington, DC is an...
(Headline USA) U.S. Border Patrol agents jumped out of the back of a rented box truck and made arrests Wednesday at a Los Angeles Home Depot store during an immigration raid that an agency official called “Operation Trojan Horse.”
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“For those who thought immigration enforcement had stopped in Southern California, think...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump was asked on Tuesday whether he supported a reported plan for Israel to escalate in Gaza with the goal of fully occupying the Palestinian territory, and said it was “pretty much up to Israel.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a meeting of his senior officials...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Former Special Counsel Jack Smith is under investigation by an independent federal agency tasked with uncovering government misconduct.
The Office of Special Counsel (OSC) has launched a probe into allegations of illegal political activity tied to the office Smith once led.
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., announced the investigation...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) After weeks of stalling, Democratic leaders are finally expressing willingness to engage with Republicans in the government funding process – but they’re wielding Medicaid as a bargaining chip.
Congress has until Sept. 30 – the end of fiscal year 2025 – to pass all 12...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Africa Command has announced that its forces launched airstrikes against al-Shabaab during fighting in southern Somalia on Friday, the same day the African Union’s (AU) mission in the country, AUSSOM, reported a major battle.
AFRICOM offered no details about the strikes other than saying they were...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Consumers across the country are bracing for higher prices on everything from coffee to cars as President Donald Trump's full suite of "Liberation Day" tariffs go into effect next week.
Some public companies had previously delayed price hikes, but that could change as more tariffs...
(Esther Wickham, The Center Square) President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week to bring back the Presidential Fitness Test to American schools.
The fitness test was introduced in 1966 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, but was phased out in 2012 during the Obama administration.
“I'm pleased to announce that...