(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) The U.S. House Judiciary Committee’s fiscal year 2025 budget proposal is still a work in progress, but the first markup already reveals potentially major changes to the immigration system and regulatory law.
Under the $5.8 trillion Republican budget instructions, the House Judiciary Committee may spend...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) On Wednesday, the US and Ukraine signed a deal that will establish a new investment and reconstruction fund to give the US access to Ukrainian rare earth minerals and other natural resources.
“I am glad to announce the signing of today’s historic economic partnership agreement between the United...
Amazon’s first batch of internet satellites rocketed into orbit Monday, the latest entry in the mega constellation market currently dominated by SpaceX's thousands of Starlinks.
The United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket carried up 27 of Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites, named after the frigid fringes of our solar system beyond Neptune. Once released in orbit, the...
(Headline USA) The Supreme Court seemed inclined to a narrow ruling on Tuesday in a law-enforcement accountability case over an FBI raid that targeted the wrong house.
While some justices appeared open to the argument that the family should be able to sue over the mistake that left them traumatized,...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump has said that the United States would be “leading the pack” in an attack on Iran if a deal isn’t reached on Tehran’s nuclear program.
Trump made the comment in an interview with Time Magazine that was published on Friday, when asked about the...
(Headline USA) Two Georgia deputies were shot during a traffic stop Saturday evening and one of them is dead, law enforcement officials said.
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the deputy's death around 6:30 p.m. and said the other deputy was taken to a hospital, WRDW-TV reported.
The suspect was identified as...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) As America approaches the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term in office, the majority of voters say the nation is on the wrong track, but fewer do than before Trump was reelected.
The Center Square’s Voters’ Voice Poll, conducted April 15-18 by Noble...
(Casey Harper, The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Education in February warned colleges and universities that if they did not eliminate programs, they could risk losing federal funding.
Now, two months later, many universities around the country still boast of their DEI programs and employ DEI staff, raising questions...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview released on Wednesday that Iran cannot enrich uranium under any deal with the US, an idea Tehran has said is “unacceptable.”
Rubio said that Iran could maintain a civilian nuclear program but that it would have to import...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Financial Times reported on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin was willing to halt his invasion of Ukraine across the current frontlines to reach a peace deal with President Trump.
If true, the position would mark a significant concession from Russia, which has maintained that any...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Mike Huckabee, the US’s new ambassador to Israel, responded to the World Health Organization (WHO) asking him to pressure Israel to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza by shifting the blame to Hamas, backing Israel’s collective punishment of the civilian population of Gaza.
“What I would like to...
(Headline USA) One of Pope Francis' final encounters before his death was with U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who visited the Vatican over the weekend.
The meeting took place on Easter Sunday. Vance, a Catholic convert, entered the room and reached down for the pope's hand. “Hello,” the vice president said....