(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) House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) traveled to the West Bank on Monday to visit a Jewish settlement considered illegal under international law, a strong show of support for the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territory.
According to Ynet, the trip was organized by the Yesha Council settler lobby...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) After no quorum was reached in the Texas House on Monday, House Speaker Dustin Burrows voted for and signed motions the House passed requiring the return of 56 missing Democrats. This included Burrows signing civil warrants for their arrest and directing the sergeant of...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The New York Times published new photos on Tuesday of Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan mansion, including one indicating that the deceased sex trafficker once had a bet with billionaire Bill Gates.
Among the photos released by the Times is a framed dollar signed by Gates, with the...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Sunday that Israeli forces killed 104 Palestinians and wounded 866 over the previous 24-hour period as US-backed Israeli strikes and the killing of aid seekers continue.
The Health Ministry said that the bodies of 15 Palestinians killed in previous Israeli attacks were...
(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...
The vast majority of U.S. adults are at least somewhat stressed about the cost of groceries, a new poll finds, as prices continue to rise and concerns about the impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs remain widespread.
About half of all Americans say the cost of groceries is a “major”...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) After Texas House Democrats left the state on Sunday, Gov. Greg Abbott ordered them to return to Austin or said he would take action to have them removed from office. He also said several of them may have committed felonies.
Several House Democrats posted videos...
(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...
(Headline USA) An independent watchdog agency responsible for enforcing a law against partisan political activity by federal employees has opened an investigation into Jack Smith, the Justice Department special counsel who brought two criminal cases against then-candidate Donald Trump before his election to the White House last year.
The Office...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A so-called trans training event in Texas devolved into chaos after conservative podcaster Sara Gonzalez used the host’s own logic to push back against allowing biological males into women’s restrooms.
The host, activist Gordy Carmona, had dismissed concerns about biological males entering women’s spaces, arguing that transgender individuals...