(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) The U.S. House passed legislation Wednesday night that would implement comprehensive election security reforms nationwide, sending it over to the Senate for approval.
The SAVE America Act would require Americans to present proof of citizenship when registering to vote, necessitate in-person voter registration for federal...
(Headline USA) Kathy Ruemmler, the top lawyer at storied investment bank Goldman Sachs and former White House counsel to President Barack Obama, announced her resignation Thursday, after emails between her and Jeffrey Epstein showed a close relationship where she described him as an “older brother” and downplayed his sex...
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Justice unredacted portions of documents in the Jeffrey Epstein files with mentions of high profile figures at the request of Congressional leaders.
On Monday, U.S. Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., visited the Department of Justice to view several...
(Headline USA) A Mexican cartel drone incursion prompted an hourslong closure of airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas that was lifted on Wednesday morning, the Trump administration said.
Just hours earlier, the Federal Aviation Administration had announced a 10-day closure grounding all flights to and from the airport.
Transportation...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Secretary of War Pete Hegseth cut the military's academic ties with Harvard and called for a sweeping review of all graduate programs with universities, including those in the Ivy League, in the coming weeks.
Hegseth said the money the Department of War pays Harvard for...
(Headline USA) Social media users incorrectly identified a small boy who was part of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday as Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who, along with his father, was detained by immigration officials in Minnesota and held at an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
(Esther Wickham, The Center Square) The American Association of School Administrators hosted a members-only virtual webinar last week, providing school leaders with guidance on how to respond to potential encounters with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on school campuses, according to materials exclusively obtained by The Center Square.
The webinar...
(Headline USA) The Department of Justice will allow members of Congress to review unredacted files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein starting on Monday, according to a letter that was sent to lawmakers.
The letter reportedly says that lawmakers will be able to review unredacted versions of the more than...
(Headline USA) Luigi Mangione spoke out in court Friday against the prospect of back-to-back trials over the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, telling a judge: “It’s the same trial twice. One plus one is two. Double jeopardy by any commonsense definition.”
Mangione, 27, made the remarks as court officers...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., allegedly ordered congressional staff members to create fake social media accounts to monitor public sentiment and artificially inflate her online reputation, according to a Wired investigation published in May 2025.
The controversy reflects a broader pattern of escalating scandals and erratic behavior...
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The Trump administration will remove 700 federal agents who are assisting immigration enforcement measures in Minnesota, White House Border Czar Tom Homan said Wednesday.
Homan said during a news conference that a "mix" of Custom and Border Protection and ICE officers would be removed...
(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) Septuagenarian rocker Bruce Springsteen faced backlash over his newly released tribute to Minnesota anti-ICE protesters, not only because of its divisive political overtones, but because the song itself sucked.
In a message posted to Bluesky on Wednesday, “The Boss” boasted, “I wrote this song on Saturday,...