(Headline USA) The U.S. Secret Service said Sunday it was investigating reports of overnight gunfire near Lafayette Park, which is across the street from the White House.
No injuries were reported and no suspect was found after a search of the park and the surrounding area after midnight, the agency said...
(Headline USA) A second suspect in the stray-bullet killing of a 7-month-old baby on a Brooklyn street was arrested Friday, police said, two days after a shooting the police commissioner called “a tragedy that truly shocks the conscience.”
Matthew Rodriguez, 18, was apprehended in Pennsylvania by New York Police Department detectives...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., confronted his toughest Republican primary challenge in years as two America First candidates attacked his hawkish foreign policy record and refused to bend to accusations of antisemitism, Breitbart reported.
Graham faces Paul Dans, the architect of the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025, and...
(Tate Miller, The Center Square) The Trump administration’s decision to send tax dollars to the abortion industry by continuing former President Joe Biden’s Title X grant awards to Planned Parenthood has encountered pushback from the pro-life crowd, who state that taxpayers should not be made to fund the termination...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US is deploying a third aircraft carrier to the Middle East for operations against Iran, US officials told media outlets on Tuesday, a sign that the war will continue to escalate despite President Donald Trump’s claims that he is looking to end the conflict.
The aircraft...
(Headline USA) Federal prosecutors probing public corruption in New York have charged the leaders of a homeless shelter nonprofit with stealing $1.3 million from the taxpayer-backed organization and steering contracts worth millions more to favored vendors in exchange for bribes and kickbacks, according to an indictment unsealed Tuesday.
The charges...
(Headline USA) A U.S. Marine who was an ammunition specialist at California's Camp Pendleton is charged with stealing ammo and weapons, including a shoulder-fired missile system, and conspiring to sell them in Arizona, according to court documents.
Cpl. Andrew Paul Amarillas pleaded not guilty last Thursday in Phoenix to multiple...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Congress’ failure to reach an agreement to continue funding the Department of Homeland is not only impacting TSA workers, it’s also impacting local law enforcement agencies that rely on federal grants.
Texas law enforcement officials argue that state lawmakers cannot rely on federal money and...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Vice President JD Vance on Thursday attempted to justify the continued US-Israeli war against Iran by implying that Iran could potentially turn a nuclear bomb into a suicide vest, a claim not grounded in reality.
Vance made the claim during a cabinet meeting while discussing military and diplomatic...
(Liam Hibbert, The Center Square) The average U.S. gallon of gas neared $4 on Wednesday as California closed in on $6, with prices fueled by the uncertainty around the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran.
With no clear end in sight for the Iran conflict that has killed nearly 3,000 people across...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A United States Air Force pilot suffered shrapnel wounds when a US F-35 fighter jet was struck while flying over Iran last week, Air and Space Forces Magazine has reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) hasn’t shared any details about the incident...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Maj. Gen. Brandon Tegtmeier, the chief of the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, and his headquarters staff have been ordered to the Middle East as the Pentagon prepares for potential ground operations in Iran, The Intercept reported Tuesday, citing two US government officials.
The New York Times...