(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) Birthright citizenship, transgender athletes in female sports and federal firing powers are among more than two dozen cases yet to be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court as the term draws to a close.
Traditionally, justices on the nation’s high court finalize decisions in cases...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) More than half of the federal budget will go toward benefits for Americans 65 years and older by 2036, and that percentage is set to only grow, a recent congressional report finds.
The Joint Economic Committee’s 2026 report shows that non-interest federal spending on Social...
(Kim Jarrett, The Center Square) A federal judge dismissed Tennessee charges against a man who, at one time, was at the center of the immigration debate.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was charged with human smuggling in connection with a Tennessee traffic stop. Garcia was driving an SUV with eight passengers. One...
(Headline USA) Investigators were combing through a New York City shipyard on Saturday trying to find the cause of a fire and an explosion that killed one person and injured more than 30 firefighters and other first responders.
Authorities provided no major updates to the incidents that occurred Friday afternoon...
(Sean Reed,, The Center Square) Some Democrats and electoral rights groups want progress on legislation in Springfield that would give people in prison across the state the ability to vote just weeks after being convicted of a felony or lesser crime.
Some in favor of the bill cite the Illinois...
(Headline USA) President Donald Trump said Saturday that a deal with Iran on the war, including opening the Strait of Hormuz, has been “largely negotiated” after calls with Israel and other allies in the region.
“Final aspects and details of the Deal are currently being discussed, and will be announced...
(Headline USA) Authorities braced for the possibility that a damaged chemical tank in Southern California could leak or explode as an evacuation order continued into the Memorial Day weekend for 40,000 residents with no timeline on when they can return.
No injuries were reported after the pressurized tank overheated Thursday...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Tulsi Gabbard stepped down as Director of National Intelligence on Friday, with the resignation effective June 30, publicly attributing her exit to her husband's cancer battle. However, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters that the White House had forced her out following months...
(Headline USA) A person who approached a White House security checkpoint and began firing at officers has died, according to federal officials.
The U.S. Secret Service said in a statement late Saturday that, according to a preliminary investigation, the person approached a checkpoint shortly after 6 p.m. ET “removed a weapon...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A federal judge dismissed on Friday the federal grand jury indictment against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national who has become a de facto poster child for the left-wing resistance to the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement.
U.S. District Judge Waverly D. Crenshaw Jr., first appointed to the...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The sheriff’s office leading the investigation into a reported mass filming scheme allegedly involving a transgender-identifying individual in Virginia announced charges against the suspect shortly after speaking with Headline USA on the matter.
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office announced charges against a “juvenile male” in connection with...
(Zachery Schmidt,, The Center Square) Colorado Democrats voted to censure Gov. Jared Polis this week after he provided clemency to Tina Peters, a former Mesa County clerk.
Peters has been in prison since October 2024 after she was found guilty in 2021 of breaching her own election equipment. Peters’ original...