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DEA Probes Fentanyl Cover-Up Claims

(Headline USA) The federal Drug Enforcement Administration on Thursday asked the U.S. Justice Department’s internal watchdog to investigate a whistleblower's claims that DEA agents permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to hit the streets of New Mexico. The request came days after an Associated Press investigation found agents repeatedly...

Mistrial Declared in Palisades Fire Case

(Headline USA) A federal judge declared a mistrial Friday in the arson case against the man accused of sparking the deadly 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles after the jury said it could not agree on a verdict. Prosecutors said they will try again. Jurors said a day prior they...

Billionaire Leon Black Defends $158M Paid to Jeffrey Epstein

(Headline USA) Billionaire investor Leon Black said Friday that Jeffrey Epstein deceived him during a yearslong relationship in which he paid the disgraced financier $158 million, but insisted he committed no criminal wrongdoing as he appeared before the House Oversight Committee. Black is the 16th person to appear before the...

Research Confirms Migration Fueled Housing Crisis

(José Niño, Headline USA) A Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas study concluded that the wave of illegal immigrants arriving during President Joe Biden's tenure inflated housing prices and rental costs for Americans, Breitbart News reported. Biden's immigration policies ushered millions of migrants onto American soil at historic speed. When his...

Trump Demands DOJ Investigate Oil Price Gouging

(José Niño, Headline USA) President Donald Trump instructed the Justice Department to launch an inquiry into petroleum corporations he accused of artificially propping up gasoline prices while crude oil costs tumble, ABC News reported. The president vented his frustrations on Truth Social, alleging that energy companies exploit motorists at the...

Lawmakers Clash Over Prediction Market Restrictions

(José Niño, Headline USA) Republican members of the House Administration Committee advanced legislation Wednesday that would stop members of Congress and their family members from wagering on politically oriented prediction markets, Politico reported. The GOP majority backed the proposal along strict party lines. The legislation would block representatives, their spouses,...

New Mexico Governor Calls for Criminal Probe of DEA Allowing Fentanyl to Hit Streets

(Headline USA) New Mexico’s governor on Wednesday called for a criminal investigation into the Drug Enforcement Administration after an Associated Press investigation found federal agents allowed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills to reach the streets over a two-year period while pursuing larger drug-trafficking cases. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham asked...

Reflecting Pool Liner was Cut with a Sharp Knife or Razor, National Park Service Says

(Headline USA) A liner along the bottom of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor this month, causing damage to the foam sealant installed as part of a $16 million rehabilitation project, a top official at the National Park Service says. The U.S. Park...

Trump Asks Congress for Additional $87.6 Billion, Mainly for Iran War

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The White House sent a letter to Congress on Wednesday requesting an additional $87.6 billion in supplemental funding, with the vast majority going toward “costs incurred” by the US-Israeli war against Iran. The White House Office of Budget Management told House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) that the...

Walz Files for Information on Trump ‘Retribution Campaign’

(Elyse Apel, The Center Square)  Gov. Tim Walz has filed 16 Freedom of Information Act requests with federal agencies seeking records he says could reveal what he has labeled as the Trump administration’s “campaign of retribution” against Minnesota. The requests seek records, communications and other documents referencing terms including “Minnesota,”...

Ex-Fire Chief Sues Los Angeles Mayor for Defamation

(Chris Woodward, The Center Square) The former Los Angeles fire chief is suing Mayor Karen Bass for defamation related to the devastating Palisades Fire. Kristin Crowley was removed from her position on Feb. 21, 2025, weeks after the blaze began. The fire, which hit the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los...

Survey: Central Bankers Plan to Keep Stacking Gold

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Central bank gold reserves have increased by an average of 1,000 tonnes per year over the last four years. That’s double the 500-tonne average during the previous decade, and the trend doesn’t appear to be slowing down. According to the World Gold Council’s 2026...
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