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(José Niño, Headline USA)  House Oversight Committee Ranking Member Robert Garcia, D-Calif., has asked Jared Kushner to provide information about whether his private business interests conflict with his role advising President Donald Trump on Middle East diplomacy. The inquiry centers on Affinity Partners, the investment firm Kushner founded, and its...

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) With the national average gas price hovering around $4.37 per gallon, some Republicans are pushing for a temporary suspension of the federal gas tax. Doing so would provide Americans some savings at the pump, but it would also cost billions each month and potentially hasten...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Barack Hussein Obama is headed to Michigan to campaign for Abdul El-Sayed, a man who, in newly unearthed social media posts and past writings, appeared to have nothing but harsh things to say about the former president. El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan, has...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A new report from the Congressional Research Service has found that at least 81 US military aircraft have been damaged or lost in the Iran war since it was launched by the US and Israel on February 28. The report’s authors said the tally was compiled from...

(Chris Wade, The Center Square) New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is facing renewed criticism after releasing a statement on the third anniversary of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack that condemns the "horrific war crimes” while also accusing the Israeli government of committing "genocide" in response.  Mamdani released a short statement...

(Elyse Apel, The Center Square) Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and sports broadcaster Michele Tafoya are neck and neck in the most-recent polling of Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race. Peggy Flanagan, a Democrat, leads Michele Tafoya 44.8% to 43.3%, according to the average of the four most-recent polls compiled by 270toWin. There...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Previously unrevealed details about a rogue CIA officer’s massive gold theft were revealed Tuesday—including that the former officer, David Rush, shared the identity of one of the agency’s spies to a foreign government. The details about Rush’s classified information leak were included in a plea document...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The feds have charged 16 immigrants in connection with illegal voting, false voter registration and other related offenses, the DOJ announced Monday. The cases originate from Florida, Louisiana, Wisconsin, and Minnesota and involve allegations tied to several U.S. elections, including the 2022 Minnesota state general election, the...

(José Niño, Headline USA) A classified CIA analysis reportedly warns that Israel could face serious internal unrest or even state failure as prolonged regional wars, growing economic strain, and political division converge before the country’s October 27 election. The assessment, described by Drop Site News and co-published with Capital...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US is refueling Saudi fighter jets as part of its support for Riyadh’s war in Yemen, a US official has told Al Jazeera, marking an escalation of US involvement in the conflict. The US refueling of Saudi warplanes was one of the most controversial aspects of...

(Headline USA) A former senior CIA official pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Virginia to a charge that he abused his position and government funds to enrich himself by acquiring Florida real estate and hundreds of gold bars worth over $40 million, according to court records. David J. Rush fabricated a...

(Headline USA) British police on Tuesday arrested a 22-year-old man in London on suspicion of a terror offense over a security incident at a U.S.-run military air base in England that authorities have linked to Iran. The arrest is the seventh in connection with a suspected plot against RAF Fairford,...