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Congressional Progressives Introduce $25 Federal Minimum Wage Plan

(Sean Reed, The Center Square)  Progressive lawmakers in Washington D.C. introduced legislation Tuesday that would increase the federal minimum wage to $25 per hour. The proposal could have severe impacts on businesses across the country, according to critics. U.S. Reps. Delia Ramirez, D-IL, Chuy Garcia, D-IL, and Analilia Mejia, D-NJ, introduced...

Supreme Court Hears Challenges to Haiti, Syria TPS

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square)  The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments in two cases to determine whether orders ending temporary protected status for Haiti and Syria are constitutional.  Justices on the court are hearing Trump v. Miot and Mullin v. Doe. The two cases challenge an order from President...

GM Expects a $500 Million Tariff Refund from Nixed Trump Levies

(Headline USA) General Motors is expecting a $500 million tariff refund after the Supreme Court struck down some of President Donald Trump's most sweeping levies. That's boosted the Detroit auto maker's outlook for 2026. On Tuesday, GM said it's now looking to rake in $13.5 billion to $15.5 billion in...

Kids Promised ‘Forever Homes’ Instead Confined in For-Profit Institutions

(Headline USA) She was 13 years old and scared of the dark when she arrived at a residential treatment center that had promised her adoptive parents it would help her heal — from the pain of not knowing who her mother was or why she’d given her away. Kate plugged...

Former Fauci Adviser Indicted for Allegedly Concealing Communications Related to COVID-19 Research

(Headline USA) A former senior adviser to Dr. Anthony Fauci was indicted on federal charges alleging he conspired to hide his communications related to COVID-19 research as the pandemic raged across the country, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Dr. David Morens, 78, is accused of using his private email account...

US Soldier Pleads not Guilty to Using Intel on Maduro Raid to Win $400,000 on Polymarket

(Headline USA) A U.S. special forces soldier pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges that he used classified information about the mission to capture former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro to win more than $400,000 on the prediction market Polymarket. Gannon Ken Van Dyke, 38, entered the plea in Manhattan federal court...

Deep State Reckoning: James Comey Indicted for Assassination Threat Against Trump

(Headline USA) Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted on Tuesday in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted a threat against President Donald Trump, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person was not authorized to publicly...

German Chancellor Merz: Iran Is Humiliating the US

(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that Iran has humiliated the US during the negotiating process. The United States and Iran have held a round of talks and exchanged messages through Pakistan, but have been unable to reach an agreement.  “The Iranians are obviously very skilled at...

With Few Employment Prospects, Afghan Men Are Digging for Gold

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) What if you could just pull money out of the ground? That’s exactly what men are doing in the Hindu Kush mountains of eastern Afghanistan. They are scouring the rocky Kunar riverbed for flecks of gold. Here in the U.S., people pan for gold for...

Secret Service May Adopt Israeli Security Model

(José Niño, Headline USA) A former Secret Service deputy director suggested the United States may need to adopt Israeli-style security measures after a gunman breached the perimeter at the White House Correspondents' Dinner on Saturday. A.T. Smith, who served as deputy director of the Secret Service and now works as...

State Department Says US Is in Conflict With Iran ‘At the Request’ of Israel

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The State Department said in a statement last week that the US is in conflict with Iran “at the request” of Israel, an acknowledgment of Israel’s role in steering the US into the war, which the US has dubbed “Operation Epic Fury.” The statement was issued by...

US Boat Strike Kills Three in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Southern Command said on Sunday that its forces bombed another alleged drug-running boat in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, killing at least three people, as the Trump administration has ramped up the bombing campaign in recent weeks. SOUTHCOM offered no evidence to back up its claims that...
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