Thursday, June 18, 2026

POLITICS

Congressional Candidate Caught in Teen Takeover

(Jim Talamonti, The Center Square) An Illinois candidate for Congress says a teen takeover arrived like a storm at a Chicago grocery store where she was shopping this week. Christian Maxwell is the Republican nominee for the House seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Chicago. Maxwell said there were...

Supreme Court Sides with a Texas Man who Says it’s Not a Crime for Marijuana Users to Have Guns

(Headline USA) The Supreme Court ruled Thursday against a broad federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana users, the latest in a line of firearm cases from a court that has expanded gun rights. The justices decided unanimously in favor of Ali Danial Hemani, a Texas man who argued that...

Trump Says Iran ‘Has To Have Some’ Ballistic Missiles

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran has to be able to have “some” ballistic missiles when discussing future negotiations for the potential US-Iran deal. The president told reporters that after the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding is signed, the US will work with its Gulf allies...

Mexican Human Smuggling Rings Busted Nationwide

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Mexican-based human smuggling rings have been busted in multiple states. One involved smuggling hundreds of people from Central America, Africa and the Middle East into Arizona; another involved holding hostage foreign nationals in a ransom scheme where they were killed. Another involved a $200...

Federal Trade Commission Sues Leading Transgender Health Group

(Headline USA) The Federal Trade Commission and four states sued the World Professional Association for Transgender Health on Wednesday, in the latest push by President Donald Trump’s administration and others to limit treatments for transgender minors. The suit alleges the group, known widely as WPATH, made deceptive claims about treatments...

Gas and Fuel Costs Concern Over 75% of Voters, Poll Finds

(Alton Wallace, The Center Square) More than three-quarters of American voters say high gas and fuel prices have dealt a direct blow to their household finances, according to a new opinion poll. A 61% majority of registered voters said they are “very concerned” by recent high fuel price increases while...

Clayton Confirmation as New DNI Delayed after Trump Social Media Post

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Only days after urging the U.S. Senate to confirm Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence, President Donald Trump ordered senators to halt the process until Congress confirms a replacement U.S. Attorney for the southern district of New York. “Regarding the approval of our Great...

Victims of Deadly B-52 Crash Identified

(Headline USA) The eight men killed in this week's fiery crash of a B-52 during a test flight at California's Edwards Air Force Base included four active duty airmen, a reservist and three civilians who were on a team devoted to keeping the bomber flying for decades to come,...

Luigi Mangione to Assert Psychiatric Defense in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s Killing

(Headline USA) Luigi Mangione plans to assert a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial, claiming he was suffering from extreme emotional disturbance when he gunned down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a judge said Wednesday. It wouldn't absolve him of the Dec. 4, 2024, killing, but could free him...

Trump Says MoU With Iran ‘Not Final,’ US May Go Back To ‘Dropping Bombs’ If Tehran ‘Doesn’t Behave

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Washington and Tehran was “not final” and warned the United States could return to “dropping bombs” on Iran if the country “didn’t behave.” “It’s a Memorandum of Understanding. If I don’t like it, if...

Data Breach Unmasks Billionaire Secret Society

(José Niño, Headline USA) Internal records from a shadowy organization that gathers America's most influential figures in politics, finance, and technology sat exposed on the internet, Wired has confirmed. The organization, called Dialog, operates as a private, invitation only network that Peter Thiel, the billionaire tech investor, co-founded in 2006....

Oil Drops Below $80 per Barrel, While Tech Stocks Weigh on a Mixed Wall Street

(Headline USA) Oil prices sank again Tuesday and dropped below $80 per barrel for the first time since early March, while U.S. stocks drifted near their all-time highs in mixed trading. The S&P 500 slipped 0.6% and pulled 1.3% below its record set earlier this month. The market was nearly...
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