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New Mexico Governor Calls for Criminal Probe of DEA Allowing Fentanyl Shipments 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...

Ex-Mayor Adams Aide Charged in Bribery Probe

(Headline USA) A chief of staff to former New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been charged with accepting more than $100,000 in bribes to steer a lucrative migrant shelter contract to a Queens hotel, according to a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday. Frank Carone’s arrest Wednesday was the latest in...

Vegan Cult Member Charged in Parents’ Murders

(Headline USA) A member of the cultlike group known as Zizians has been charged with murder in the shooting of her parents at their Pennsylvania home on her 30th birthday, and a prosecutor said Wednesday that authorities don’t believe she was acting alone. Michelle Zajko, who has been jailed in...

Top Army General is Suddenly Leaving his Post

(Headline USA) The Army's commander of its forces in Europe and Africa — who was famously the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan in 2021 — is unexpectedly stepping down from his post after just 18 months in the job, the Army confirmed late Tuesday. Gen. Christopher Donahue, commanding general...

Congress Passes War Powers Resolution To End Iran War

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Senate on Tuesday approved a House-passed concurrent War Powers Resolution directing President Donald Trump to end hostilities against Iran, marking the first time Congress has approved a concurrent resolution under the 1973 War Powers Act directing the termination of an unauthorized war. In previous years, Congress...

Downed US Pilot Reported Seeing Iranian Drones Swarm

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) CNN reported on Tuesday that the pilot of a US F-15 fighter jet that was shot down over Iran during the US-Israeli bombing campaign in April reported seeing a swarm of Iranian drones in a formation that resembled a jellyfish before he ejected from the aircraft. Sources...

Daily Wire Eyes $750 Million Valuation

(José Niño, Headline USA) The Daily Wire opened discussions to secure over $100 million in fresh capital while the conservative media powerhouse grapples with vanishing subscribers and costly programming failures, Semafor reported. Highmount Capital, a firm founded by two Koch Industries veterans, leads negotiations for an investment round pricing Ben...

Trump Demands Faster Arms Production from Military Contractors

(José Niño, Headline USA) The White House has summoned top Pentagon brass and chief executives from the nation's premier defense firms to a Wednesday meeting focused on rebuilding American weapons reserves that shrank dramatically during combat operations, the Wall Street Journal reported. Deputy War Secretary Stephen Feinberg contacted industry executives earlier...
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