(Madeline Shannon, The Center Square) The California Senate unanimously passed a bill on Thursday that renames Cesar Chavez Day “Farmworkers Day.”
A few hours later, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill, which received unanimous approval from the Assembly on Monday. The March 31 state holiday will be known by its...
(Elyse Apel, The Center Square) Minnesota lawmakers are raising concerns about reports that hundreds of millions of dollars are leaving Minnesota airports destined for foreign countries.
State Rep. Kristin Robbins, R-Maple Grove, is chair of the House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Committee in the Minnesota legislature. During testimony...
(Merrilee Gasser, The Center Square) Democrats flipped two red seats in the Florida Legislature this week, including in President Donald Trump’s home district.
Democrat Emily Gregory secured just over 51% of the vote, winning District 87’s House seat in Palm Beach and defeating Trump-endorsed Republican candidate Jon Maples. The district...
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The U.S. Senate agreed to fund the Department of Homeland Security early Friday, without including funds for ICE and Border Patrol.
The Senate passed the funding bill by a voice vote, where Senators say "Aye" or "Nay" to pass legislation and the chair determines the...
(Headline USA) A pro-Iranian hacking group claimed Friday to have hacked an account of FBI Director Kash Patel and has posted online what appear to be years-old photographs of him, along with a work resume and other personal documents. Many of those records appeared to be more than a...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Embattled Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison returned thousands of dollars in donations from five individuals tied to the state’s sprawling COVID-19 meal fraud scheme.
Ellison, who told Congress under oath in February that he had not accepted the funds, later refunded the contributions through his 2028 re-election...
(José Niño, Headline USA) A federal judge has ordered Monica Cannon-Grant, the Black Lives Matter activist who once received Boston's highest civic honor, to repay more than $224,000 that she siphoned from her nonprofit organization to fund a lavish personal lifestyle, per a report by The New York Post....
(José Niño, Headline USA) A transgender illegal alien from Colombia admitted in a Manhattan courtroom on Tuesday to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy inside a bodega bathroom last year, per a report by The New York Post. Despite the severity of the crime, the defendant received a plea agreement...
(Headline USA) An elderly man shoved onto the subway tracks in Manhattan last weekend has died from his injuries and his alleged assailant, an illegal immigrant from Honduras, is now facing charges, authorities in New York City said Thursday.
Richard Williams, 83, of Manhattan, died days after the Sunday incident,...
(Headline USA) A man who fled to China after leaving an explosive device outside MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa has been indicted along with his sister in Florida on federal charges, and their mother has been detained pending deportation for overstaying her visa, a federal prosecutor said Thursday.
Alen...
(Liam Hibbert, The Center Square) The average U.S. gallon of gas neared $4 on Wednesday as California closed in on $6, with prices fueled by the uncertainty around the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran.
With no clear end in sight for the Iran conflict that has killed nearly 3,000 people across...
(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) If the US invades Iran, Tehran will act through its allies in Yemen to close the Bab al-Mandab Strait, which connects the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.
“If the enemy wants to take action on land in the Iranian islands or anywhere else in our...