(José Niño, Headline USA) According to a report by TiffinOhio.net, the chief of staff to an Alaska state senator was arrested Friday in Juneau on federal charges of sex trafficking a 15-year-old girl along with child exploitation, coercion, enticement, and production of child sexual abuse material.
Craig Scott Valdez, 36,...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced widespread mockery after recently sharing a years-old video of a Marine urging troops to be "combat ready" without apparently realizing the Marine had been relieved of duty for entering a subordinate's home without permission, per a report by The Daily...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) California gubernatorial candidates will not get to debate after the lineup was deemed "too white" to proceed.
The candidates, seeking to replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom, were set to debate at the University of Southern California on Tuesday. Backlash over the perceived lack of diversity prompted the...
(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Senate Republican leaders appear close to reaching a Department of Homeland Security funding deal with Democrats, but many rank-and-file Republicans view the proposed compromise as inadequate.
With the DHS shutdown entering week six and travel chaos growing at some airports, a tentative off-ramp has emerged,...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Maj. Gen. Brandon Tegtmeier, the chief of the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, and his headquarters staff have been ordered to the Middle East as the Pentagon prepares for potential ground operations in Iran, The Intercept reported Tuesday, citing two US government officials.
The New York Times...
(Headline USA) The Supreme Court grappled Tuesday with whether the Trump administration should be able to revive an immigration policy that has been used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Some conservative justices seemed receptive to the Justice Department's push to overturn a lower-court ruling against...
(Headline USA) Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police said Tuesday they have arrested two suspects in connection with an attack on a U.S. Park Police officer who was shot while driving in an unmarked vehicle.
Darren Foster, 21, and Asheile Foster, 22, have both been charged with assault on a federal police...
(José Niño, Headline USA) A Texas man who drove his truck into a Dallas news station in 2018 has been arrested again after allegedly throwing a bucket containing human bones over a fence at an FBI field office, per a report by The Daily Mail.
Michael Chadwick Fry, 41, was...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Self-described democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez directed nearly $20,000 in campaign funds to a psychiatrist who specializes in ketamine-based treatments, according to a new report.
The payments, totaling $18,725, were made to Dr. Brian Boyle, who serves as the chief psychiatric officer at Boston-based mental health clinic...
(José Niño, Headline USA) An illegal alien from Venezuela accused of murdering a Loyola University Chicago freshman entered the United States under the Biden administration and was released under the city's sanctuary policies before the killing, the Department of Homeland Security announced Sunday.
Jose Medina-Medina, 25, allegedly shot 18-year-old Sheridan...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump has backed off on his threat to bomb Iran’s power plants if the Strait of Hormuz wasn’t “fully opened” by Monday night and claimed that Washington and Tehran had held talks over the past two days, which has been denied by Iranian officials.
“I...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Pope Leo XIV suggested on Monday that aerial bombing campaigns should have been “banned forever” following the atrocities committed from the sky during the 20th century, as he continues pushing an antiwar message following the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran.
“Airplanes should always be carriers...