POLITICS

(David Beasley, The Center Square) Honda on Monday announced plans for a $3 billion manufacturing plant in central Ohio to boost its production of hybrid vehicles, a project that could bring 2,000 jobs to the area between East Liberty and Marysville. It will be the company’s ninth auto-related production facility...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The United States and Israel are negotiating a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that would extend US military aid to Israel through 2033 and increase US funding for Israeli missile development, despite President Donald Trump claiming he would end the aid by 2027, according to a...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump claimed on Monday that there was “positive momentum” toward ending the Iran war as Tehran’s security chief accused the US of “manufacturing fake news” about diplomatic talks. Trump made the comments in a post on Truth Social after speaking with Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh...

(Headline USA)  Popular weight loss drugs including Ozempic and Wegovy will carry a new warning about a possible rare side effect that can sometimes lead to permanent vision loss, U.S. health regulators announced Monday. The Food and Drug Administration said the risk will be added to the labeling of all...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump said in an interview with “60 Minutes” that aired on Sunday that he agreed with Vice President JD Vance’s assessment that the Iran war and the US relationship with Israel hurt the Republicans in the midterm elections, but said that he wished the...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The U.S. Supreme Court slapped down a ruling that said the rights of a transgender inmate in a Colorado prison were violated when the prison did not accommodate the inmate's preferences for treatment.  Justices on the high court vacated a lower court's ruling in Roybal...

(Headline USA) A judge on Monday denied a motion to dismiss charges against Lindsay Clancy in the deaths of her three young children, potentially clearing the way for a retrial in the case next year. Clancy’s defense team had asked the court to end the case based on an unusual...

(Headline USA) A fraternity at Ohio State University has been temporarily suspended while authorities investigate a video that appears to show two panicked men engulfed in flames. A video shared on social media shows one individual with his sweatpants on fire who then lunges at a second individual and tackles...

(Headline USA) Rep. Thomas Massie moved Monday to force a vote to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, setting the stage for a dramatic vote on whether to remove one of the Trump administration’s most prominent figures following sweeping election losses. The impeachment resolution was introduced by Massie, a Kentucky Republican,...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Democrats intend to investigate alleged corporate favoritism and consider impeaching senior Trump officials after winning both congressional chambers, according to the Financial Times. Their majorities are set to take office in January. Robert Garcia, the leading House oversight Democrat, identified Elon Musk’s federal workforce cuts, corporate...

(Headline USA) Former U.S. President Joe Biden writes in his White House memoir that Donald Trump, at once his predecessor and successor, has deeply damaged the country and world with an administration determined to “tear down institutions and inflame hatreds.” And the 83-year-old Democrat said the 80-year-old Trump's claims about 2020...

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) The Republican-controlled 119th Congress is facing a backlog of legislative duties it can no longer ignore – yet it has only eight weeks left in session until Democrats take the helm in both chambers. While all of the legislative tasks are supposed to be bipartisan,...