POLITICS

(Zachery Schmidt, The Center Square) Arizona Republican Party Chair Sergio Arellano criticized Attorney General Kris Mayes’ decision not to press charges against Gov. Katie Hobbs in an alleged pay-for-play scheme. On Friday, Mayes announced her office would not pursue criminal charges against the governor after an investigation into allegations that...

(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump said that all mines have been removed from the Strait of Hormuz.  “I have just been informed by the United States Navy that all mines have been removed and/or detonated from within the International Waters of the Strait of Hormuz,” the President wrote on...

(Headline USA) Elon Musk's space company plans to spend $100 billion to build a massive new spaceport in Louisiana to launch rockets, state officials and the company announced Tuesday. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said the deal was a big win for the state and country, likening the impact of the...

(Headline USA) Americans’ confidence in the economy declined again this month as the ongoing conflict in Iran continued to push U.S. gasoline prices above $4 per gallon. The Conference Board said Tuesday that its consumer confidence index dipped to 89.4 in August from 90.2 in July. That was the lowest...

(Headline USA)  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested nearly 50,000 illegal aliens in July, the highest single monthly arrest total during the second Trump administration, according to new figures. The spike in illegal immigration arrests shows that the administration has continued to advance its mass deportations agenda despite a shift...

(Headline USA) Ghislaine Maxwell's bid to overturn her sex trafficking conviction and be freed from prison was rejected by a federal judge Tuesday who said the claims by Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend and longtime associate that new evidence had emerged were “demonstrably meritless.” Maxwell filed a habeas petition last December...

(Headline USA)  Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of stardom and acclaim, has died. She was 80 years old. Parton died peacefully Tuesday in Nashville, Tennessee, her...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday temporarily allowed the Trump administration to maintain an order placing restrictions on mail-in voting. The administration's order, issued in March, would direct the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to curate lists with the names of all citizens at least...

(Christen Smith, The Center Square) New York City Zohran Mamdani unveiled plans Monday to spend $4 billion on a temporary fix to a crumbling section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway but didn't say how his administration would pay for it.  Mamdani and New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Mike Flynn...

(Adam Herbets, The Center Square) Attorneys general across the United States are using a range of strategies to withhold 2024 emails discussing the longstanding plan to file lawsuits against the second Trump administration over potential policies that had not yet been implemented. A "confidential" document obtained by The Center Square...

(Kyle Anzalone, Antiwar.com) Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers has informed the Americans-Israel Political Action Committee (AIPAC) that it does not want direct support. However, Rogers’ campaign is encouraging AIPAC donors to contribute to his PAC.  According to Axios, AIPAC was prepared to launch ads in favor of Rogers following...

(Headline USA) Bitcoin and gold shot higher this week, with both getting a boost from some frantic action surrounding the bond market, and the cryptocurrency also benefiting from activity in Washington. Bitcoin had dropped from a January high of around $95,000 to below $60,000 at the end of June. Investors...