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Indian Chemical Giant Charged for Flooding U.S. w/ Fentanyl Precursor

(José Niño, Headline USA) A chemical manufacturing company based in India and three leading employees were charged in federal court in Washington, D.C. in connection to illegally importing precursor chemicals used to make fentanyl.  On Thursday, Vasudha Pharma Chem Limited (VPC) and three of its top executives were charged with multiple...

UFC Star Conor McGregor Running to be President of Ireland

(Maire Clayton, Headline USA) UFC fighter Conor McGregor announced he plans to run for the Ireland presidency. In a lengthy Thursday Instagram post, McGregor outlined his vision for his homeland. "Ireland must fully implement the EU Migration Pact by June 12, 2026," he wrote. "So between now and 12 June 2026,...

Digital Privacy on Hold? Feds Push for 90-Day Delay in Cell Data Case

(José Niño, Headline USA) Trump's Justice Department might not be fighting for greater domestic surveillance powers after all—at least when it comes to cell tower data. The DOJ on Thursday requested a 90-day stay of proceedings in a legal matter, in which a judge has ruled that the practice of...

Report: Nearly 50,000 Border Crime Arrests Reported in Texas in 2023

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) According to the most recently available data, there were nearly 50,000 border crime arrests reported statewide in Texas in 2023 by local law enforcement agencies. Eighty percent of arrests occurred in 20 counties, according to an annual Texas border crime report published by the Texas...

Bondi Charges Three in Attacks on Tesla Property amid Musk Cost-Cutting

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The nation's top prosecutor announced federal charges against three people for their roles in attacks on Tesla property as the company's CEO, Elon Musk, leads federal cost-cutting efforts at the Department of Government Efficiency. Tesla cars, showrooms, lots and dealerships have become targets for those...

Trump Dismantles Education Department, Will ‘Fully Preserve’ Programs

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) In a move that will undoubtedly incite legal challenges, President Donald Trump dismantled the U.S. Department of Education via executive order Thursday, sending education policy back to the state level. The long-promised, controversial order preserves and redistributes the Education department’s responsibilities to other federal agencies...

The Real Border Battle: Customs Seizes More Eggs Than Hard Drugs

(José Niño, Headline USA) In a surprising twist of events, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is currently carrying out more seizures of smuggled eggs and egg-related goods than fentanyl.  CBP is tasked with halting the transport of illegal items moving across the United States’ borders. President Donald Trump campaigned...

Iowa Review Confirms that Noncitizens Voted Last November

(Headline USA) A review of Iowa's voter rolls found 35 people who are not U.S. citizens were among more than 1.6 million Iowa voters who cast ballots in the 2024 general election, despite them being ineligible to vote. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate said Thursday that his office also identified...

Ed Department Opens Title VI Investigations into Schools Making Race-Based Decisions

(Tate Miller, The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Education has opened Title VI investigations into dozens of colleges and universities that are still engaging in race-based practices even after the department sent a Dear Colleague letter explaining what it says is the unlawfulness of race-based decisions in education. Forty-five...

PBS and NPR Heads Asked to Testify before DOGE Committee

(Casey Harper, The Center Square) The House Subcommittee for the Department of Government Efficiency is calling the leadership of National Public Radio, a news operations that receives taxpayer funding, to testify before Congress, it said Wednesday. The House subcommittee was created to operate similarly to DOGE, the Trump Administration's federal...

DOJ Rethinks Suppressor Regulations in Second Amendment Shift

(José Niño, Headline USA) The Trump Department of Justice appears to be changing its controversial position of the Second Amendment not protecting firearms suppressors.  After Gun Owners of America and Gun Owners Foundation revealed that the U.S. Attorney Michael Simpson filed a brief this Monday arguing that firearm suppressors are...

Top Prosecutor Calls Tesla Violence ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Amid Federal Cuts

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) As Tesla boss Elon Musk leads federal cost-cutting efforts, his auto company has drawn the ire of frustrated Americans who have taken things out on his cars, buildings, electric vehicle chargers and everything else that carries a Tesla logo. President Donald Trump has gone to...
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