(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Republicans’ behemoth budget reconciliation bill still faces major hurdles after passing the U.S. House last week, with multiple senators raising concerns about the legislation’s cost.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act in its current form hikes the debt ceiling by $4 trillion and funds large...
(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) In another blow to Harvard University, the Trump administration has moved to cancel federal contracts with the Ivy League school.
The General Services Administration announced that it is working with various federal agencies to “review” government contracts with the university in preparation to “terminate” or...
(J.D. Davidson, The Center Square) The cost of building a new home in Ohio is expected to rise by $30,000 as the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs continues to drive up prices for homebuilders, a national property management group said in a recent analysis.
Evernest looked at lumber, steel...
(Spencer Pauley, The Center Square) A counterprotest that interrupted a religious rally in the city’s prominent LGBTQ neighborhood is overshadowing new data showing the Seattle Police Department’s success in recruiting more officers.
SPD on Saturday arrested 23 people at Cal Anderson Park during a rally hosted by On Fire Ministries...
(Headline USA) A second cryptocurrency investor surrendered to police Tuesday in the alleged kidnapping of a man who said he was tortured for weeks inside an upscale Manhattan townhouse by captors seeking the password to his Bitcoin account.
William Duplessie, 32, faces charges of kidnapping, assault, unlawful imprisonment and criminal...
(Headline USA) U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women.
In a 58-second video posted on the social media site X, Kennedy said he removed COVID-19 shots from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendations...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) – President Donald Trump's plans for a $175 billion missile defense shield include significant technical challenges and political risks.
Trump outlined plans for his Golden Dome in the Oval Office last week. The system Trump envisions would protect the U.S. and Canada using multiple layers...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) – Another Democratic mayor is coming under fire for issuing a directive to city employees that appears to interfere with federal immigration operations.
Earlier this month, Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell issued Executive Order 30 requiring local law enforcement to track interactions with federal immigration officials....
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) – Multiple Chinese nationals have been indicted for their role in orchestrating an elaborate transnational fraud and money laundering scheme targeting elderly U.S. and Canadian citizens.
Sixteen people were indicted overall, living in the states of California, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that there were no longer any restrictions on Ukraine’s use of Western-provided weapons in strikes on Russian territory.
“There are no more range limitations for weapons delivered to Ukraine. Neither from the Brits, nor the French, nor from us. Not...
(Headline USA) A sheriff’s deputy in Ohio who responded to a domestic violence call at a home was fatally shot by a suspect who was wounded, authorities said.
The Morrow County Sheriff’s office said the shooting occurred Monday night in the town of Marengo, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) north...
(José Niño, Headline USA) When Democratic state Rep. Aftyn Behn live-streamed an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation in Nashville, she set off a political firestorm that’s still burning.
Last week, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reportedly accused Behn of “siding with vicious cartels, human traffickers, and...