Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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Federal Deficit Totaled $1 Trillion in Beginning of FY2026, CBO Says

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The United States federal budget deficit totaled $1 trillion in the first five months of fiscal year 2026, according to the Congressional Budget Office. The latest federal deficit estimate is $142 billion less than the deficit from this time in the previous fiscal year. The...

Ex-NYPD Officers Accused of Stealing a Brothel Key and Robbing a Sex Worker Face Federal Charges

(Headline USA) Two former New York City police officers who prosecutors say stole a brothel key and then robbed and groped a sex worker are now facing federal charges after their initial state charges were dismissed on a technicality. Former patrol officers Justin McMillan and Justin Colon were indicted Tuesday...

Canadian Police Investigate Gunfire at US Consulate in Toronto

(Headline USA) Canadian police are investigating after the United States consulate in downtown Toronto was hit by gunfire early on Tuesday morning. Nobody was injured. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Chief Superintendent Chris Leather called it a national security incident and said the national police force is working with Toronto police...

Epstein Guard Googled Him Minutes Before Body Found

(José Niño, Headline USA) A federal correctional officer assigned to monitor Jeffrey Epstein conducted internet searches about the convicted sex offender just moments before his body was discovered and received thousands of dollars in cash deposits in the weeks preceding his death, newly released Justice Department documents show. Tova Noel...

FBI Seizes Arizona Voter Data in Apparent Probe over Election Fraud

(José Niño, Headline USA) Federal investigators have broadened their criminal inquiry into potential election irregularities by using a grand jury subpoena to quietly obtain a substantial collection of voting records from Arizona's largest county, according to multiple individuals with knowledge of the matter who spoke to Just the News. Sources...

Texodus: At least 12 Texas Members of Congress Won’t be Returning

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Twelve members of Texas’ congressional delegation elected in 2024 won’t be returning to office next year. Eleven are incumbents; one is deceased. The number is expected to grow depending on the outcome of upcoming elections.  They represent nearly one-third of the Texas congressional delegation. Texas...

Citing ‘Inappropriate’ Relationship, Ohio State President Resigns

(David Beasley, The Center Square) The president of Ohio State University abruptly resigned over the weekend after revealing an "inappropriate” relationship with a woman trying to get public resources for a personal business, the university announced. Ted Carter Jr. had been president for two years. “For personal reasons, I have made...

Trump Says He Will Make a ‘Mutual’ Decision With Netanyahu on When To End Iran War

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump said on Sunday that any decision to end the war with Iran would be a “mutual” one made with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The president made the comments in a phone call with The Times of Israel, where he claimed that the US...

Black Rain Falls on Tehran After US-Israeli Strikes Blow Up Oil Infrastructure

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Black smoke filled the skies, and water mixed with oil rained down on the Iranian capital of Tehran on Sunday, following a US-Israeli strike that blew up oil facilities, marking a new escalation of the bombing campaign. https://twitter.com/tparsi/status/2030637994055532854?s=20 The Israeli military said on Saturday that it struck “several...

Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Shot and Killed in a Traffic Stop

(Headline USA) A Pennsylvania State Police trooper was shot and killed by a man he had pulled over in a traffic stop Sunday night, authorities said. Cpl. Tim O’Connor was killed as he approached the car when the driver fired from inside the vehicle, the state's acting police commissioner, Lt....

Men Who Brought Explosives to NYC Protest Cited Islamic State as Inspiration, Complaint Says

(Headline USA) Two men who brought explosives to a far-right protest outside New York City's mayoral mansion said they were inspired by the Islamic State extremist group, a court complaint said. Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi were being held without bail after a court appearance Monday on charges that include...

Obama Loophole Helping Chinese Nationals Give Birth to U.S. Babies

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) Recent legislation by GOP lawmakers highlighted a longstanding but little known loophole that allowed Chinese nationals to gain backdoor U.S. citizenship for their children via an Obama-era visa policy. Reps. Tom Tiffany, R-Wisc., and Chip Roy, R-Texas, introduced the One Nation, One Visa Policy Act in...
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