POLITICS

(David Beasley, The Center Square) A Northeast Ohio Republican congressman continues standing firm amid calls for his resignation over allegations he abused his ex-wife and a former girlfriend. U.S. Rep. Max Miller plans to ask for a congressional ethics investigation on himself, he said Tuesday on social media. “In light of...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square)  U.S. House candidates in Michigan celebrated wins on a night where progressive candidates pushed back against establishment Democrats. Results from Tuesday’s elections paint a picture of how the makeup of Congress will shake out in November as Democrats seek to take back the legislative chamber. District...

(Headline USA) Embattled North Carolina Republican congressman Chuck Edwards withdrew from his reelection campaign on Wednesday, two days after the House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young female aides in his office. The Ethics Committee recommended the censure, an act registering its deep...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Kamala Harris may have further strained her relationship with the Biden family Tuesday after leaving Joe Biden off her list of the nation's "most effective" presidents. The twice-failed presidential candidate appeared at the National Urban League's annual conference, where the organization's CEO, Marc Morial, asked her to...

(José Niño, Headline USA) The U.S. government has handed out citizenship faster than it handed out deportation orders over the past year, according to publicly available statistics. The Twitter/X account AF Post drew a comparison between two immigration statistics this week that circulated widely, and federal records back up each...

(Headline USA) A man charged with intentionally setting a wildfire that’s destroyed hundreds of buildings in and around Washington state's second-largest city was contacted by law enforcement about two fires last year, though he wasn't charged in either, court documents show. Aaron F. Farinacci, of Spokane, was arrested Monday and...

(Randy Diamond, The Center Square) Although former Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes served only 18 months in office, he’s taking away a lucrative severance package worth around $700,000 as questions remain about his departure. The package is well in excess of his $370,000 yearly salary. While the package was first disclosed...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) Todd Blanche's nomination to be United States attorney general on Tuesday was advanced by a Senate committee. Lawmakers on the Senate Judiciary Committee, in a 12-10 vote, advanced Blanche's nomination to the Senate floor after an extended controversy over various aspects of his candidacy. Sens. John...

(José Niño, Headline USA) President Donald Trump held up the breakdown along Spain's frontier with Morocco as a preview of what awaits American voters if Democrats take back power, according to a report by Ben Whedon of Just the News. Illegal aliens have flooded the Spanish exclave of Ceuta over...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Federal prosecutors have brought criminal charges against four foreign nationals who cast ballots in New Jersey elections, and the Department of Homeland Security is now spotlighting the cases as evidence of a broader problem, according to a report by John Binder of Breitbart News. DHS announced...

(David Beasley, The Center Square) President Donald Trump on Monday did not call on an Ohio Republican Congressman to resign his seat even though the congressman’s former father-in-law – a Republican U.S. senator from Ohio – had done just over the weekend. The congressman, U.S Rep. Max Miller is divorced...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A senior US military officer has asked analysts to come up with “new” ways to “punish” Iran, CNN has reported, as President Donald Trump’s war and recent airstrikes have failed to force the country into capitulation. “We are looking for new creative and unconventional ways to pressure...