POLITICS

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) In a twist no one saw coming, Chicago gang members are sounding alarms about the dangers posed by the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, according to a New York Post interview.  Former gang leader Tyrone Muhammad, now head of Ex-Cons for Community and Social Change, didn’t mince...

(Headline USA) Federal authorities searched the homes of New York City's newly named interim police commissioner and seized materials unrelated to his police work, he said. The unexplained and unexpected search comes as the administration of Mayor Eric Adams reels from other federal law enforcement investigations. Thomas Donlon, who became the...

(Headline USA) California will make it illegal for social media platforms to knowingly provide addictive feeds to children without parental consent beginning in 2027 under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Friday. California follows New York state, which passed a law earlier this year allowing parents to block their...

(Alan Wooten, The Center Square) – Lawfully issued congressional subpoenas are not subject to interference from the White House or its appointed leaders of departments, North Carolina Congresswoman Virginia Foxx said Friday. The Republican bidding for an 11th term in the Beltway chastised Education Secretary Miguel Cardona for “repeatedly” trying...

(Casey Harper, The Center Square) A top Democratic donation processor, ActBlue, is facing an investigation over concerns that the donation processing service is being used to circumvent campaign finance laws. The Republican-led House Oversight Committee launched the investigation, citing “reports of potentially fraudulent and illicit financial activity” in a letter...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) President Donald Trump swiftly shut down Vice President Kamala Harri’s politically convenient wish for a second debate.  During a campaign rally in North Carolina on Saturday, Trump declared it “too late” for a second debate, noting that early voting has already begun in several states.  Trump's comments came...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Music legend Janet Jackson made Democrats clutch their pearls after affirming Friday that Vice President Kamala Harris is not Black, echoing mounting criticism over Harris’s tendency to adopt various personas depending on the situation.  “Well, you know what they supposedly said? She’s not black. That’s what I...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) President Donald Trump lashed out at HBO host Bill Maher and his guests after they labeled him a “threat” to democracy during Friday’s broadcast of Real Time with Bill Maher.  In a Truth Social post, Trump accused Maher of being consumed by “Trump Derangement Syndrome” after featuring...

(Alan Wooten, The Center Square) Vice President Kamala Harris's comments on faith and women drew questions from an NFL Hall of Famer and two-time Super Bowl champion who is also well known for his outspoken religious convictions. Harris, in a social media post Thursday afternoon, wrote, “One does not have...

(Tom Joyce, The Center Square) Gregory Finkelson received a one-year prison sentence for theft of government property because of his fraudulent receipt of hundreds of thousands of dollars in low-income housing benefits in San Francisco, according to the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California. The Honorable James Donato,...

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) As Americans struggle with high inflationary costs, paying record high grocery costs and energy bills, Congress continues to allocate billions of dollars of taxpayer money to fund services for illegal border-crossers living in U.S. cities. Prior to the last budget funding showdown in March, House...

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) An app that allows U.S. service members to anonymously post photos of the conditions in military barracks and dining facilities includes images of mold, mice, maggots, cockroaches, brown tap water and broken AC units, among other problems. The app, called Hots&Cots, allows registered users to...