(Headline USA) A Connecticut appeals court on Friday upheld $75,000 in fines against radio host Alex Jones for missing a deposition in the lawsuit by Sandy Hook families due to an illness.
The state Appellate Court said that while Jones claimed an illness and doctor's recommendations prevented him from attending...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) – The Pentagon came up short on its recruitment goals.
The Defense Department's senior officials testified Wednesday about shortfalls in Army, Navy and Air Force recruiting in the fiscal year that ended in September at a hearing of the House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee....
(Kenneth Schrupp, The Center Square) – In the aftermath of a government report projecting a $68 billion deficit for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the California Department of Finance ordered a spending freeze across all state agencies for the remainder of the ongoing 2023-2024 fiscal year.
“The State of California anticipates...
(Tom Gantert, Shirleen Guerra and Brett Rowland, The Center Square) – An influx of migrants from border cities has put Chicago at the center of the immigrant debate in the U.S. as it and other large sanctuary cities struggle to shelter and care for new arrivals.
Chicago's elected leaders continue...
(Headline USA) In a surprising about-face, the Universities of Wisconsin regents approved a deal Wednesday evening with Republican legislators to limit diversity positions at the system’s two dozen campuses in exchange for money to cover staff raises and construction projects.
Assembly Republican Speaker Robin Vos, who brokered the deal with Universities of Wisconsin...
(Andrew Hensel, The Center Square) After much debate and pushback from the public, the Chicago City Council voted against asking voters to decide on the city's sanctuary status.
A City Council meeting this week included public comments from Chicago residents seeking to end the city's migrant crisis and end their...
(Headline USA) A federal judge has rejected a request from Oregon Republican state senators who boycotted the Legislature to be allowed on the ballot after their terms end.
U.S. District Court Judge Ann Aiken, an appointee of former Democrat President Bill Clinton, issued the decision Wednesday.
State Sens. Dennis Linthicum, Brian...
(Molly Bruns, Headline USA) New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger and top newsroom editors openly admitted to embracing a double-standard when it came to covering conservative issues, according to a former opinion editor.
Former Times Editorial Page Editor James Bennett published a column in The Economist in which he recounted...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., said President Joe Biden could not face impeachment over potential crimes committed before the 2020 presidential election.
In an interview with Newsmax’s Rob Finnerty on Friday, Mullin cautioned House Republicans that impeachment criteria are stringent. He emphasized that any impeachable acts must occur...
(Headline USA) Hunter Biden is reportedly “terrified” of former President Donald Trump winning the 2024 election, telling those close to him that he might have to leave the country.
The first son is the focus of a congressional investigation into the Biden family’s business dealings, which culminated in a formal impeachment...
(Headline USA) California Gov. Gavin Newsom reportedly refused to meet with a Chinese dissident before or after his October trip to China, where he met with Chinese Communist Party officials, including President Xi Jinping.
Anna Kwok, a Hong Kong activist who has been publicly outspoken against China’s takeover of the former...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Some might call it the latest sign that the U.S. government is a collapsing empire—though compared to the civil liberties abuses, endless wars and theft of taxpayer funds, others might argue that it’s not the most vulgar event to transpire on Capitol Hill.
In any event,...