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(Jon Styf, The Center Square) Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sued Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to force the extradition of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent accused of assault and falsely reporting a crime. Agent Christian Castro was arrested May 29 in Texas but Abbott has refused to sign an...

(Tate Rosentreter, The Center Square) A new report from Defending Education details Chinese influence on American education from kindergarten to college, with programs such as the Young Envoys Scholarship where China invited 50,000 U.S. students to study in the nation in partnership with many U.S. schools. Director of Higher Education...

(David Beasley, The Center Square) An Ohio man pleaded guilty to his involvement to what the U.S. Department of Justice is calling the largest healthcare fraud case ever prosecuted. Eldar Zarbavel, 45 of Pepper Pike, Ohio, laundered $3.4 million in “illicit healthcare fraud” proceeds through multiple regional banks, the Justice...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump on Monday threatened to “bomb the shit” out of Oman over the Gulf state’s talks with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz, despite US officials previously backing Muscat’s efforts to reach a deal with Tehran. Fox News reporter Trey Yingst said he asked the...

(Headline USA) British Prime Minister Andy Burnham exchanged messages with an impostor posing as U.S. President Donald Trump's chief of staff, according to reports published Monday. A spokesperson for Burnham declined to comment, saying it was policy not to discuss “national security matters.” Politico cited four unnamed officials in first reporting...

(Headline USA) The U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog on Monday announced a review of a controversial tactic in which federal law enforcement allowed fentanyl to hit the streets to build bigger cases against drug traffickers. The review will examine government policies and wiretap investigations in which the U.S. Drug Enforcement...

(Headline USA) The Justice Department finalized a rule Monday that will pave the way for people who've been barred from owning firearms because of criminal convictions to apply to have their gun rights reinstated. The process launched by newly confirmed Attorney General Todd Blanche is a victory for Second Amendment advocates...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Newly declassified FBI records show agents gathered proof that Chinese national Fang Fang, known publicly as Christine Fang, used sex, planted interns, and hidden campaign money to gain influence over former Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif.m according to a Just the News investigation.  President Donald Trump ordered...

(Headline USA) Dr. Anthony Fauci on Friday declined a request to appear voluntarily before a second Senate panel after majority Republicans on the Homeland Security Committee voted along partisan lines last week to hold him in contempt. In a pointed letter to Sen. Ron Johnson, a Wisconsin Republican, a lawyer for...

(Headline USA) A series of shootings in Michigan left five people plus a suspect dead Friday, police said, following an extensive search around two homes and a wooded area. Officers responded just before noon to reports of a shooting at a home in Missaukee County, about 170 miles northwest of Detroit,...

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The Trump administration on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow continued construction on the White House ballroom.  Construction of the ballroom, which has taken over the East Wing of the White House, has gone on for the past several months. A panel of...

(Chris Wade, The Center Square) New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is giving county sheriffs a final ultimatum to end immigration agreements with the Trump administration or face possible legal action for violating a new state law.    In a joint statement issued Friday, Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James put seven...