(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Senate Republican leaders appear close to reaching a Department of Homeland Security funding deal with Democrats, but many rank-and-file Republicans view the proposed compromise as inadequate.
With the DHS shutdown entering week six and travel chaos growing at some airports, a tentative off-ramp has emerged,...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Maj. Gen. Brandon Tegtmeier, the chief of the US Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, and his headquarters staff have been ordered to the Middle East as the Pentagon prepares for potential ground operations in Iran, The Intercept reported Tuesday, citing two US government officials.
The New York Times...
(Headline USA) The Supreme Court grappled Tuesday with whether the Trump administration should be able to revive an immigration policy that has been used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Some conservative justices seemed receptive to the Justice Department's push to overturn a lower-court ruling against...
(Headline USA) Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police said Tuesday they have arrested two suspects in connection with an attack on a U.S. Park Police officer who was shot while driving in an unmarked vehicle.
Darren Foster, 21, and Asheile Foster, 22, have both been charged with assault on a federal police...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Leonid Radvinsky, the Ukrainian-American billionaire owner of the popular adult content site OnlyFans, has died, the company confirmed on Monday.
He was 43.
“We are deeply saddened to announce the death of Leo Radvinsky. Leo passed away peacefully after a long battle with cancer,” an OnlyFans spokesperson said in a statement widely reported by multiple outlets.
“His family have requested...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Self-described democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez directed nearly $20,000 in campaign funds to a psychiatrist who specializes in ketamine-based treatments, according to a new report.
The payments, totaling $18,725, were made to Dr. Brian Boyle, who serves as the chief psychiatric officer at Boston-based mental health clinic...
(Headline USA) A U.S. Park Police officer was seriously wounded Monday evening in a shooting in Washington, federal law enforcement officials said.
The unidentified officer was airlifted by U.S. Park Police helicopter to an area hospital, said Vito Maggiolo, public information officer for the the D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Service...
(José Niño, Headline USA) An illegal alien from Venezuela accused of murdering a Loyola University Chicago freshman entered the United States under the Biden administration and was released under the city's sanctuary policies before the killing, the Department of Homeland Security announced Sunday.
Jose Medina-Medina, 25, allegedly shot 18-year-old Sheridan...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump has backed off on his threat to bomb Iran’s power plants if the Strait of Hormuz wasn’t “fully opened” by Monday night and claimed that Washington and Tehran had held talks over the past two days, which has been denied by Iranian officials.
“I...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Pope Leo XIV suggested on Monday that aerial bombing campaigns should have been “banned forever” following the atrocities committed from the sky during the 20th century, as he continues pushing an antiwar message following the start of the US-Israeli war against Iran.
“Airplanes should always be carriers...
(Headline USA) Hundreds of designers, clerks and technicians went on strike Monday in Maine at one of the U.S. Navy's largest shipbuilding contractors.
The Bath Marine Draftsmen's Association went on strike at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works after members voted to reject the shipyard's proposed wage offer over the weekend....
(Chris Wade, The Center Square) Hundreds of flights at LaGuardia Airport remain canceled Monday afternoon as federal investigators begin a probe of Sunday night's runway collision between a plane and a firefighting truck.
The Air Canada plane carrying 72 passengers and four crew members struck a Port Authority Aircraft Rescue...