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(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has called for an investigation into the role non-governmental organizations are playing in helping foreign nationals illegally enter Texas from Mexico. Abbott sent a letter Wednesday to Attorney General Ken Paxton requesting that his office “initiate an investigation into the role...

(Headline USA) A Nevada wildflower was declared endangered at the only place it's known to exist—on a high-desert ridge where a lithium mine is planned to help meet growing demand for electric car batteries, U.S. wildlife officials announced Wednesday. The territorial dispute is now pitting two factions in the Left's...

(Headline USA) The Biden adminsitration made good on its threat to sue Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and the state Wednesday over the placement of shipping containers as a barrier on the border with Mexico, saying it is trespassing on federal lands. The complaint filed in U.S. District Court comes three...

(J. Peder Zane - RealClear Wire) Elon Musk is performing a great public service by releasing the Twitter Files, which show how the social media company he recently purchased suppressed news about the Biden family’s foreign dealings. While the company’s actions, which occurred weeks before the 2020 election, raise knotty...

(The Center Square) – About 180,000 people applied for the Los Angeles County guaranteed-income program in the spring of 2022. But there were just 1,000 spots available. It was a sign of high demand for the $1,000-a-month no-strings-attached stipend from the government. New guaranteed income programs are popping up across the...

(The Center Square) – Sixteen state attorneys general, 15 state associations and multiple organizations are fighting against another Environmental Protection Agency rule they argue jeopardizes American energy and national security. The AGs, led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the...

(Headline USA) Scientists discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland. Today, it’s a barren Arctic desert, but back then it was a lush landscape of trees and vegetation with an array of animals,...

(Headline USA) The Federal Reserve raised its key interest rate for the seventh time this year and signaled more hikes to come after a recent report showed that economy-wrecking inflation remained more than three times the normal 2% benchmark for healthy year-over-year growth. Despite signs of inflationary easing, the Fed...

(The Center Square) – A group of U.S. House Republicans on Tuesday called for the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The lawmakers, led by U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., made their remarks during a news conference outside the Capitol Building, calling for Mayorkas’s impeachment amid the...

(The Center Square) – Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday new actions designed to hold the federal government and pharmaceutical companies accountable for decisions related to COVID-19 vaccines. DeSantis will establish the Public Health Integrity Committee, overseen by the state's surgeon general, to assess federal public health recommendations and...

(Lawrence Wilson, The Center Square) Washington state has been granted a waiver to federal law allowing the state to offer health insurance under the Affordable Care Act to noncitizens who are not lawfully residing in the United States. The waiver from the Department of Health and Human Services and the...

(Anthony Hennen, The Center Square) It’s still unclear which party controls the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, and the courts may have to settle the question. Democrat Leader Joanna McClinton, D-Philadelphia, arranged last week to be sworn in as House leader when it’s unclear who is legally the majority party. Over...