(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) An illegal alien from El Salvador attempted to murder President Donald Trump’s hand-picked prosecutor for the Northern District of New York, the DOJ announced Thursday.
Prosecutors said that Saul Morales-Garcia, an illegal alien from El Salvador, lunged at U.S. Attorney John A. Sarcone III while brandishing a knife and...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said in a statement released by the White House on Thursday that he will make a decision on whether or not to directly enter the Israel-Iran war by launching airstrikes within two weeks.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt read the statement at a press briefing. “Based...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Col. Nathan McCormack, who served as the Pentagon's top advisor on Israel and regional Middle East policy, has been stripped of his Joint Chiefs role following revelations that he used social media to describe Israel as America's "worst ally" and accused the U.S. of enabling...
(Headline USA) A man suspected of torching 11 New York City police vehicles in Brooklyn last week — the first of two such arson attacks in the last week — was previously arrested at pro-Palestinian protests and is wanted for damaging a statue at Columbia University last fall, police said.
The...
(Caroline Boda, The Center Square) The Social Security program is nine years away from insolvency, the Social Security Board of Trustees said Wednesday.
This forecast moved up one year since 2024’s annual report, which projected the program to deplete its funding by 2035. Now that projection date is set at...
(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Federal Reserve officials agreed to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday but suggested they could cut them later this year.
"Despite elevated uncertainty, the economy is in a solid position," Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said.
Earlier in the day, President Donald Trump again called Powell...
(Kenneth Schrupp, The Center Square) Los Angeles’ $19.7 million response to the June protests and riots was almost entirely spent on police, highlighting the growing cost of police overtime amid an enduring officer shortage.
According to a new report from government transparency group Open The Books, the city of Los...
(Headline USA) A SpaceX rocket being tested in Texas exploded Wednesday night, sending a dramatic fireball high into the sky.
The company said the Starship “experienced a major anomaly” at about 11 p.m. while on the test stand preparing for the tenth flight test at Starbase, SpaceX’s launch site at the...
(Headline USA) A drug informant who helped the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration build some of its biggest cases has been arrested and charged with scheming to extort major cocaine traffickers facing extradition from Colombia and the Dominican Republic.
Jorge Hernández, 57, was charged in a criminal complaint unsealed Wednesday with one...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump said on Wednesday that he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call a day earlier to “keep going” with his attacks on Iran.
The president told reporters that Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for his role in war crimes...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that President Trump has told his top officials that he approved plans to attack Iran but is holding off on giving the final order for now.
Sources told the Journal that Trump was waiting to see if Iran would agree to...
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday rejected President Trump’s demand for an “unconditional surrender” and warned the US against entering the war by launching strikes on Iran, saying the US would suffer “irreparable harm.”
Trump has also threatened Khamenei, claiming the US was aware of his...