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Senators Worry About Spending, Debt Increase in Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Republicans’ behemoth budget reconciliation bill still faces major hurdles after passing the U.S. House last week, with multiple senators raising concerns about the legislation’s cost. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act in its current form hikes the debt ceiling by $4 trillion and funds large...

Trump Administration Moves to Cut Federal Contracts with Harvard

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) In another blow to Harvard University, the Trump administration has moved to cancel federal contracts with the Ivy League school. The General Services Administration announced that it is working with various federal agencies to “review” government contracts with the university in preparation to “terminate” or...

Report: Tariffs Driving Up Cost of New Home Construction

(J.D. Davidson, The Center Square) The cost of building a new home in Ohio is expected to rise by $30,000 as the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariffs continues to drive up prices for homebuilders, a national property management group said in a recent analysis. Evernest looked at lumber, steel...

Seattle Protest Clash Clouds Police Department’s Recruitment Gains

(Spencer Pauley, The Center Square) A counterprotest that interrupted a religious rally in the city’s prominent LGBTQ neighborhood is overshadowing new data showing the Seattle Police Department’s success in recruiting more officers. SPD on Saturday arrested 23 people at Cal Anderson Park during a rally hosted by On Fire Ministries...

A Second Crypto Investor is Charged With Kidnapping and Torturing a Man in a Posh NYC Townhouse

(Headline USA)  A second cryptocurrency investor surrendered to police Tuesday in the alleged kidnapping of a man who said he was tortured for weeks inside an upscale Manhattan townhouse by captors seeking the password to his Bitcoin account. William Duplessie, 32, faces charges of kidnapping, assault, unlawful imprisonment and criminal...

Kennedy Says COVID Vaccines No Longer Recommended for Healthy Children and Pregnant Women

(Headline USA) U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women. In a 58-second video posted on the social media site X, Kennedy said he removed COVID-19 shots from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's recommendations...

A Murderous Ex-Police Chief Known as the ‘Devil in the Ozarks’ has Escaped Prison

(Headline USA) As law officers search Arkansas' rugged Ozark Mountains for a former police chief and convicted killer who escaped prison this weekend, the sister of one of his victims is on edge. Grant Hardin, the former police chief in the small town of Gateway near the Arkansas-Missouri border, was serving...

Golden Dome Project Includes Challenging Costs, Political Risks

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) – President Donald Trump's plans for a $175 billion missile defense shield include significant technical challenges and political risks. Trump outlined plans for his Golden Dome in the Oval Office last week. The system Trump envisions would protect the U.S. and Canada using multiple layers...

Congress to Investigate Nashville Mayor Over Directive Interfering with ICE

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square)  – Another Democratic mayor is coming under fire for issuing a directive to city employees that appears to interfere with federal immigration operations. Earlier this month, Nashville Mayor Freddie O’Connell issued Executive Order 30 requiring local law enforcement to track interactions with federal immigration officials....

Feds Bust Chinese-Canadian Fraud Ring Operating in 37 States Targeting Seniors

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square)  – Multiple Chinese nationals have been indicted for their role in orchestrating an elaborate transnational fraud and money laundering scheme targeting elderly U.S. and Canadian citizens. Sixteen people were indicted overall, living in the states of California, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee...

Germany’s Merz Says West Has Lifted Restrictions on Ukraine’s Use of NATO Weapons in Russia

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that there were no longer any restrictions on Ukraine’s use of Western-provided weapons in strikes on Russian territory. “There are no more range limitations for weapons delivered to Ukraine. Neither from the Brits, nor the French, nor from us. Not...

Ohio Deputy is Fatally Shot Responding to a Domestic Violence Call, Suspect is Wounded

(Headline USA) A sheriff’s deputy in Ohio who responded to a domestic violence call at a home was fatally shot by a suspect who was wounded, authorities said. The Morrow County Sheriff’s office said the shooting occurred Monday night in the town of Marengo, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) north...
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