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(Headline USA) Oil prices sank again Tuesday and dropped below $80 per barrel for the first time since early March, while U.S. stocks drifted near their all-time highs in mixed trading. The S&P 500 slipped 0.6% and pulled 1.3% below its record set earlier this month. The market was nearly...

(Liam Hibbert, The Center Square) The U.S. Department of Justice has been investigating people close to California Gov. Gavin Newsom over the past year for reasons that have not been fully disclosed, according to information obtained by The Center Square. Newsom alleged that President Donald Trump had weaponized the DOJ...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Congressional investigators visited on Tuesday the minimum-security prison camp in Bryan, Texas, where convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell was transferred last July after giving an interview to the Justice Department about her accomplice, Jeffrey Epstein. The visit was related to the House Oversight Committee's investigation into...

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee say that FBI Director Kashyap Patel has been using part of the bureau’s budget as a “slush fund” to pay bonuses to agents loyal to him. House Judiciary ranking member Jamie Raskin, D-Md., wrote a letter to Patel on Monday,...

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Federal court records made public Tuesday reveal the identities of five individuals in the alleged terror plot to disrupt the Ultimate Fighting Championship event at the White House over the weekend. The suspects in custody are 19-year-old Tycen Proper from central Ohio; Bryan Omar Roa...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The Senate on Tuesday failed to advance a War Powers Resolution that would direct President Trump to end hostilities against Iran that haven’t been authorized by Congress and prevent the president from restarting the full-scale war against the Islamic Republic. A motion to discharge the resolution out of...

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Twice-failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton appears to be suffering from buyer's remorse about the 2024 race. After repeatedly praising former President Joe Biden's 2024 campaign, Clinton now says his decision to seek re-election was a "terrible mistake." "He made a terrible mistake for himself, his legacy and for...

(José Niño, Headline USA) A Chinese electric vehicle battery supplier pledged to bring over a thousand jobs to rural Ohio but ended up flying in foreign workers while leaving its promises unfulfilled, according to an investigation by journalist Breanna Morello. Morello shared her exclusive findings on X after visiting Sidney,...

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Texas oil and natural gas industry leaders are cautiously optimistic about the president’s announced ceasefire deal with Iran. President Donald Trump announced he plans to sign a deal with Iranian leaders on Friday, ending more than 100 days of a U.S.-Israel-led conflict that shut down the...

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that Syria, which is led by former al-Qaeda commander Ahmed al-Sharaa, should “take care” of Hezbollah in Lebanon rather than Israel. The president said he was “not happy” with Israel’s war in Lebanon, which has been supported by the US, due...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took aim at foreign worker hiring in Florida's university system, a move that drew praise from immigration hawks on social media. On Saturday, Pascal Najadi posted on X celebrating the announcement, calling it a "bombshell moment" and adding "HUGE!" Najadi's post amplified...

(José Niño, Headline USA) Immigrant-headed households access government welfare programs at dramatically higher rates than their American citizen counterparts, according to a new report from the Center for Immigration Studies. The CIS analysis drew on Current Population Survey data spanning 2021 to 2025. The findings show that 47 percent of...