(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) The U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday slapped sanctions on three Mexican-based banks that it said were used to launder millions of dollars for cartels.
The move, officials said, would cut the banks off from the U.S. financial system.
Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network identified three Mexico-based...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's self-portrayal as a “Bronx girl” fell apart Tuesday after a former classmate shared a yearbook photo revealing she attended high school in a wealthy New York suburb.
Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., had invoked the “Bronx girl” persona while lashing out at President Donald Trump over her...
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., was rushed to the hospital Wednesday morning after becoming lightheaded at the Senate gym.
His office downplayed the scare, claiming he was briefly treated for dehydration and returned to the Senate later that day. He was hospitalized “out of an abundance of...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The FBI is reallocating resources from countering violent crimes and illegal immigration to counterterrorism cases due to expected blowback from the war against Iran, bureau director Kash Patel said Monday.
“Not to take away from the other priorities of the administration—getting rid of criminals in our...
(Headline USA) Rep. LaMonica McIver pleaded not guilty Wednesday to federal charges accusing her of assaulting and interfering with immigration officers outside a New Jersey detention center during a congressional oversight visit at the facility.
McIver, a Democrat, was charged by interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba following the May 9 visit...
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) A Gulf of America Homeland Security Task Force has shut down an illegal cock fighting and gambling ring in Alabama primarily involving illegal border crossers.
The task force is comprised of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations, FBI, IRS and ATF, supported by...
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Helen Comperatore, whose husband, Corey, was murdered at the July 13, 2024, Trump shooting in Butler, Pennsylvania, made a rare media appearance Tuesday on Dr. Drew Pinsky’s show, where she revealed that she’s finally been briefed by the FBI for the first time.
Comperatore told Dr....
(José Niño, Headline USA) In a provocative social media post published on Tuesday, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-GA, suggested that JFK’s death was linked to his stance against Israel’s nuclear weapons program.
Greene wrote on X, “There was once a great President that the American people loved. He opposed Israel’s...
(Headline USA) Disgraced former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner is so unpopular that he's losing badly in the Democratic primary for a New York City Council seat to a man who shares the same name as two of the most notorious sex criminals in world history.
Initial returns Tuesday showed Weiner running...
(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) House Republicans and Democrats sparred on Tuesday over codifying cuts proposed by the Department of Government Efficiency.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said Congress needs to “lock in” DOGE’s $180 billion in cuts across the federal government at a House Oversight and Government Reform’s DOGE...
(Christina Lengyel, The Center Square) Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo has conceded the Democratic primary race for New York City mayor to progressive underdog Zohran Mamdani. The 33-year-old Mamdani currently serves as a member of the New York General Assembly representing Queens.
Mamdani ran on a platform that focused on making...
(José Niño, Headline USA) Florida’s latest immigration crackdown is taking a wild turn, as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) approved a $450 million Everglades detention facility guarded by the Everglades' fiercest wildlife.
According to a report by The Hill, this detention center, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" by state officials, will...