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Nine convicted in North Texas ICE attack

A federal jury in Fort Worth convicted nine defendants for their roles in the July 4, 2025, attack on the Prairieland ICE Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Jurors delivered a mixed verdict, meaning the defendants were not all convicted of the same...

Illegal Alien Charged After Violent Tussle with Federal Officer

A routine enforcement stop outside a business in Utica, Michigan turned into something far more serious: a Justice Department criminal complaint now accuses a Venezuelan national of assaulting a federal officer, resisting arrest, and grabbing and possessing the officer’s firearm during a physical...

Boasberg Quashes Subpoenas Targeting Fed Chair Powell

There are a lot of ways a President can try to bend Washington to his will. Public pressure. Backchannel persuasion. Personnel changes. And, sometimes, something far more fraught: using the optics of a criminal process as a lever in a political dispute. That is the concern sitting at the center of...

Appeals Court Pauses Block on Trump Third-Country Deportations

A federal appeals court just gave the Trump administration a short-term victory in a fight that is quickly turning into a constitutional stress test: how much process the government must provide before it sends a noncitizen to a country they are not from. On Wednesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for...

Michigan Police Respond to Reported Shooting at West Bloomfield Synagogue

Michigan State Police say they are responding to an “active shooting” incident at Temple Israel, a Reform Jewish synagogue in West Bloomfield, Michigan. The response began around 12:30 p.m. local time Thursday , according to state police. Reuters also reported that federal officials are...

Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to End Haiti TPS

The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to step in and clear the way for ending Temporary Protected Status for about 350,000 Haitian migrants, escalating a fight that sits at the intersection of immigration policy, judicial power, and how courts review executive branch decisions. At...

Newsom Blames Trump as California Gas Prices Surge

When gas prices jump, elected officials do what they have done since the first American road trip. They point outward. War, markets, speculators, greedy companies, the other party. This week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom aimed his finger at President Donald Trump and the conflict involving Iran....

Judge Keeps Fani Willis Out of Fee Fight in Dismissed Trump RICO Case

When a prosecutor gets tossed off a case, you might assume the story ends there. In Georgia, it does not. The latest twist in the dismissed Trump RICO prosecution is a narrower, procedural question with a very real consequence: who gets to argue about the money when defendants seek to claw back...

Dem Witness Says We Need More Illegal Immigrants, Kennedy Replies: “You Trigger My Gag Reflex”

A Senate Budget Committee hearing on sanctuary cities turned tense Tuesday after a Democratic witness said immigrants, including those in the country illegally, are a fiscal benefit to the United States. Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., shot back: “What planet did you parachute in from? You trigger my...

Trump Continues Tariff Check Emails Despite SCOTUS Ruling

In the annals of U.S. governance, few topics elicit as much debate as the balance of power between the executive branch and Congress. The recent actions of former President Donald Trump, particularly following a significant Supreme Court ruling, serve as a contemporary illustration of this enduring...

Iran’s Assassination Plot Against Trump

As tensions between the United States and Iran continue to escalate, recent developments have illuminated the precarious balance between national security and constitutional governance. In a striking announcement, Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that an Iranian leader behind an...

Congress Greenlights Trump’s Escalating War in Iran

As the geopolitical chessboard in the Middle East catches fire, the halls of Congress just hosted a showdown that could determine whether America is stepping back from the brink or diving headfirst into a new era of conflict. The constitutional tug-of-war over who gets to declare war reached a...

Trump Just Fired Kristi Noem After “a culmination of her many unfortunate leadership failures”

Kristi Noem became the first Cabinet secretary to leave President Trump’s second term Thursday. She didn’t resign – she was fired. The official White House statement called her departure a “job switch” to a new Western Hemisphere security role. Administration officials told NBC News it...

Can the President Bypass Congress for “Operation Epic Fury”?

The smoke from “Operation Epic Fury” had barely begun to clear over Tehran when a secondary, equally volatile conflict ignited within the halls of the U.S. Capitol. Following a massive joint U.S.-Israeli military campaign that reportedly resulted in the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei,...

“Operation Epic Fury” and the Fall of the Supreme Leader

The geopolitical tectonic plates of the Middle East shifted violently on Saturday as a barrage of “heavy and pinpoint” ordnance turned the skyline of Tehran into a tapestry of fire and smoke. What began as a series of failed diplomatic maneuvers earlier in the week has culminated in...

‘Property of Allah’: Was the Austin 6th Street Massacre a Retaliatory Terror Attack?

The nightlife of the Texas capital was abruptly shattered this weekend, transforming a crowded entertainment district into a chaotic scene of survival. Now, as investigators sift through the wreckage of a brutal and seemingly random rampage, chilling details about the gunman’s attire and digital...

Trump floats Ted Cruz for Supreme Court

During a recent event in Corpus Christi, Texas, former President Donald Trump proposed the idea of nominating Senator Ted Cruz to the Supreme Court. Trump humorously suggested that Cruz would receive a unanimous vote from both Democrats and Republicans for his appointment, implying that lawmakers...

Why the Democrats Are Daring to Chain the Commander-in-Chief

The lead-lined walls of the Capitol’s most secure briefing rooms were the only witnesses to a tense confrontation Monday as the “Gang of Eight” received their first classified look at the intelligence behind the weekend’s massive strikes. While the administration points to a...

Lawmakers Want Billionaires to Foot the Bill for $3,000 Payouts to American Households

In the ongoing debate about wealth inequality in America, a new legislative proposal has emerged that aims to shift financial burdens from struggling households to the nation’s wealthiest individuals. Progressive lawmakers, led by Senator Bernie Sanders and Representative Ro Khanna, have...

Melania Trump Presides at UN Security Council Meeting as U.S. Attacks Iran

In a striking intersection of diplomacy and military action, Melania Trump took center stage at a recent United Nations Security Council meeting, coinciding with a series of U.S. airstrikes targeting Iranian military installations. This unusual scenario of a First Lady participating in such a...