An online petition is seeking “fair sentencing” for an illegal immigrant accused of causing a fatal highway crash in Florida, saying the charges against him don’t align with “the circumstances of the incident.” On Aug. 12, Harjinder Singh, a truck driver, made an illegal U-turn in a semi-truck on Florida’s Turnpike, killing three people in […]
There is no evidence of an active shooter at the University of South Carolina, after multiple alerts about a shooter in the school’s main library were sent out earlier Sunday evening. “We received an unconfirmed report of an active shooter at the Thomas Cooper library,” a university spokesperson told a CNN affiliate. “At this point, […]
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) claimed on Sunday that anyone critical of President Donald Trump can expect to face the “full weight” of the federal government, citing the FBI’s recent raid on his former national security adviser, John Bolton. FBI agents conducted an operation at Bolton’s Maryland residence on Friday morning as part of a high-profile […]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) met with Kilmar Abrego Garcia on Sunday following the Salvadoran national’s release from criminal custody, his office announced. On Friday, Abrego Garcia, who is awaiting trial on human smuggling charges in Tennessee, was granted a release from custody by U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes. He has since returned to Maryland, where […]
Alina Habba on Sunday claimed the federal judges who rejected the Trump administration’s efforts to keep her in place as New Jersey‘s top attorney were colluding to prevent her return to the post. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann determined Habba had been unlawfully serving as U.S. attorney since July 1 and therefore could […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) took another swipe at President Donald Trump on Sunday, launching a new store selling merchandise parodying the president. Newsom’s “Patriot Shop” features products mimicking similar ones from Trump’s store. Among these products are hats in red, the same iconic color used by Trump’s “Make America Great Again” hats, that read “Newsom […]
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) each confirmed on Sunday plans to redraw the congressional maps in their respective states after California approved a measure setting up redistricting for a popular vote this fall. Democrats, primarily in California, are aggressively pursuing redistricting to counter the GOP’s efforts to gain more […]
(The Center Square) – The Dow Jones Industrial Average clinched a record high Friday for the first time this year hours after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted that the Fed may soon lower interest rates. The Dow climbed 846 points, or 1.89%, from Thursday’s close to an all-time high of 45,631.74. Both the broadly diversified […]
(The Center Square) – The Louisiana State Bond Commission on Thursday approved nearly $38 million in revenue bonds to support two affordable housing projects in New Orleans. The decision came with pointed questions about the high construction costs, with commission members calling the costs per unit “outrageous.” Ultimately, the commission signed off on the Louisiana […]
(The Center Square) – When Army Specialist Dakota Barnes considered flying home to California for Christmas last year, she knew she couldn’t afford it without giving up her yearly food budget. That’s when she heard about a nonprofit that could help through Fort Bragg’s Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers program. She contacted Miles for Military, a […]
