Border czar Tom Homan got into a heated exchange with MSNBC host Mika Brzezinski on Morning Joe Tuesday, pushing back against accusations that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had “disappeared” people during immigration enforcement actions. The fiery interview began when Brzezinski pressed Homan about whether immigrants with jobs, driver’s licenses, and children serving in the United […]
William Burns, the previous Central Intelligence Agency director, accused the Trump administration of enacting “a campaign of retribution” under “the guise of a reform process” on Tuesday. The Biden administration’s CIA chief gave his scathing rebuke of the current administration’s transformation of the intelligence community during an event with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. […]
James Walkinshaw, a Democrat who served as a longtime aide to the late Virginia Rep. Gerry Connolly, won the special election to succeed him in the House of Representatives on Tuesday night. The Associated Press called the race for Walkinshaw at 7:36 p.m., 36 minutes after the polls closed. Walkinshaw defeated Republican Stewart Whitson 74.9% […]
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) suggested in a podcast appearance that law enforcement’s purpose is to solve, not prevent, crime. Police departments, including Crockett’s local Dallas Police Department, often devote resources to crime prevention. The DPD’s mission statement says it provides “preventive” services and “strives to reduce crime.” Crockett emphasized law enforcement’s role in solving crime […]
Department of Justice Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon warned jurisdictions considering reparations packages that approving them would violate the law. Dhillon told Newsmax on Monday that a reparations package being considered by Buncombe County, North Carolina, would violate federal law if approved. The $2.9 million package was scheduled for a vote on […]
Chief Justice John Roberts granted a temporary pause on Tuesday to a lower court order requiring the Trump administration to spend billions in foreign aid. The administrative stay was granted a day after the Trump administration filed the request to the Supreme Court’s emergency docket seeking a stay of the order by U.S. District Judge […]
(The Center Square) – Public safety aspects, and the safety and security budgets of the Charlotte Area Transit System are under review by the state auditor in North Carolina. First-term Republican Auditor Dave Boliek said Tuesday “recent lawlessness and violence” prompted his office to act. The Aug. 22 murder of Iryna Zarutska fueled the concerns […]
President Donald Trump said a Princeton student held captive by the Iraqi militant group Kataib Hezbollah was released after “months of torture.” Elizabeth Tsurkov, 38, a Russian Israeli researcher, was conducting research in Baghdad when she was abducted at a cafe on March 21, 2023. After months of no updates on her whereabouts, Trump announced […]
(The Center Square) – One of suburban Milwaukee’s Republican congressmen says the federal government must provide oversight to Milwaukee’s bus system. Congressman Bryan Steil last week wrote to the nation’s transportation secretary, asking for federal oversight after reports showed that a full third of people riding Milwaukee County buses are not paying fares. “We need far […]
Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) formally launched his 2026 reelection campaign Tuesday, seeking a second term in Annapolis while fueling speculation that his rising national profile could position him for a White House run in 2028. “It’s time to make it official: I’m running for re-election,” Moore wrote in a social media post accompanied by a […]
