(The Center Square) – Louisiana taxpayers put up tens of millions of dollars to land Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, with contracts, grants, and special funds directed to organizers and economic development groups in the run-up to the 2025 game, according to records obtained by The Center Square. In 2024, the Louisiana Department of Economic […]
President Donald Trump announced that he will accompany law enforcement officers and National Guard troops on a nightly patrol of Washington, D.C.’s, streets Thursday night. During an interview with Memphis-based radio host Todd Starnes, Trump touted his efforts in addressing crime in the district. “I’m going to be going out tonight, I think, with the […]
The Department of the Interior announced Wednesday that it is deputizing federal border agents to serve alongside U.S. Park Police at National Park sites, becoming the latest to join President Donald Trump’s D.C. takeover. “Interior has authorized a service-wide deputization of [U.S. Customs and Border Protection] officers to serve alongside [U.S. Park Police] and intensify […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced on Wednesday plans to push for a recount of the 2020 census, which would allow for the reconfiguration of Florida’s congressional districts. DeSantis cited new data from the Census Bureau’s 2022 Post-Enumeration Survey, which revealed Florida was undercounted by nearly 3.5%, during a press conference alongside state Attorney General James […]
Two years after former President Joe Biden’s open border policies pushed the illegal migrant population in America to a new record of 14 million, officials today revealed that President Donald Trump just set a new, more positive record. On July 20, the fewest ever number of illegal immigrants were seized on the southern border. “The […]
Ingrid Lewis-Martin, the former chief adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams, was charged on Thursday for accepting more than $75,000 in bribes during her time in City Hall. One of several people listed in four separate conspiracy indictments, Lewis-Martin faces charges in connection with the cash payouts between March 2022 and November 2024. […]
In July, the Middle East Forum released a report claiming that the Department of Homeland Security had approved $25 million between 2013 and 2023 to groups with “documented links to foreign terrorist organizations.” Within a month, DHS moved to cancel and review grants made out to those groups. DHS documents, first reported on by Fox […]
A messaging app endorsed by the Kremlin will be a mandatory preinstallation for smartphones in Russia beginning next month. The Russian government announced on Thursday that Max, an application produced by state-affiliated social media juggernaut VK, will be required software for all “gadgets” sold in the country. “From September 1, the Max digital platform will […]
(The Center Square) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said it’s “game on” with plans to redraw the blue state’s congressional districts to favor Democrats as the Texas‘ Legislature moves ahead with a GOP-led redistricting plan. Late Wednesday, the Texas House of Representatives passed a reworked congressional map pushed by President Donald Trump that could flip five […]
(The Center Square) – Parents who lost their daughters from flood waters at Camp Mystic said their deaths were “100% preventable” and asked the legislature to implement mandatory safety protocols for camps statewide. Camp Mystic, an elite Hill Country multi-million-dollar enterprise, repeatedly appealed to FEMA to remove it from a 100-year flood plain designation; the […]
