(The Center Square) – Despite Canadian officials arguing that the “Canada-U.S. border is the best-managed and most secure border in the world,” some Canadian groups and First Nation tribal police chiefs disagree. This week, First Nation representatives traveled to Texas for the first time in U.S.-Canadian history to find ways to implement stronger border security measures at the U.S.-Canada […]
President Donald Trump granted Washington state’s request on Friday for an emergency declaration over flooding in the state. “I just received a phone call from Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. Secretary Noem informed me that the president signed our request for an emergency declaration. We have also received written confirmation of that emergency declaration,” […]
(The Center Square) – California officials announced this week that state law enforcement seized $56.5 million of illegally-grown marijuana plants in November, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office. State agencies conducted three raids in November on illegal cannabis farms. That resulted in the confiscation of 58,358 plants. Each raid targeted large illegal cultivation sites in Los […]
The FBI is investigating hundreds of suspected members of a “nihilistic violent extremist” criminal network known for targeting children, the agency revealed Friday. The department is probing over 350 subjects tied to the “loosely organized” 764 network, which centers on sexually exploiting and abusing minors online, the agency shared in a statement to the Washington […]
(The Center Square) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is weighing plans to regulate the state’s artificial intelligence sector, even as President Donald Trump seeks to restrict states from regulating the industry. Hochul is reviewing a proposal approved by the state Legislature, called the Responsible AI Safety and Education Act, which would impose new safety […]
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Friday his department is boosting its financial reporting requirements for money services businesses to further crack down on a fraud scandal implicating Minnesota‘s Somali community. The Treasury Department will be issuing a geographic targeting order to ensure any illicit activity is reported to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Bessent […]
Gov. Mike Braun (R-IN) has threatened to help President Donald Trump target GOP lawmakers in primaries after they blocked a mid-decade redistricting bill, but pulling it off may prove far harder than he thinks. Not only is the state party showing signs of strain, but threats issued by Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Braun, and […]
President Donald Trump claimed to have brokered peace between Thailand and Cambodia following an outbreak of renewed violence that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people. The president announced on Friday afternoon that he spoke with Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet “concerning the very unfortunate reawakening of their long-running […]
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Friday the government will withhold millions in federal funding to New York unless it complies with commercial driver’s license regulations, signaling the government’s intention to intensify scrutiny of foreign-born truckers. Duffy gave the state 30 days to come into compliance or else lose access to $73 million in highway funding […]
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released the latest batch of Epstein files on Friday, showing images of President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, and former White House adviser Steve Bannon with the late sex trafficker. Jeffrey Epstein and his properties are featured in 19 photos alongside the aforementioned […]
