After years of pressure, credit card giants Visa and Mastercard have agreed to a deal to cap swipe fees in an antitrust settlement that could end up saving merchants some $30 billion. The antitrust class-action settlement was announced on Tuesday morning and is subject to approval by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District […]
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR) said illegal immigrants are crossing into the United States en masse because they know they can “walk right in” under the leadership of President Joe Biden. The Arkansas governor stated that Biden has not been aggressive on several topics while president, including negotiating with Mexico on how to deal with […]
A former senior Justice Department official under the Trump administration could face disbarment as he prepares for a multiday hearing before a Washington, D.C., legal ethics panel starting Tuesday over his alleged bid to undo the 2020 election results. Jeffrey Clark, 56, worked as the acting head of the DOJ’s Civil Division under former President […]
Dollar Tree will raise its price cap to $7 as it experiences an influx of shoppers earning yearly salaries over $125,000, company officials said. “This year, across 3,000 stores, we expect to expand our multi-price assortment by over 300 items at price points ranging from $1.50 to $7,” Dollar Tree CEO Rick Dreiling said, according […]
A suspected illegal immigrant is accused of slaying a Michigan woman during a drunken attempt at carjacking. The victim, identified as 25-year-old Ruby Garcia, was discovered dead Friday on U.S. 131 at around 11:40 p.m., according to a report. Garcia died of apparent gunshot wounds, and a suspect, identified in the report as 25-year-old Brandon Ortiz-Vite, […]
Former President Donald Trump mocked President Joe Biden for broadcasting from his basement during their pandemic-era 2020 campaigns. But now, Biden’s 2024 aides are making fun of Trump for not campaigning traditionally since becoming the Republican presidential nominee this month. “Since delivering his State of the Union address, President Biden has visited every battleground state […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is sending aid to Maryland after the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday morning. “I have directed [the Florida Division of Emergency Management] to offer assistance to the State of Maryland, if needed, following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge,” DeSantis wrote in a post on X. […]
Tim Sheehy, the Republican candidate in the Montana Senate race, has reportedly told supporters he would support dismantling the Department of Homeland Security if elected to the upper chamber. Sheehy has told supporters this while on the campaign trail on at least three different occasions, according to audio obtained and reviewed by Axios. In one […]
The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments in a case disputing access to a common abortion pill, which could change the tone of the November election. The cases before the high court on Tuesday challenge the Food and Drug Administration‘s actions to expand the accessibility of mifepristone, including making the pill available via online […]
Several protesters have been arrested outside the Supreme Court, as justices are scheduled to hear arguments in a case over the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. A group of 13 people were arrested for blocking a roadway after receiving a warning, U.S. Capitol Police confirmed to the Washington Examiner. “A […]
