EXCLUSIVE — U.S. Customs and Border Protection issued an enforcement action against a Wisconsin-based manufacturing company last year, which persons familiar with the matter say could foreshadow criminal charges against the company or its employees for tariff evasion. The company, called Milwaukee Tool, is headquartered in Milwaukee but is a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Techtronic Industries, […]
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s coalition government approved legislation that would increase the country’s efforts to curb illegal immigration. Among the approved activities in the bill is a proposal to implement “naval blockades” for boats, ships, and vessels carrying illegal immigrants to Italian shores. The new migration legislation would also enhance border control surveillance operations […]
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) expressed her anger Wednesday after Attorney General Pam Bondi was photographed holding a printed compilation of the congresswoman’s search history of the Epstein files during a House Judiciary Committee hearing. Jayapal said in an X post that retrieving a congressmember’s file search history goes against the separation of powers and that […]
Canadian police identified a transgender woman on Wednesday as the person responsible for the shooting that left nine people dead, including the suspected shooter, and 25 injured in British Columbia’s Tumbler Ridge Community. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald named 18-year-old Tumbler Ridge resident Jesse Van Rootselaar, who police said was biologically male and […]
In a House vote to repeal President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, six Republicans joined nearly all Democrats in voting to end the national emergency the president declared on America’s northern neighbor last year. The 219-211 vote to terminate the national emergency, established last February, that allowed Trump to impose 25% tariffs on imports from […]
Attorney General Pam Bondi sparred with members of the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, defending the Justice Department’s handling of the Epstein files while pushing back on accusations from Democrats that the department has been weaponized for political ends. Bondi’s appearance marked her first oversight hearing before the panel since her confirmation as the nation’s top law enforcement official. […]
House Republicans passed a voter ID bill Wednesday, requiring proof of citizenship to vote with minimal Democratic support. Only one Democrat, Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), supported the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, also known as the SAVE America Act. The bill, which passed 218-213 and was sponsored by Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), would require citizenship […]
The Republican-led Senate advanced legislation Wednesday to overrule part of the District of Columbia’s tax code, preventing city residents from claiming tax provisions in President Donald Trump’s 2025 tax law. The upper chamber advanced the measure, led by Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL), in a party-line vote of 51-46, setting it up for eventual final passage […]
A bipartisan measure repealing President Donald Trump’s tariffs against Canada passed the House on Wednesday, a significant step by Congress to rebuke a key part of the commander in chief’s economic agenda. In a 219-211 vote, the House moved to end the national emergency Trump declared on America’s northern neighbor last year. The emergency declaration […]
President Donald Trump on Wednesday disputed a claim by Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-OK) that the White House planned to limit invitations to a governors’ dinner to Republicans. Trump clarified in a Truth Social post that, despite Stitt’s allegation that only Republican governors were invited, invitations were sent to nearly all governors regardless of party affiliation, […]
