Michael Banks, the national chief of the Border Patrol, announced in a letter to employees Thursday that he will retire from his post. His resignation comes after a Washington Examiner investigation into unethical behavior as a federal agent, according to three sources familiar with the matter. “After over 37 years in public service to the […]

Cuban officials said Wednesday that the island has completely run out of fuel needed to keep much of it running, blaming a monthslong U.S. sanctions campaign that has sharply restricted fuel imports and pushed the country deeper into an already severe energy crisis.  Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy said that the country has […]

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has ordered that the Trump administration cannot penalize U.N. official Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the Palestinian territories, who has accused Israel of war crimes and human rights abuses in Gaza. In July 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Treasury Department announced that the […]

A federal jury in Florida has convicted the founder of a healthcare software company for defrauding Medicare and other federal healthcare benefit programs out of more than $1 billion. HealthSplash CEO Brett Blackman, 42, of Kansas, was found guilty on Wednesday for his role in operating a platform that generated fictitious doctors’ notes and prescriptions […]