(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 […]