(Casey Harper, The Center Square) Pro-Hamas demonstrations on college campuses have become increasingly intense, and even violent in recent days, pushing lawmakers to call for a change. U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., sent a letter this week to the Columbia University Board of Trustees with an ultimatum: “take action against…
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, is pushing back against the notion that the United States can sustainably finance multiple global conflicts without compromising its national security. During the latest installment of Fox News Sunday, Vance responded to Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who had defended the allocation of $60…
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A retired Supreme Court justice weighed in on the calls, primarily from the far left, for Justice Sonia Sotomayor to step down to pave the way for a new appointment. Former Justice Stephen Breyer suggested that Sotomayor should disregard the criticism and reach her decision independently. “I…
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A liberal legal scholar has delivered a stark assessment of the prosecution of former President Donald Trump by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg over widely disputed campaign finance laws. Harvard Law Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz adamantly declared the absence of any “crime” in the Manhattan trial during…
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A beloved former member of the New York City Fire Department passed away suddenly due to a heart attack—months after the city terminated his employment to allocate funds for providing hotels and other taxpayer-funded benefits to illegal aliens. Derek Floyd, as reported by the New York Post,…
(Kenneth Schrupp, The Center Square) – California seized over one million fentanyl pills just last week, more than was seized in all of February, highlighting how much smuggling of drugs and illegal immigrants has shifted to California since Texas strengthened its border. In September, California Governor Gavin Newsom increased the…
(Casey Harper, The Center Square) – President Joe Biden on Thursday defended newly released economic growth numbers that fell way short of economists’ expectations. Federal data shows the U.S. Gross Domestic Product grew at an annual rate of 1.6% in the first three months of this year, down from 3.4%…
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) – Texas Department of Public Safety officers working in Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security mission, Operation Lone Star, continue to apprehend human smugglers at the border. Smugglers are being apprehended multiple ways, by DPS brush teams and by troopers performing traffic stops and vehicle inspections.…
(Kenneth Schrupp, The Center Square) – California legislators nearly unanimously voted to limit “influential” anonymous online free speech by requiring social media companies to “seek to verify” personal information — including government-issued identification — for “influential” accounts. While supporters say users need help distinguishing between good and bad information, opposition…
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A New York district attorney is under intense scrutiny after the release of bodycam footage showing her berating a police officer who attempted to pull her over for speeding unsuccessfully. The six-minute video footage captures Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley’s standoffish attitude toward a cop who…