The Trump administration is escalating its response to mounting allegations of large-scale fraud in Minnesota, announcing the deployment of federal “strike teams” to scrutinize the state’s unemployment insurance system amid broader concerns over abuse in taxpayer-funded programs. U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer confirmed the move following testimony before

The Department of Justice has launched a significant legal challenge against the District of Columbia, accusing city officials of enforcing firearms regulations that directly contradict the Second Amendment and long-standing Supreme Court precedent. Filed Monday by the DOJ’s recently formed Second Amendment Section, the lawsuit targets the District’s

In a rare moment of candor, The New York Times acknowledged earlier this month that after reviewing the historical record, it found no evidence connecting Donald Trump, the current President of the United States, to Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal abuse or trafficking of minors. “Mr. Epstein had a talent for

A deadly self-defense claim is under investigation in Harris County, Texas, after a man shot and killed two individuals who he says pursued and attacked him during a road-rage confrontation late last month. The incident occurred Nov. 28, when the shooter told investigators that two men followed his vehicle and

The Trump administration’s strong run on the Supreme Court’s emergency docket hit a temporary pause Friday after the justices declined to immediately intervene in a dispute involving speech rules for immigration judges. For the first time since spring, the Court rejected an emergency appeal from the administration, choosing—

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case of Mississippi death-row inmate Terry Pitchford, a move that places renewed scrutiny on jury selection standards and prosecutorial discretion under Batson v. Kentucky. Pitchford alleges that prosecutors in his 2004 murder trial improperly struck Black jurors at a disproportionate rate. The

A prominent Republican senator is quietly maneuvering for a potential 2028 presidential run, reportedly positioning himself for a showdown with Vice President JD Vance as early jockeying within the GOP begins to surface. According to a Monday report, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas has been privately disparaging Vance in conversations

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani declined to respond to a written request from 19 New York City charter school leaders seeking a meeting to explore collaboration on educating disadvantaged students—an apparent snub that has drawn criticism from education advocates and city leaders alike. In a Dec. 1 invitation, the charter school

U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer appeared before the House Appropriations subcommittee overseeing labor, health and human services, education, and related agencies on May 15, 2025, in Washington—just as her department escalated scrutiny of Minnesota’s unemployment insurance system amid mounting concerns over widespread fraud. The Department of Labor

The Trump administration has initiated a sweeping diplomatic reset, ordering dozens of U.S. ambassadors appointed during former President Joe Biden’s tenure to return to the United States by mid-January. Administration officials say the move reflects a broader realignment of American foreign policy under President Donald J. Trump’s