How old is too old? Proposal would put scores of politicians out to pasture
At age 79, is President Donald Trump too old to serve? Should 77-year-old Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas be disqualified? What about Sen. Charles Grassley? The Iowa Republican is 92. If Rahm Emanuel, the former Chicago mayor who’s throwing around the idea of running for president, had his way, all of them would be out […]
Disaster-induced gang violence looms for US-based Haitians told to return next month
Haiti’s devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake in 2010 killed 222,570 people, injured 300,000 more and left 1.3 million displaced. The United States offered Haitians special immigration protections, and now sixteen years later, they are set to end. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem directed the agency twice in 2025 to end Haiti’s temporary protected status, a […]
The data firm accused of helping raise America’s food prices
A little-known company called Agri Stats finds itself in some significant legal issues, claiming its actions are likely impacting your grocery bills. The company currently faces an antitrust lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice and just settled a class-action suit. Agri Stats is a data company that collects detailed financial, operation and other information […]
At the ‘Board of Peace,’ power belongs to Trump
President Donald Trump’s new international “Board of Peace” is built on a charter that gives him extensive powers as inaugural chairman, including the ability to veto decisions, set the agenda, invite members, dissolve the body and name his own successor, according to a draft charter described by The New York Times and a leaked version […]
Homicide finding at odds with ICE report on detainee’s death
The death of a Cuban migrant at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Texas has been ruled a homicide caused by a violent encounter with guards. The finding conflicts with earlier statements by federal officials. Geraldo Lunas Campos, 55, died Jan. 3 at Camp East Montana, an ICE detention center in El Paso. […]
Trump wants $5 billion from JPMorgan Chase in ‘political’ debanking lawsuit
President Donald Trump has followed through with his weekend threat to sue megabank JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon. Trump filed a lawsuit Thursday in a Florida court seeking $5 billion for the bank’s alleged debanking activities shortly after the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol by the president’s supporters. Trump’s attorney […]
America’s measles elimination status is under review. Here’s what that means
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) set an April 13 date to review data on the ongoing measles outbreaks in the U.S. and to determine if the country will lose its measles-elimination status, a largely symbolic badge first bestowed upon the U.S. in 2000. Measles has resurged across the country and around the world in […]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar files to run for Minnesota governor after Walz bows out
A little more than two weeks after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz dropped his reelection bid, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., is preparing her run. On Thursday, she filed paperwork to run in her home state, The New York Times reported. Political analysts widely expected Klobuchar to enter the race after Walz dropped out following heightened pressure […]
2026 Senate Overview: Democrats Making Progress
By Nathan L. Gonzales & Jacob Rubashkin It’s been 20 years since one party flipped both the House and the Senate in the same cycle, but that’s exactly what Democrats are hoping to do in 2026. While Democrats can win the House majority by winning Democratic-leaning and toss-up areas, the party must also win Republican […]