Jair Bolsonaro, the former president of Brazil, was preemptively arrested at his home early Saturday morning, days before he was expected to begin a 27-year prison sentence for orchestrating a coup following his 2022 reelection defeat. The “preventive detention” was executed at the behest of Brazil’s Supreme Court and federal police, which suspected that Bolsonaro […]
With affordability increasingly becoming a top issue for Americans, President Donald Trump is changing course on some of his economic policies and proposing some new ones. Data shows money is part of the top four concerns among Americans today. American affordability The U.S. ranks 67th in affordability, according to U.S. News and World Report. Despite […]
The head of a congressional committee investigating convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring says former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton can no longer put off his demand that they answer questions. If the two persist in delaying, some members of Congress are already inferring contempt charges. The House Oversight […]
The Federal Communications Commission announced they are revoking California’s “opt‑out” status from the federal Lifeline Program, citing the state’s recent law prohibiting the collection of Social Security numbers and blocking data sharing. That ruling could expose the personal data of low-income immigrants to federal immigration enforcement. Federal Lifeline Program The federal Lifeline Program began in […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., announced Friday that she will resign from Congress in January. In a social media post, she said her last day will be Jan. 5, 2026. On X, she wrote that as a lawmaker, her “only goal and desire has ever been to hold the Republican Party accountable for the promises […]
Federal officers are expected to begin arriving in New Orleans this weekend ahead of a major immigration operation the Trump administration has dubbed Operation “Swamp Sweep.” The Associated Press reported the crackdown will launch Monday and be led by Border Patrol, with Commander Greg Bovino increasingly becoming the public face of these high-profile deployments in […]
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump, who have strongly criticized each other from afar, met for the first time in the Oval Office Friday afternoon. The meeting lasted a little more than an hour and concluded with a press conference with reporters, where both men appeared friendly. Both Trump and Mamdani […]
Federal housing officials released sweeping new rules that could change how thousands of communities receive and use federal homelessness funding. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the updates for the 2025 Continuum of Care program, which is expected to award about $3.918 billion nationwide. The program is the largest federal funding […]
A small-town Georgia police chief abruptly resigned Wednesday, hours before his arrest on charges connected with the illegal use of automated license plate recognition cameras to stalk and harass multiple individuals. Michael Steffman, 49, had served as the chief of police since April in Braselton, about 45 miles from Atlanta. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation […]
A Houston restaurant claims city officials violated its constitutional rights by forcing the steakhouse to pay tens of thousands of dollars for fire marshals to be present while its employees perform nightly fire dances. The proprietors of Toca Madera, a fancy Mexican restaurant that opened in 2024, argue in a lawsuit that the city’s regulations […]
