June 26, 2025

Priced out: How soaring costs are reshaping the American housing market

The housing landscape in 2025 is growing more difficult for both renters and homeowners, as a combination of rising costs and reduced support strains household budgets nationwide. After years of steady increases, home buying has slowed to levels not seen since the mid-1990s. The culprit: high prices and elevated interest rates that have pushed many […]

June 26, 2025

Iran’s Khamenei appears in video after US strikes, warns of ‘heavy price’

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, 86, appeared on state television Wednesday, June 25, for the first time since the U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear program over the weekend of June 20, according to The Associated Press. Khamenei, absent from public view since June 19, appeared tired and subdued, saying that the United States would […]

June 26, 2025

Kari Lake defends dismantling Voice of America after mass layoffs

Kari Lake, current adviser to President Donald Trump overseeing the U.S. Agency for Global Media, defended the administration’s sweeping changes to Voice of America (VOA) during testimony Wednesday, June 25, on Capitol Hill. Lake appeared before Congress to explain the Trump administration’s decision to cut funding and staffing at VOA, a taxpayer-funded news agency. Democrats […]

June 26, 2025

New York startup wants Gargoyles guarding against dark drones

On June 1st, Ukraine launched “Operation Spiderweb.” That’s when a fleet of small drones took out billions of dollars worth of Russian bombers. Experts say the attack may go down as a turning point in 21st-century warfare. Even beyond the battlefield, though, Operation Spiderweb — and the lessons it taught observers about the inadequacies of […]

June 26, 2025

Mandela relative calls for U.S. to deport Afrikaners

Nelson Mandela’s great-grandson has called on President Donald Trump to deport the South Africans he allowed into the U.S. as refugees. Mayibuye Melisizwe Mandela said the group does not “qualify to be refugees” in the U.S. Mandela’s call for deportation The 31-year-old Mandela opened a criminal investigation into the group of Afrikaners who came to […]

June 26, 2025

Trump administration seeks Americans’ personal data for immigration enforcement

The Trump administration is compiling an unprecedented amount of personal data on a broad swath of Americans as it attempts to enhance immigration enforcement. The effort gathers information on citizens and non-citizens alike, and some lawmakers and civil liberties advocates say it violates privacy laws. Much of the data – ranging from tax information to […]

June 26, 2025

Mamdani victory in NYC mayoral primary may offer lessons for Democrats

As he declared victory in New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, Zohran Mamdani immediately established himself — and his progressive agenda — as a major player in Democratic politics nationally. Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist, defeated former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the primary on Tuesday, June 24. Mamdani campaigned on a far-left platform […]

June 26, 2025

Liver King arrested, accused of threatening Joe Rogan in online rant

Police have arrested Brian Johnson, better known as “Liver King,” in Austin, Texas, for comments he made on social media. Officials charged the fitness influencer with making terroristic threats against podcaster Joe Rogan on Instagram. The arrest caught on camera The incident began June 23, when Johnson posted an Instagram video of himself holding guns, […]

June 26, 2025

Democrats try to block Emil Bove, judicial nominee accused of misconduct

President Trump’s nominee to be a circuit court judge in New Jersey is facing allegations of professional misconduct that Democrats contend make him unfit for a lifetime position. A whistleblower complaint sent to Congress alleges Emil Bove told subordinates the Trump administration may need to ignore federal court orders to carry out its immigration agenda. […]

June 26, 2025

Who is the Tren de Aragua leader added to the FBI’s most wanted list?

The FBI has added Giovanni Vicente Mosquera Serrano, a senior leader of the Venezuelan-based Tren de Aragua gang, to its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list. He is the first member of Tren de Aragua to appear on the list.  Mosquera Serrano is accused of directing narcotics production, managing financial operations and overseeing recruitment for Tren […]