In the fallout of Minnesota’s massive welfare fraud schemes, several federal officials have opened investigations into one of the oldest money transfer systems in the world. The Treasury Department, Homeland Security and the House Oversight Committee are looking into what’s known as the hawala system. What is hawala? “It’s an informal network that is capable […]
A senior U.S. Air Force officer raised alarms when she said that “Twitter feeds of randos” are tracking U.S. aircraft movements, creating operational security concerns. Maj. Claire Randolph, chief of weapons and tactics at U.S. Air Forces Central Command, said civilians can collect and consolidate aircraft movement data online, commonly called OSINT, or open-source intelligence. […]
The Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs on Friday, undermining his signature economic policy in a ruling that said he had exceeded his authority as chief executive. In a 6-3 decision, the court said it was illegal for Trump to impose the tariffs under a 1977 law, the International Emergency Economic […]
If you’re curious to see how important foreign ownership of American farmland is in Congress’ latest iteration of the Farm Bill, look no further than the title. The Farm, Food and National Security Act of 2026 gives the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) special investigatory powers to examine farmland owned or […]
A group of Vietnam War veterans is suing to try to block the construction of the proposed “Independence Arch,” a 250-foot monument planned near Arlington National Cemetery. The Trump administration intends to build the structure on Memorial Circle, across the Potomac River from the Lincoln Memorial and near the cemetery entrance. The White House says […]
Barcelona’s Sagrada Família basilica has been under construction for just under 144 years, and on Friday, it came a big step closer to completion. A crane placed the upper arm of a cross on the “Tower of Jesus Christ.” The Sagrada Família reaches its highest point following the placement of the upper arm of the […]
The Department of Homeland Security issued a Feb. 18 memo directing federal immigration agencies to detain certain refugees who entered the U.S. lawfully but have not obtained lawful permanent resident status — a green card — at least a year after arrival. The memo was submitted in a federal court filing and frames the one-year […]
The National Governors Association (NGA) winter meeting was expected to center on bipartisan issues. Instead, it opened Thursday with tension over who was – and was not – invited to Saturday night’s black-tie dinner at the White House. President Donald Trump initially only invited Republicans to the event. He later extended invitations to Democrats, but […]
Since the Justice Department released its last batch of Epstein files — containing more than 3 million documents, photos and videos — the world has been waiting for the fallout. And while the U.K. saw some on Thursday with the arrest of former Prince Andrew, Americans are still waiting for their country’s major moment. Prior […]
Federal data shows that the United States’ trade deficit rose to $70.3 billion in December — an increase of $17.3 billion from November. In 2025, the full-year trade deficit for goods and services was at $901.5 billion, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis said. While this is $2.1 billion less than […]
