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ICE Turns Its Focus to Springfield’s Haitian Community After Protected Status Expires
ICE Turns Its Focus to Springfield’s Haitian Community After Protected Status Expires Springfield, Ohio Mayor Rob Rue confirmed Thursday that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are actively operating within the city, telling local media the agency informed his office it is conducting field enforcement activity in Springfield, across Ohio and nationwide [1]. City officials…
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Data Center Backlash Could Cost Republicans an Ohio Senate Seat — and Trump Won’t Budge
Data Center Backlash Could Cost Republicans an Ohio Senate Seat — and Trump Won’t Budge Opposition to AI data centers has emerged as a defining issue in the 2026 Ohio Senate race, with internal National Republican Senatorial Committee polling showing appointed Sen. Jon Husted locked in a “dead heat” with Democratic challenger Sherrod Brown, according…
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Trump Declares “Economic D-Day” on Iran as Oil Prices Jump
Trump Declares “Economic D-Day” on Iran as Oil Prices Jump President Trump threatened what he called the “MOST CRUSHING ECONOMIC OPERATION” against Iran in a social media post Wednesday, escalating a campaign of economic pressure as diplomatic efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz remain stalled [1]. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the administration will…
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Missouri Judge Locks In Trump-Backed Map, Blocks Voters From Weighing In
Missouri Judge Locks In Trump-Backed Map, Blocks Voters From Weighing In A Cole County judge on Wednesday upheld Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ decision to block a voter referendum seeking to overturn the state’s new Republican-drawn congressional map, ruling that the state constitution’s referendum provisions do not apply to congressional redistricting enacted by the…
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National Debt Blows Past $40 Trillion, and Nobody in Washington Has a Plan
National Debt Blows Past $40 Trillion, and Nobody in Washington Has a Plan The U.S. national debt surpassed $40 trillion this week, according to Treasury Department data, a milestone reached months earlier than forecasters had projected as rising bond yields and lost tariff revenue accelerated federal borrowing [1]. The debt has doubled in less than…
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Judge Tells DOJ “The Public Has a Right to Know” in Epstein Files Showdown
Judge Tells DOJ “The Public Has a Right to Know” in Epstein Files Showdown U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan on Thursday pressed Justice Department attorneys over their compliance with his previous orders in a lawsuit concerning redactions in the released Jeffrey Epstein case files, including a requirement that the department publish justifications for those redactions…
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Missouri Judge Kills Voter Referendum, Locks In Trump-Backed House Map
Missouri Judge Kills Voter Referendum, Locks In Trump-Backed House Map Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green ruled Wednesday, hours after a one-day trial, that the Missouri Constitution does not permit voter referendums on congressional redistricting, blocking a proposed ballot measure that would have let voters decide whether to keep the state’s new congressional map [1,…
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Trump Declares “Economic Warfare” on Iran, and Nobody’s Fully on Board
Trump Declares “Economic Warfare” on Iran, and Nobody’s Fully on Board President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the United States would launch what he called the “most crushing economic operation” against Iran, describing it as “economic warfare” and an “economic D-Day” after talks between Washington and Tehran remained stalled. Trump said the campaign would target…
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Trump’s Endorsement Couldn’t Save Cory Mills — And He Wasn’t the Only One
Trump’s Endorsement Couldn’t Save Cory Mills — And He Wasn’t the Only One Republican Rep. Cory Mills lost Florida’s 7th Congressional District primary to Ryan Elijah, a first-time candidate and former television news anchor and NFL sideline reporter, despite an endorsement from President Donald Trump. Mills had been dogged by a House Ethics Committee investigation…
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Democratic Socialist’s Senate Upset Splits Florida Democrats
Democratic Socialist’s Senate Upset Splits Florida Democrats Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon defeated former National Security Council aide Alexander Vindman in the Democratic primary for a special U.S. Senate election, despite Vindman outraising her by more than 16 to 1. Nixon, a state lawmaker and former labor organizer backed by the Democratic Socialists of America,…