Nebraska to ban soda and energy drinks from SNAP under first USDA waiver
Nebraska is the first state to receive a federal waiver to ban the purchase of soda and energy drinks under the food benefit program for low-income Americans long known as…
Taxpayers in metro Phoenix still footing the bill for Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns
Taxpayer costs from a racial profiling verdict arising from then-Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration crackdowns well over a decade ago are expected to reach $352 million by mid-2026.
Texas lawmakers OK former Uvalde mayor’s effort to fix police failures in Robb Elementary attack
Texas lawmakers have passed a plan carried by Uvalde’s former mayor to fix police failures laid bare in the hesitant law enforcement response to the Robb Elementary School shooting in…
Standing by in San Antonio: the luxury plane from Qatar intended to replace Air Force One
The luxury jet needs a security overhaul. That usually takes a few years, meaning it might not be ready until Trump is out of office. Shortcuts could create national security…
Trump administration agrees to pay nearly $5M to settle suit over Ashli Babbitt shooting in Capitol
The Trump administration has agreed to pay just under $5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit that Ashli Babbitt’s family filed over her shooting by an officer during the…
Senate foreign relations to grill Rubio
Secretary of State Marco Rubio prepares for some tough questions ahead of his appearance in front of the senate foreign relations committee on Tuesday.
Arizona prosecutors ordered to send fake elector case back to grand jury
Arizona prosecutors pressing the case against Republicans accused of trying to overturn the 2020 election results in President Donald Trump’s favor were ordered to send the case back to a…
Former US Census Bureau director John Thompson, who guided preparations for 2020 head count, dies
John Thompson, who guided preparations for the 2020 census as director of the U.S. Census Bureau, has died. Thompson died May 9 at his home in Bend, Oregon. He was…
New book alleges Biden aides hid his decline
Joe Biden has stage four metastatic prostate cancer.The former president made that announcement Sunday afternoon. It came just days before the publication of "Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-up…
Federal judge blocks Trump’s takeover of U.S. Institute of Peace
U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell ruled the USIP president and board members were unlawfully fired by President Trump and should be reinstated.