Republicans Pad U.S. House Majority With Two Florida Special Election Wins
(The Center Square)–Republicans padded their slim U.S. House majority Tuesday after winning two Florida special elections to replace a pair...
California High Speed Rail Needs $7B Bailout, Could Lose Federal Funds
(The Center Square)—California’s $35 billion high speed rail project for its sparsely populated Central Valley requires at least a $7...
Chicago Reigns as Country’s ‘Homicide Capital’ for 13th Straight Year
For the 13th consecutive year, the city of Chicago once again reigned as the nation’s homicide capital in 2024 with...
Bill Targeting Stolen Taxpayer-Funded COVID-19 Benefits Moves to Senate
(The Center Square)–Legislation to help recover taxpayer money lost to COVID-19 unemployment fraud passed the U.S. House Tuesday night and...
CA Spent $37B on Homeless, Lacks Results Data; $13B Possibly Spent on Outsiders
(The Center Square)—The California Legislative Analyst’s Office says the state has spent $37 billion on homelessness since 2019 and undercounts the...
Forever 21 Closes L.A. Headquarters, Expected to Close Hundreds of Stores and File for Bankruptcy
(The Center Square)—Iconic retail chain Forever 21 announced it is closing its Los Angeles corporate headquarters, adding another corporate exit...
California Bill Would Close Loopholes for Buying Sex From 16-Year-Olds
(The Center Square)—A bipartisan coalition of California lawmakers has introduced a bill to strengthen penalties, including potential felonies, for purchasing sex...
Nonprofit Says ‘Crazy Fad’ of Gender Reassignment Ideology Is ‘A Fever That Is Breaking’
(The Center Square)–Last month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning medical providers from performing gender reassignment or affirming...
ICE Continues to Make Major Arrests in Texas, Including Cartel, Gang Members
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations agents, working with other law enforcement officials, continue to apprehend violent illegal...
Trump Eyes ‘Reciprocal’ Trade Deals Over Flat Fee Tariffs
(The Center Square)–President Donald Trump said Friday he was considering reciprocal trade deals with countries rather than flat fee tariffs...