The U.S. State Department has announced an immediate pause on immigrant visa processing for citizens of 75 countries, saying the move is aimed at stopping newcomers who it claims are likely to rely on public assistance and “extract wealth from the American people.” The announcement was made in a series […]
Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse are asking for federal oversight of how the Justice Department is handling the release of sensitive case files, nearly twenty years after first seeking justice. On January 14, 2026, nineteen survivors submitted a formal request to Acting Inspector General Don R. Berthiaume, urging his office […]
A Tazewell County judge has rejected an emergency request from Republican legislators to halt Virginia’s proposed constitutional amendment that could allow Democrats to redraw congressional maps before the 2026 midterm elections. Circuit Court Judge Jack S. Hurley Jr. issued the ruling on Monday denying a temporary restraining order sought by […]
Consumer prices increased 0.3% in December, driven by rises in food and shelter costs, while the annual inflation rate remained unchanged at 2.7%, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data released Tuesday. The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) showed broad-based price pressures across essential categories, with food […]
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton refused to appear before the House Oversight Committee on Tuesday and Wednesday as subpoenaed for depositions related to the committee’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. In response, Comer announced the committee would vote next week to hold the former president […]
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell disclosed Sunday evening that the Department of Justice has served the central bank with grand jury subpoenas threatening criminal indictment over his congressional testimony about the Fed’s headquarters renovation. In a video statement released January 11, Powell acknowledged the investigation while rejecting the stated premise, […]
U.S. Senator Mark Kelly filed a federal lawsuit on January 12 against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Department of Defense, alleging that efforts to censure and demote him violate his constitutional rights and exceed statutory authority. Kelly joined five other Democratic lawmakers, all military veterans or former intelligence officers, […]
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has issued a new policy requiring members of Congress to provide seven days’ advance notice before conducting oversight visits to Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities. This directive came one day after fatal shooting of a US citizen by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. The policy, […]
On Wednesday Vice President JD Vance announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would soon be conducting door-to-door operations across the country to locate and arrest undocumented immigrants. The door-to-door enforcement strategy is already underway in Minneapolis, where up to 2,000 federal agents from ICE, Customs and Border Protection, and […]
A new international study published Friday in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences reports that the world’s oceans took in more heat in 2025 than ever before, making it the ninth straight year of record-high ocean temperatures. The upper 2,000 meters of the global ocean gained approximately 23 zettajoules of heat energy compared to […]
