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Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down Redistricting Amendment Vote
(Shirleen Guerra, The Center Square) The Supreme Court of Virginia on Friday struck down the state’s redistricting amendment 4-3 on Friday. Virginia’s congressional maps are to remain in place for the 2026 election cycle. The decision wipes out the results of the April 21 statewide referendum, which voters had approved by roughly 51.7%-48.3%. In a…
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Hegseth Calls Inflating the Pentagon Budget by 50% to $1.5 Trillion a ‘Fiscally Responsible Investment’
(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said in a post on X on Thursday that inflating the Pentagon budget by nearly 50% to $1.5 trillion for 2027 was a “fiscally responsible investment” as the Trump administration attempts to justify its record-shattering military budget request. “Thanks to President Trump’s $1.5 trillion defense budget, this…
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US Employers Defy Economic Shock from Iran War and Add a Surprisingly Strong 115,000 Jobs in April
(Headline USA) America’s employers delivered a surprising 115,000 new jobs last month despite an economic shock from the Iran war. Hiring beat the 65,000 jobs forecasters had expected, though it decelerated from the 185,000 jobs created in March. The unemployment rate remained at a low 4.3%, the Labor Department reported Friday. The Iran war has…
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Deadly Bear Attack in Glacier National Park is the First in Decades at the Iconic Park
(Headline USA) The body of a missing hiker has been found in Glacier National Park in what authorities say appears to be the first deadly bear attack at the iconic Montana park since 1998. “His injuries are consistent with those sustained by a bear encounter,” the National Park Service said in a written statement Thursday.…
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Brian Glenn, Mr. MTG, Bids Farewell to DC Too
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Conservative journalist Brian Glenn is calling it quits. Glenn, a White House correspondent for Real America’s Voice, is set to resign from his job Friday as he prepares to marry former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., in the Peach State. Glenn confirmed his resignation in a heartfelt post on X Thursday, temporarily pausing…
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Judge Rejects Request to Ban Cameras in Court from Man Charged with Killing Charlie Kirk
murder case of the man charged with killing Charlie Kirk, a Utah judge ruled Friday, saying coverage requests from news stations would continue to be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Tyler Robinson’s attorneys argued potential jurors could be biased by slanted news reports and online comments that depict the defendant as unremorseful based on how…
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‘Climate Warrior’ Tom Steyer Invested in Coal
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer is embroiled in controversy over his ties to Farallon Capital, the hedge fund he founded in 1986 that later became a major lender to the coal industry—despite his long-standing image as a climate change warrior. Steyer, a billionaire Democratic donor and failed 2020 presidential candidate, has emerged…
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This Barack Obama Is Running for Governor in California
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) When Californians head to the voting booth on June 2 for the state’s open gubernatorial primary, they may come across a familiar name among the long list of candidates seeking to advance to the runoff: Barack Obama. But the candidate is not former President Barack Hussein Obama. It is Barack D. Obama…
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Justice Alito Smacks Down Colleague KBJ: ‘Lacks Restraint’
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissents have long drawn blistering rebukes from her colleagues, with some even on the left taking issue with her reasoning. Monday was no different. Jackson’s complaints in Louisiana v. Callais — the case that struck down the state’s congressional map — drew a forceful rebuke from Justice…
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FBI Agent Avoids Prison after His Rifle Was Used in a Juvenile Shooting
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) An FBI agent has avoided prison after pleading guilty to lying about having his government-issued firearm stolen from him, when he in fact had lost it. The firearm was later used in a juvenile shooting. The agent, Mose Countryman, was sentenced Friday to one year of supervised probation. He was also…
