Homelessness spiked 18% in 2024; migrants caused record rise
The number of homeless people in the U.S. reached the highest level recorded in 2024, as more than 770,000 people lived without housing on a single night in...
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Conservative groups ask for corporate tax cut, end to capital gains inflation tax
The CEO of Wisconsin’s MacIver Institute and leaders from conservative groups across the country wrote to the chairman of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee asking for...
Violent Venezuelan gangs expand reach in Gulf, southeastern states
Members of the violent Venezuelan prison gang, Tren de Aragua (TdA), have expanded criminal operations to the Gulf states of Texas and Louisiana, as well as in the...
Trump endorses Speaker Johnson to keep leadership post
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday endorsed Speaker of the U.S. House Mike Johnson to keep his leadership role when a new Congress is sworn in after the first...
Jackson County sheriffs holding the line on border security
In the small rural county of Jackson, roughly two hours south of Houston, the sheriff and his deputies have been combatting an unprecedented amount of cartel crime through...
Trump asks Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban enforcement
President-elect Donald Trump has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to delay the enforcement of the federal law that would mandate the sale or shutdown of TikTok by Jan....
Federal court order won’t impact border wall materials in question
A federal court has ruled that the Biden administration must comply with an order issued in May related to border wall funding. Multiple news outlets reported the order...
Poll: Majority of Americans support Trump transition
The majority of Americans approve of the way President-elect Donald Trump is handling the presidential transition, according to a new poll.
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Everyday Economics:Yields rise on higher uncertainty, not bullish outlook
The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield, which influences consumer borrowing costs for credit cards, auto loans and mortgages, rose again last week.
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State, national officials remember Jimmy Carter
State and national officials lauded former President Jimmy Carter for his public service after learning of his death Sunday afternoon at the age of 100.
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