Activists Strip at Maine School Meeting, Parents Stunned
                                        A dramatic protest unfolded this week at a school board meeting in Augusta, Maine, where three activists stripped down to their underwear in protest of a district... Read more.                                    
                                                                
                            
                                                            Spokane Empty Jail Beds Spark Blame Game as Crime Soars
                                        Tensions are boiling between Spokane city and county officials over more than 100 empty jail beds amid growing concerns about rising downtown crime.... Read more.                                    
                                                                
                            
                                                            Senate Democrats Block Shutdown Deal, Troops Left Waiting
                                        As the federal government shutdown enters its third week, Senate Majority Leader John Thune is shifting tactics after Democrats repeatedly blocked Republican-led... Read more.                                    
                                                                
                            
                                                            Justice Jackson Compares Black Voters to Disabled
                                        During oral arguments in the Supreme Court case Louisiana v. Callais, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson drew sharp attention by comparing black American voters to individuals... Read more.                                    
                                                                
                            
                                                            NYC Judge Freed Knife Attacker, Now Another Victim Bleeds
                                        A New York City judge released a repeat offender accused of a violent subway knife attack—only for the same man to be arrested weeks later for slashing another... Read more.                                    
                                                                
                            
                                                            Job Growth Slowed by Deportations, Says Treasury Chief
                                        Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that the recent slowdown in U.S. job growth is partly due to the departure of two million illegal aliens from the... Read more.                                    
                                                                
                            
                                                            Louisiana Redistricting Fight Hits Supreme Court
                                        Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a 40-year-old precedent that he says has locked states into an unconstitutional redistricting... Read more.                                    
                                                                
                            
                                                            Teens Who Assaulted Trump Staffer Walk Free
                                        Two of the teens involved in the brutal beating of Edward “Big Balls” Coristine— allows both offenders to avoid incarceration despite the severity of the attack.... Read more.                                    
                                                                
                            
                                                            Jim Himes Compares DHS to North Korea in Shocking Rant
                                        Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) sparked backlash by comparing U.S. law enforcement to authoritarian regimes like North Korea and Iran.... Read more.                                    
                                                                
                            
                                                            U.S. Won’t Negotiate, Trump Defies China Despite Market
                                        Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that the Trump administration will not allow stock market swings to dictate its trade policy toward China.... Read more.                                    
                                                                
                            

                                                                                                                                                                                                            