Nearly 200 days after Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina, thousands of households remain without permanent housing, according to the state auditor’s latest recovery dashboard. Only six state-issued temporary housing units are occupied across the affected region, a stark reminder of the slow-moving recovery effort from what officials call the state’s worst natural disaster.
Illinois House Republicans are calling out Democrat-led state leadership for failing to act on legislation aimed at reducing what is now considered the highest overall tax burden in the United States. Despite a package of GOP-sponsored tax relief bills introduced this session, none have gained traction in the General Assembly.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s 2021 campaign received over $300,000 in support from a fundraiser with direct ties to a Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence and intelligence agency, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation revealed. The man behind the fundraising, Gary Yu — also known as Yu Guoliang — is listed as an official by the United Front Work Department (UFWD), a key CCP agency used to exert political influence abroad.
The head nurse at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital was threatened by Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) after publicly urging its operatives to vacate the medical facility, warning their presence was endangering patients and drawing potential Israeli military response.
A Chinese national convicted of setting fire to a historic church in Montgomery, Alabama, is now facing additional federal charges after allegedly escaping from prison late last year. Xiaoquin Yan, 31, had been serving a sentence for arson at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut, when she reportedly fled the facility on December 10, 2024.
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) has called for an investigation into a Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) official after the official allegedly mishandled records, leading to their deletion.
Former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen dismissed former President Donald Trump’s America First manufacturing agenda as a “pipe dream” during an interview on CNBC Monday. Her remarks come just days after Nvidia, a major U.S. tech firm, announced a $500 billion investment in American-based AI supercomputer manufacturing.
Top officials inside the Social Security Administration (SSA) tried to obstruct efforts by the Trump administration to cancel Social Security numbers for more than 6,300 illegal aliens, including many released into the U.S. during the Biden presidency. According to leaked details, bureaucrats pushed back against the Trump directive, raising legal objections and attempting to derail enforcement efforts from within the agency.
Former Republican Congressman Mike Rogers announced that he is again running for a U.S. Senate seat, hoping to replace retiring Democrat Senator Gary Peters.
