Executive Summary: Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has asked for up to 1,000 National Guard personnel to deploy across the state, citing persistent violent crime and shortages in local law enforcement. The move reflects a wider U.S. trend of governors leaning on Guard units for domestic security assistance, raising
Budget warning and what it means Vice President JD Vance said the United States is “headed to a shutdown” unless Republicans and Democrats find agreement, following talks with Democratic lawmakers. The core dispute centers on the terms of a stopgap funding bill and reported disagreements over health care-related tax
A deadly pattern that keeps civilians in the crossfire Ukraine woke up to another grim tally after overnight Russian strikes killed four people and wounded others, according to Ukrainian authorities. The barrage, described by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as “pure terrorism,” hit residential areas and critical infrastructure—targets that have become
President Donald Trump’s attempt to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook is now before a federal court in Washington, where Judge Jia Cobb heard more than two hours of arguments and took the matter under advisement without issuing a ruling. Cook is seeking an emergency order to remain on
The U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) warned that Chinese money-laundering networks working with Mexico-based drug cartels have moved roughly $312 billion in suspicious transactions through the U.S. financial system over five years, based on 137,000+ Bank Secrecy Act reports filed from January
A divided federal appeals court ruled that most of President Donald Trump’s global tariffs were unlawful, holding that he exceeded his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). In a 7–4 decision on Friday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit largely affirmed
A federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump dismissed the Justice Department’s lawsuit against every sitting judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, closing an unusual bid to overturn that court’s two-day pause on deportations for people who file habeas petitions. U.
Nigel Farage said that, if Reform UK wins the next general election, his government would immediately detain and deport anyone who arrives in Britain without authorization, including families with children. He delivered the pledge at an August 26 press conference staged at Oxford Airport, describing irregular Channel arrivals as an
Colombia’s defense ministry said at least 34 soldiers were kidnapped in the southeastern province of Guaviare after clashes with a dissident faction of the former FARC rebel group. The troops were seized on Sunday in a rural part of El Retorno municipality while evacuating following a military operation that,
Thousands of students and youth groups converged on Indonesia’s Parliament in Jakarta on Monday, August 25, to protest lawmakers’ compensation. Police used tear gas and water cannons after crowds pushed toward the main gates, throwing rocks and bottles and lighting small fires under a nearby flyover. A motorcycle was
Israel’s Defense Forces have intensified their operations in Gaza City while preparing to conduct a major assault against the Hamas-occupied urban center. The October 7 2023 Hamas attack that killed 1,200 Israelis and resulted in 250 hostage seizures triggered a response that became one of the deadliest
Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise and to racketeering conspiracy. Prosecutors said the plea resolves major counts spanning multiple indictments and removes the death penalty from consideration. Zambada, 75, admitted
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