The Justice Department is moving to strip U.S. citizenship from a former American ambassador now convicted of secretly working for communist Cuba for decades, closing another chapter in one of the most extraordinary espionage scandals ever uncovered inside the U.S. government. Federal prosecutors filed a civil denaturalization complaint Thursday against Victor Manuel Rocha, the former […]

Former Rep. Katie Porter is facing sharp criticism after comments during California’s gubernatorial debate appeared to acknowledge that illegal immigration has helped offset the state’s slowing population growth — a point Republicans have argued for years as California continues losing residents to other states. The controversy erupted during Tuesday night’s debate when Porter was asked […]

An awkward exchange between California Republican gubernatorial candidates Steve Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco turned into one of the most talked-about moments of Tuesday night’s CNN debate after moderator Kaitlan Collins confronted Bianco over past remarks accusing Hilton of “swindling” his way into the Republican Party. The tense back-and-forth unfolded after Collins referenced […]

Americans continue relocating to the South in large numbers, with new IRS migration data showing South Carolina growing faster than any other state on a per-capita basis while Texas and Florida remain the biggest overall magnets for new residents. The numbers reflect an ongoing population shift that has been reshaping the country for years, as […]

Tuesday night’s primary elections delivered more than a series of local victories and defeats. They also offered a fresh reminder that President Trump continues to dominate Republican politics heading into the 2026 midterm cycle, while exposing growing pressure points for Democrats in several key battleground states. From Indiana’s bruising intraparty fights to Ohio’s emerging statewide […]

An illegal immigrant from Honduras convicted of attempting to murder her newborn baby on Long Island has now been deported from the United States after serving eight years in prison, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Federal immigration officials confirmed that Soili Xiomara Aparicio-Santos was removed from the country in April following her release […]

Last week, the FBI rolled into Minneapolis and raided 22 questionable day care operations as part of a widening federal probe into what authorities suspect is massive fraud tied to taxpayer-funded social service programs. Then, just days later, Vice President JD Vance put Columbus, Ohio, squarely in the crosshairs of a new federal fraud task […]

The Presidential Fitness Test is coming back—and this time, it’s not being framed as a nostalgic throwback, but as a reset on how schools measure physical ability. President Donald Trump is set to sign a memorandum restoring the Presidential Fitness Test Award, reviving a program that once pushed students to meet defined performance benchmarks in […]

Two arrests, just 24 hours apart, and Border Patrol is making sure people notice the pattern. Down near San Diego, agents picked up two individuals in back-to-back operations—both in the country illegally, both with prior convictions tied to crimes against children. The first, a Mexican national, had already been convicted in early 2024 for contacting […]