Twin Cities’ wage hikes roasted after report exposes job-crushing fallout in Tim Walz’s backyard
A new Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis study is handing conservatives fresh ammunition in the minimum wage fight, with critics mocking the findings as obvious after researchers linked $15 wage hikes to job losses and reduced hours in Minneapolis and St. Paul. “Who could have possibly seen this coming,” wrote RealClearInvestigations senior writer Mark Hemingway […]
Prosecutors to Retry Murdaugh in Deaths of Wife, Son After Convictions Overturned
Prosecutors said they plan to retry disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh on murder charges in the shooting deaths of his wife and younger son after the state Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned his conviction and life sentence. State Attorney General Alan Wilson said his office …
Louisiana Advances Plan to Eliminate Majority-Black US House District After Court Ruling
Republican senators in Louisiana advanced a plan Wednesday to eliminate one of two majority-Black, Democrat-held congressional seats following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down the state’s U.S. House map as an illegal racial gerrymander.
Overdose Deaths Fell Again in 2025, but Worry Persists
About 70,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year — about 14% fewer than the previous year, according to preliminary government data.
Walmart Cuts, Relocates 1,000 Corporate Employees
Retail giant Walmart is cutting or relocating approximately 1,000 corporate employees as the company restructures parts of its technology and product divisions amid a broader corporate push into artificial intelligence, according to a Wall Street Journal report.[#item_full_content]
Army Hit With $6 Billion Shortfall Amid Iran Conflict
The U.S. Army reportedly is facing a $4 billion to $6 billion budget shortfall due largely to the Iran war and to securing the southern border.[#item_full_content]
Soros Orgs Give $30 Million to Fight Antisemitism, Anti-Muslim Hate
Open Society Foundations, the family philanthropy founded by hedge fund billionaire George Soros, is putting $30 million toward groups fighting antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate over the next three years.[#item_full_content]
Trump IVF Plan Draws Fire From Both Sides
Pro-life groups and in vitro fertilization advocates have expressed disappointment with President Donald Trump’s proposal to create an optional fertility care benefit for employer-sponsored insurance.[#item_full_content]
Rand Paul brings CIA whistleblower to Senate hearing alleging ‘deep state’ COVID-19 conspiracy
A whistleblower is set to testify before the Senate on the alleged cover-up of the origins of COVID-19. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will hear testimony from an unnamed longtime CIA employee on Wednesday on allegations that there was a cover-up of the origins of the virus with roots that run deep […]
Vance-led task force cuts off $1.4B from home health, hospice providers suspected of fraud
EXCLUSIVE: Vice President JD Vance’s anti-fraud task force has withheld $1.4 billion in federal funding from home health and hospice providers nationwide, following a wave of suspensions enacted by an anti-fraud task force targeting operations in California, Minnesota and several other states. Approximately 90% of the suspended providers have not reached out to the Centers […]
