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$4.5B awarded in new contracts to build Smart Wall along southwest border
By Bethany BlankleyThe Center Square Roughly $4.5 billion in contracts have been awarded to expand border wall construction, including adding...
Do No Harm expects FTC to take action to protect minors from transgender procedures
By Tate MillerThe Center Square (The Center Square ) – After submitting comments to the Federal Trade Commission's public inquiry...
2024 was deadliest year for journalists on record
By Bethany BlankleyThe Center Square Last year was the deadliest year for journalists on record, with the Gaza Strip being...
Govt shutdown raises concerns over national security
By Andrew RiceThe Center Square As partisan divides appear to deepen and prolong the partial government shutdown, bipartisan lawmakers said...
Trump says new 100% tariff on China as trade war escalates
By Brett RowlandThe Center Square President Donald Trump on Friday said imports from China will face a new 100% tariff...
Arizona congressman calls for end to government shutdown
By Chris WoodwardThe Center Square U.S. Rep. Abe Hamadeh, R-Arizona, wants Democrats to “come to their senses” and end the...
Trump deploys California National Guard to Portland
By Dan McCalebThe Center Square President Donald Trump on Sunday deployed California National Guard troops to Portland after a federal...
Peace on the line two years after Oct. 7 attacks
By Sarah Roderick-FitchThe Center Square Tuesday marks the second anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack; the impact...
U.S. Supreme Court looks to start consequential new term
By Andrew RiceThe Center Square The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the first oral arguments of its new term on...
Youngkin, Johnsion calll for AG candidate to withdraw after violent texts emerge
By Dan McCalebThe Center Square Gov. Glenn Youngkin and U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson are calling on Virginia attorney general...
ICE agents shoot armed woman in suburban Chicago during attack
By Dan McCalebThe Center Square Border Patrol agents near Chicago shot an armed woman Saturday who was part of a...
Pritzker: Trump to federalize Illinois National Guard
By Dan McCalebThe Center Square President Donald Trump will federalize 300 Illinois National Guard troops, Gov. J.B. Pritzker said in...
Trump says U.S. in ‘armed conflict’ with drug cartels in Caribbean
By Brett RowlandThe Center Square President Donald Trump told Congress that the U.S. is engaged in "armed conflict" with drug...
Policy experts unimpressed with SBA’s ‘record’ capital delivered to small businesses
By Tate MillerThe Center Square The Small Business Administration announced it will close Fiscal Year 2025 with record-breaking capital delivered...
Poll: Voters like candidates supporting war on Alzheimer’s
By Dave MasonThe Center Square Republican congressional candidates are more likely to win competitive districts if they support the war...
U.S. LNG exports at new record in September on strong Louisiana shipments
By Alton WallaceThe Center Square U.S. LNG exports hit a record high in September at 9.4 million metric tons, up...
Conservatives push Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern merger
By Tom JoyceThe Center Square A coalition of conservative and free-market groups is urging federal regulators to approve the proposed...
Hamas agrees to release hostages; demands further negotiations
By Sarah Roderick-FitchThe Center Square After an ominous warning from President Donald Trump, Hamas has reportedly agreed to release the...
