(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) On March 17, the U.S. national debt slipped above $39 trillion. If you’re thinking, ‘Wow, it seems like we just crossed the $38 trillion threshold,’ you are correct. It was a mere 150 days ago on October 21. As of March 17, the national debt stood at $39,016,762,910,245.14. This happened…

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(Alton Wallace, The Center Square)  Surging prices for U.S. diesel fuel are stressing the budgets of consumers, governments and industries from trucking, railroads and air travel to agriculture and medical supplies, energy market experts say. U.S. diesel prices have risen almost 38% in the 20 days since the United States and Israel launched strikes on…

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(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) The U.S. House tanked a balanced budget resolution to curb the federal government’s practice of racking up trillion-dollar deficits every year. The failed Wednesday vote comes as federal spending pushed the national debt over $39 trillion, roughly $3 trillion higher than it was 12 months ago. That means the U.S.…

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(Ken Silva, Headline USA) FBI Director Kashyap Patel admitted Wednesday that the bureau purchases U.S. commercial geolocation data in bulk without a warrant—defending the constitutionally dubious practice by saying that it helps protect the American data. The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution requires law enforcement agencies to obtain a court order when demanding personal data…

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(José Niño, Headline USA) Police arrested a naturalized citizen originally from Baghdad, Iraq for allegedly entering an elementary school near Houston while armed with a handgun and dressed in tactical gear, the Dallas Express reported. Kyle Najm Chris, also known as Mohanad Najm Muhi, was taken into custody after allegedly sneaking into Zwink Elementary School…

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(Morgan Sweeney, The Center Square) Vice President JD Vance remains the favored candidate among Republicans and right-leaning independents for the next presidential primary, though Secretary of State Marco Rubio moved up in a new The Center Square Voters’ Voice Poll. The poll surveyed 952 Republicans and 225 independents who lean Republican across the country, asking…

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(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) U.S. senators exchanged sharp, personal barbs Wednesday with Markwayne Mullin, nominee for secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.  U.S. Sen. Mullin, R-Okla., was nominated by President Donald Trump to lead DHS after President Donald Trump removed Kristi Noem from the position.  Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., grilled Mullin over…

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(Ken Silva, Headline USA) FBI Director Kashyap Patel said Wednesday that the number of online undercover FBI agents have increased during his tenure—claiming that the boost in online operatives helped solve four terrorist plots in December alone. Patel first touted the increase in online agents in response to a question from Sen. Susan Collins, D-Maine,…

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(Chris Wade, The Center Square)  New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is moving to strip his predecessor, Eric Adams, of city-funded legal representation to defend him against a sexual harassment lawsuit. In a court filing Tuesday, the city’s Law Department requested to withdraw from representing Adams in a lawsuit alleging he sexually assaulted a woman…

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(José Niño, Headline USA) Hours after Joe Kent announced his resignation as director of the National Counterterrorism Center in protest of the Iran war on Tuesday, senior White House correspondents reported that administration officials were telling a very different story about the departing official. Jacqui Heinrich, the Senior White House Correspondent at Fox News, tweeted…

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