The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday that the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Puerto Rican-based Nodus International Bank (Nodus Bank), Tomás Niembro Concha, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit both a multimillion-dollar wire fraud scheme and to evade U.S.-imposed sanctions on Venezuela. “The defendant abused his position as CEO, turning the […]
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a federal lawsuit against Harvard University on Mar. 20, alleging that the school violated a federal civil rights law by discriminating against Jewish and Israeli students. The DOJ claims that since the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023, the university has allowed antisemitic groups of students, faculty, and […]
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced the death of a 19-year-old Mexican migrant at a county jail in Florida that has been holding immigrant detainees, according to The Associated Press (The AP). The AP revealed that Royer Perez-Jimenez’s death on Monday is the 46th death reported under ICE custody since the beginning of President Donald […]
Congressional candidate and Mayor Scott Singer (R-Boca Raton) announced several endorsements in his bid to take over U.S. Rep Jared Moskowitz's (D-Fla.) seat in the upcoming 2026 Midterm elections. In a press release issued on Mar. 19, Mayor Singer revealed that Deerfield Beach Mayor Todd Drosky and City Commissioner Michael Hudak, Highland Beach Mayor Natasha Moore, […]
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) sent a letter on Thursday to top officials in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) calling for a review of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) involvement in U.S. clinical trials and drug approvals. Sen. Scott urged DHHS Secretary […]
Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) shared her dissent for the Iranian judiciary's execution of a 19-year-old Iranian wrestling national champion, in a social media post via X, reposting Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad’s report on the matter. In her social media post, Rep. Salazar expressed that “for decades, Iran has waged a brutal campaign against its […]
Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth held a Pentagon briefing on Mar. 19, expressing that “today will be the largest strike package yet,” echoing statements from prior briefings. As the war in Iran approaches nearly three weeks since the start of the conflict, which began on Feb. 28 with the launch of a joint U.S.-Israel […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating Joe Kent, the former director of the National Counterterrorism Center, for allegedly leaking classified information. According to sources who spoke with NBC News, CBS News, and Semafor, which first reported the investigation, the probe was launched before Kent’s resignation on Tuesday. Kent, a U.S. Army veteran, resigned […]
Department of National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard testified in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee today, where she answered questions regarding a lack of intelligence briefings on foreign threats to the current 2026 midterm elections. Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) opened the congressional hearings involving the Trump administration’s top national security officials’ testimonies, expressing his outrage. […]
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), President Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is currently testifying before the Senate Homeland Security Committee amid his confirmation hearing. During the hearing, Mullin urged the Committee to fund DHS. The department is currently shut down as Democrats call for immigration enforcement reform. “My friends, […]
The Trump administration’s top national security officers will testify in back-to-back congressional hearings before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday at 10 a.m. The officials are expected to be questioned over the war in Iran, the deadly strike on an all-girls’ school in the Southern region of the Islamic Republic, and on the Federal Bureau […]
Cuba’s President Miguel Diaz-Canel pushed back against the “almost daily” threats from the U.S. as President Donald Trump continues to suggest that he may “take” the Caribbean nation, vowing to meet the Trump administration’s efforts to cut off the country’s fuel supplies with “unyielding resistance.” “They intend to... announce plans to take over the country, […]
President Donald Trump announced in a post via Truth Social today that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has refused to partake in the current conflict between the U.S. and Iran. “The United States has been informed by most of our NATO 'Allies' that they don’t want to get involved with our Military Operation against […]
The U.S. State Department on Mar. 17 released a joint statement by the U.S. and Mongolian governments regarding the 17th Annual Bilateral Consultations between the two nations held in Ulaanbaatar. “Recognizing that Mongolia and the United States have a shared interest in global peace, freedom, democracy, and economic prosperity, the two sides expressed their continued […]
Joe Kent, Director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center, has resigned from his post over the current conflict in Iran, stating that he "cannot in good conscience" support the war. “Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and it is clear that we started this war due to pressure from Israel and its powerful […]
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments over the Trump administration’s efforts to end legal protections under a program that has allowed people fleeing war and other humanitarian crises around the world to live and work in the U.S., including Haiti and Syria. The justices issued a brief order on Mar. 16 stating that they […]
A federal judge in Massachusetts blocked Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s overhaul to vaccine policy, including the childhood vaccine schedule and his restructuring of a key vaccine advisory committee. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy of Boston issued an opinion on Monday, March 16, 2026, siding with the American Academy of Pediatrics […]
An Afghan national who served alongside the U.S. military in Afghanistan died less than 24 hours after being detained in North Texas by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to a family friend and a U.S. advocacy group. Mohammed Nazeer Paktiawal, 41, died of unknown causes on Mar. 14, a day after he was apprehended […]
