A recent investigation reveals that five Pennsylvania counties billed the federal government over $21 million in 2024 and 2025 to hold immigrants in their local jails. While these lucrative agreements predate the current administration, they are facing renewed scrutiny from residents and activists amid a nationwide push for mass deportations.
Iran has officially rejected Donald Trump's Tuesday deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, condemning his threats to bomb civilian infrastructure as an incitement to war crimes. As the administration continues to escalate this manufactured conflict, regional violence has already spiked, with an Iranian missile strike killing at least two civilians in Haifa, Israel.
The United States and Iran are reportedly negotiating a 45-day ceasefire alongside regional mediators, even as President Donald Trump issued a strict deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The diplomatic push follows a recent US airman rescue mission, which resulted in the destruction of US aircraft and conflicting claims between Washington and Tehran.
Last week’s wait-and-see stance has changed into something more decisive: markets are pricing in a deeper and longer-lasting supply shock — one that could squeeze growth and revive inflation. “Investors have had to increase their probability of the worst-case scenario,” said Rajeev de Mello, a global macro portfolio manager at Gama Asset Management. US Treasury yields are up almost a quarter percentage point since the war in Iran started, while about about $6 trillion in global equity-market value has been wiped out.
Federal authorities apparently never searched the property, but now state authorities will reopen a 2019 investigation
Merkley announces a plaque honoring law enforcement's heroism during the January 6 Capitol attack wi
