2+ hour, 59+ min ago  (139+ words) State and Local News that Matters Jeffries Digs in on DHS Funding: No Deal Without ICE Reforms House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries(D-N.Y.) is digging in against funding for the Homeland Security Department (DHS), saying Democrats will continue to oppose…...

3+ hour, 5+ min ago  (126+ words) State and Local News that Matters House Speaker Calls It "Detestable" That Some Democrats Are Boycotting Trump"s SOTU House Speaker Mike Johnson said he thinks it"s "detestable" that some Democrats are boycotting President Trump"s State of the…...

3+ hour, 7+ min ago  (157+ words) State and Local News that Matters Consumer Confidence Rises as More Americans See Plentiful Jobs Consumer confidence improved in February as more Americans reported plentiful job opportunities and grew less pessimistic about the economic outlook, according to data released Tuesday…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (96+ words) State and Local News that Matters U.S. Military Blows Up Drug Boat in Caribbean, Raising Death Toll to 150 "Narco-Terrorists" Killed The U.S. military blew up another alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean on Monday, killing three "narco-terrorists" in the operation, it said....

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (145+ words) State and Local News that Matters 25 Mexican National Guard Troops Dead in Jalisco After Killing of Notorious Cartel Leader "El Mencho" Mexico Security Secretary Omar Garc'a Harfuch said Monday that 25 members of the National Guard were left dead in Jalisco…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (144+ words) State and Local News that Matters U.K. Arrests Ex-Ambassador to the U.S. on Suspicion of Misconduct over Epstein Ties Police have arrested Peter Mandelson, the former British ambassador to Washington, as part of an investigation into his ties with Jeffrey Epstein. London's…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (145+ words) State and Local News that Matters Marijuana Use Among Teens Brings Higher Risk of Psychotic Disorders A study found teenagers who use marijuana are at a higher risk of suffering from psychiatric issues, news that has researchers deeply concerned. The…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (148+ words) New York Post The crazed gunman who was shot dead after trying to enter Mar-a-Lago with a shotgun and a gas can has been identified as a North Carolina artist who was reported missing by his mom. Austin Tucker Martin,…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (491+ words) by Christina Botteri | Feb 22, 2026 The United States men's ice hockey team captured its first Olympic gold medal in 46 years on Sunday, defeating archrival Canada 2-1 in overtime on the final day of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina. Jack Hughes scored the…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (1540+ words) by Just the News | Feb 21, 2026 In a dramatic repudiation, CIA Director John Ratcliffe on Friday rescinded or revised 19 intelligence reports the agency produced dating back to the Obama era because they were politically biased or used poor spy tradecraft, including…...