U.S. consumer confidence fell sharply in November, hitting its lowest level since April, as Americans grew more pessimistic about current business conditions, the labor market, and their financial future, according to the latest report from The Conference Board. The Consumer Confidence Index declined by 6.8 points to 88.7 in November, […]
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Trump Announces Pardon for Convicted Drug Trafficker Juan Orlando Hernández, Former Honduran President
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will grant a “full and complete pardon” to Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras currently serving a 45-year sentence in federal prison after being convicted in 2024 of conspiring to import more than 400 tons of cocaine into the United States. […]
Bipartisan Congressional Investigation Launched into Pentagon’s Caribbean Anti-Drug Strikes
The Republican and Democratic leaders of the House Armed Services Committee announced a bipartisan investigation Saturday into reports that U.S. forces conducted follow-up strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels in the Caribbean, killing survivors who had initially lived through missile attacks. In a rare joint statement, Chairman Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) and […]
EPA Proposes Rollback of Clean Water Protections for Nation’s Wetlands
The Trump administration has unveiled a new rule that would dramatically reduce federal protections for millions of acres of wetlands and streams across the United States. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the proposal on November 17, positioning it as a regulatory victory that will “cut red tape and provide predictability” […]
More Than Half of U.S. Homes Lost Value Over Past Year, Zillow Reports, But Most Owners Still See Large Gains
More than half of all U.S. homes — 53 percent — are worth less today than they were a year ago, according to new data from Zillow. As of October 2025, the majority of properties have seen their Zestimate — Zillow’s automated home valuation tool — drop below levels recorded […]
Federal Judge Blocks IRS From Sharing Taxpayer Data With Immigration Enforcement
A federal judge has halted the Internal Revenue Service’s practice of sharing confidential taxpayer address information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ruling that the data-sharing policy violates federal privacy laws and was implemented unlawfully. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly issued a on November 21, granting an injunction in the case Center […]
Federal Judge Dismisses Indictments Against Comey and James, Finding Prosecutor’s Appointment Unlawful
A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal indictments against both former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling that interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan—a former White House aide with no prior prosecutorial experience—was unlawfully appointed in violation of federal law and the Constitution’s Appointments Clause. Senior U.S. District […]
Judge Rules Trump’s National Guard Deployment in D.C. Violates Federal Law and Infringes on District Authority
A federal judge ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to patrol Washington, D.C., violates federal law and illegally infringes on the District’s authority to govern itself. U.S. District Judge Jia M. Cobb of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary […]
Best Times to Travel for Thanksgiving 2025: AAA Forecasts Record 82 Million Americans on the Move
Nearly 82 million Americans are projected to travel over the Thanksgiving holiday period this year, setting a new record for the nation’s busiest travel holiday, according to AAA’s latest forecast. The seven-day travel period from Tuesday, November 25 through Monday, December 1 will see 81.8 million people journey at least […]
New Study Challenges Fluoride Safety Concerns, Finds No Cognitive Harm at Recommended Water Levels
A study published in Science Advances has found that children exposed to recommended levels of fluoride in drinking water show better cognitive performance in adolescence, contradicting recent concerns about fluoride’s potential neurodevelopmental risks. The research, led by Dr. John Robert Warren from the University of Minnesota, analyzed data from nearly 27,000 Americans tracked from […]













