Articles for category: US News

December 12, 2025

Amtrak Workers Unwrap Unexpected Holiday Boost

Trump Team’s Festive Gesture: $900 Bonuses for 18,000 Frontline Heroes Funded by Executive Sharing As the first flakes of December snow dusted the tracks stretching from the bustling corridors of New York to the quiet depots of the Midwest, a ripple of quiet joy began to spread among the men and women who keep America’s rails humming. It was an ordinary Friday afternoon in the nation’s capital, the kind where the holiday rush already tugged at the edges of daily routines, when news broke that carried the warmth of a fireside promise. More than 18,000 frontline Amtrak employees—mechanics fine-tuning engines

December 12, 2025

Walz Faces Backlash Over Somali Fraud Defense

Minnesota Governor’s Emotional Plea Ignites Debate as Trump-Era Scrutiny Targets State’s Somali Diaspora in Billion-Dollar Welfare Schemes In the crisp chill of a Minnesota winter, Governor Tim Walz stepped to a podium flanked by American flags, his voice steady but laced with frustration. It was a moment that captured the raw tension gripping the state: a leader defending a community under fire, even as questions swirled about accountability for one of the largest welfare fraud cases in U.S. history. “This idea the Somali community is to blame? Because they didn’t do more?!” Walz exclaimed, his hands gesturing emphatically as if

December 10, 2025

Maine’s Medicaid Shadow: Whistleblower Alleges Somali-Led Fraud Scheme Siphoned Millions

Christopher Bernardini’s Claims of Overbilling and Ghost Services at Gateway Community Services Spark Probe into State’s $28M Payments The faint hum of fluorescent lights in a Portland, Maine, community center on the morning of December 8, 2025, did little to ease the tension in Christopher Bernardini’s voice as he sat with a small group of reporters, his hands clasped around a thick folder of redacted invoices and emails that painted a picture of quiet deception. At 45, Bernardini—a former “billing guru” at Gateway Community Services for seven years until his April 2025 departure—had come forward with allegations that the Somali-American-led

December 10, 2025

Trump’s Fed Chair Hunt: Hassett Emerges as Frontrunner in Final Interviews

With Powell’s Term Winding Down, White House Weighs Economic Ally Against Independence Fears in High-Stakes Succession Battle The crisp December air carried a hint of pine from the National Christmas Tree on the Ellipse as President Donald Trump stepped off Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on December 10, 2025, his red tie a splash of color against the gray skies, his mind already turning to the week’s most pivotal meetings. It was the start of final interviews for the next Federal Reserve chair, a role that has loomed large since Jerome Powell’s term ends in

December 10, 2025

CNN’s Miller Snub: ‘Nazi’ Slurs Block White House Interview

As Trump’s Advisor Faces Media Blackout, Family History and Settlement Spotlight Network’s Partisan Tilt In the polished conference room of the White House press office, where the soft click of keyboards and the murmur of off-the-record briefings create a rhythm of controlled revelation, White House spokesman Steven Cheung fielded a reporter’s question on the morning of December 8, 2025, his expression a mix of frustration and resolve as he laid bare a story of access denied. Cheung, a 42-year-old veteran of Trump’s campaigns whose rapid-fire style has become a fixture in the briefing room, confirmed that CNN had repeatedly refused

December 10, 2025

Thanedar’s Impeachment Swing: Lone Dem Takes Aim at Hegseth

Amid Yemen Strikes and Somalia Raids, Michigan Rep. Files Bold Charges Against Defense Secretary in Uphill Battle for Oversight In the softly lit family room of a modest ranch home in Dearborn, Michigan, where the faint aroma of fresh-baked manakish drifted from the kitchen and the glow of a menorah on the mantel cast warm shadows on walls adorned with family photos from weddings and White House visits, Rep. Shri Thanedar sat with his wife on a quiet Sunday evening in December 2025, his pen poised over a document that represented not just a legislative long shot but a deeply

December 9, 2025

Trump-Rubio Visa Crackdown: 85K Revocations in 2025 Surge

From Criminal Convicts to Overstays, State Department’s Record Pace Signals Unyielding Focus on America’s Secure Borders In the bustling corridors of a Miami immigration court, where the air hums with the low murmur of translators bridging languages and the steady shuffle of families awaiting hearings, 32-year-old Maria Gonzalez clutched her toddler’s hand on a humid December morning in 2025, her heart sinking as the clerk called a case dismissed for an expired visa—a decision that meant her husband’s deportation after five years of shared dreams in Florida. Gonzalez, a U.S. citizen whose marriage to a Mexican national had brought stability

December 9, 2025

Adams’ Quiet Power Play: New NYPD Watchdog Head Targets Mamdani’s Path

In Last-Ditch Transition Move, Outgoing Mayor Installs Pro-Police Ally, Leaving Incoming Socialist with Tough Choices on Oversight and Rent In the marbled corridors of New York City’s City Hall, where the holiday garlands draped over banisters offered a festive contrast to the steady hum of transition meetings and the faint echo of footsteps from aides rushing between offices, Mayor Eric Adams sat in his wood-paneled conference room on the afternoon of December 8, 2025, signing off on a personnel move that carried the subtle weight of a chess grandmaster’s endgame. Adams, the outgoing mayor whose tenure had been defined by

December 9, 2025

Musk Blasts Jackson: ‘Destroying Democracy’ in Supreme Court Clash

As Trump Firing Case Heads to Oral Arguments, xAI Founder’s Tirade Ignites Debate on Experts vs. Elected Power In the hushed, oak-paneled chambers of the U.S. Supreme Court, where the faint echo of footsteps on marble floors carries the weight of history and the air holds the subtle scent of polished wood from centuries of deliberation, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson leaned forward during oral arguments in Trump v. Slaughter on December 4, 2025, her voice measured but firm as she pressed the government’s lawyer on the implications of expanded presidential authority. Jackson, 55, the court’s first Black female justice appointed

December 8, 2025

Vance’s Early Lead: Yale Poll Shows VP Crushing 2028 GOP Rivals

With 43-Point Edge in Youth Survey, Ohio Senator Emerges as Party’s Clear Heir Apparent Amid Whispers of a Family Dynasty In the bustling quad of Yale University’s Old Campus, where the crisp December air carried the faint echo of holiday carols from nearby dorm windows and clusters of students huddled over laptops debating the future of their party, 20-year-old political science major Sofia Chen scrolled through the latest Yale Youth Poll results on her phone during a break from finals week in late November 2025, her eyes widening at the numbers that positioned Vice President JD Vance as the runaway