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Trump seeks 44% increase to boost military budget to $1.5 trillion

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled a budget that calls for a 44% increase in military spending, aiming to bolster the nation's defenses, but the plan lacks crucial details about how it would affect taxpayers. The sweeping proposal, released with limited fiscal details, has sparked

Knudsen demands Gallatin County reverse decision on ICE access to records

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen on Thursday demanded the Gallatin County Attorney’s Office undo an internal decision to block federal immigration authorities from accessing confidential criminal justice information. Knudsen’s letter said the county was toeing the sort of sanctuary policies that his office just successfully pushed City of

Gallatin County ICE "policy" faces deadline from DOJ; Not policy states county attorney

Gallatin County ICE "policy" faces deadline from DOJ; Not policy states county attorney

UPDATE: April 2 at 8:36 p.m. Gallatin County Attorney Audrey Cromwell shared a response to the DOJ’s deadline to rescind what the agency described as illegal policy under state law. Cromwell explained in a release that a 2025 legal review tied to an ICE request was limited

Trump ballroom approved by panel, remains stalled by judge

Trump ballroom approved by panel, remains stalled by judge

US President Donald Trump's White House ballroom won final planning approval on Thursday, but construction remains in limbo following a court order that he needs congressional approval. The National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC), which has several Trump appointees on its board, greenlit the plans in an 8-1

National debt over 4x greater than reported, accounting group says

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Treasury says the national debt is roughly $39 trillion, but a nonpartisan accounting group estimates that the true number is $170.3 trillion. Unlike the Treasury’s calculations, Truth in Accounting included all of the federal government’s unfunded obligations in its debt assessment,

FBI cracks down on alleged $60M hospice fraud in LA County

(The Center Square) – The FBI made multiple arrests Thursday in Los Angeles County in connection with allegations over a total of $60 million in hospice-related Medicaid fraud. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced the arrests for Operation Never Say Die during a news conference. "Federal agents

Student protesters disrupt University event connected to the Department of War

Student protesters disrupt University event connected to the Department of War

“Attention. This facility is complicit in the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran and the genocide of Palestinians.” These words were shouted through a bullhorn by philosophy major Julian Staggs as he and other protesters rushed into the EngineWorks’ building on MSU’s Innovation Campus. Their mission? To disrupt an