With over $5 billion stolen from Americans in 2024, Chinese-led scam networks operating in Asia are emerging as a national security threat. The findings come as the U.S. faces internal cuts to federal infrastructure that could hinder its response.
Category: National
Behind the System the U.S. Uses to Label Venezuelan Migrants as Gang Members
Tattoos, urban clothing, and Chicago Bulls jerseys are among the signs that the U.S. government has been using to label Venezuelan migrants as gang members and deport them without due process.
Illinois Muslim Students Struggle to Find Halal Food
Despite a growing Muslim population in the Chicago area, few public schools offer students halal food options.
How U.S. Cities and States Spent Billions in COVID-19 Assistance
President Biden’s signature American Rescue Plan Act gave local governments $350 billion to recover from COVID-19. They spent much of it on police, prisons and the courts.
Stubborn Effort to Bring U.S. Hostages Home Comes at a Price
President Biden's decision to swap two Venezuelan drug traffickers for seven Americans detained in Caracas has provoked criticism. It is not the first time that a White House tenant has acted in this way. The Iran-Contra case was a notable example.
Young People Fear Gun Violence, But Also Think Guns May Keep Them Safe
A new survey explores Gen Z's (refers to the generation that was born between 1997-2012) perception of gun violence and its effect on their daily lives.
In Texas, performing an abortion is now a felony punishable by up to life in prison
Texas now has three significant abortion bans in place and several administrative regulations governing the procedure, setting up a potential conflict as the largest state to ban abortion navigates this new legal landscape.
Republican Governors’ Spending Machine on the Rise
With the midterm elections just months away, Republican governors are using funds from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan to quietly push their respective re-elections and agendas at the expense of the funds they once demonized.
For Half of Americans, Civil War Seems Imminent
A majority share the belief that "in the next few years there will be a civil war" in the country, according to a nationally representative survey, in which one in five people justified political violence and is willing to use a weapon to achieve objectives they support.
A 1996 Law That Keeps People in Prison (And on Death Row) On Technicalities
The Supreme Court has just extended legislation that many have never heard of. Experts say the "Anti-Terrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act" is actually putting innocent people behind bars, and most of the cases it affects have nothing to do with terrorism or capital punishment.
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