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DHS Sends Firm Message as New Migrant Caravan Moves North Through Mexico
Hundreds of migrants are moving through southern Mexico, but Homeland Security officials say tougher enforcement and cooperation with regional governments have dramatically changed the conditions at the U.S. border WASHINGTON — A new migrant caravan moving north through Mexico is drawing attention from U.S. border authorities, but the Department of Homeland Security is projecting confidence that the group will not reach the American southern border as an organized caravan. Ho

Capitol Times News Desk
6 days ago


Loaded Gun in Toddler’s Backpack at Michigan Daycare Triggers Police Investigation
Teacher’s rapid response prevented a potential tragedy as authorities investigate how a loaded handgun reached a young child CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A Michigan daycare narrowly avoided what authorities say could have become a devastating tragedy after a toddler arrived with a loaded handgun inside a backpack and later removed the weapon in a classroom. The incident happened Monday morning at Children’s World Early Learning Center in Canton Township, west of Detroit. Canton p

ANIL ANWAR
6 days ago


Five Killed After Amazon Cargo Jet Overruns Miami Runway, Slams Into Vehicles and Erupts in Flames
MIAMI — An Amazon Prime Air cargo jet overran a runway while landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon, struck multiple vehicles and erupted in flames, killing at least five people and injuring five others in one of the most serious U.S. cargo aviation disasters in recent years. The Federal Aviation Administration said 21 Air Flight 7598, a Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft, overran the runway after landing at Miami International Airport around 2 p.m. local time.

David Colbert
Sep 6


Trump Childcare Plan Could Open Federal Support to Stay-at-Home Parents in Major Pro-Family Shift.
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is reportedly considering a major change to federal childcare policy that could allow some married couples with a stay-at-home parent to receive support from a program long aimed at helping low- and moderate-income parents pay for outside childcare while they work, attend school or receive job training. The proposal, still described as a draft plan and not a finalized rule, would involve the Child Care and Development Fund, a roughly $12


Minneapolis Shooting Raises Hard Questions After Suspect Was Reportedly Known to Police
Minneapolis is again facing the same ugly question that follows too many violent attacks in American cities: how many warning signs were visible before the bloodshed? A downtown Minneapolis apartment-building shooting left two victims dead, the suspected gunman dead, and six others injured, including three police officers, after officers responded Wednesday to reports of gunfire at Shoreline Plaza near Loring Park. Authorities said police entered the building, heard gunshots,


Gloria Steinem, Pat Buchanan and the Anti-WTO Warning Washington Ignored
The death of Gloria Steinem at 92 has brought the usual flood of tributes to a feminist icon, a founder of Ms. magazine, and one of the most recognizable figures of America’s cultural left. But buried beneath the predictable memorial language is a political lesson Washington would rather not revisit: even Steinem once stood on the same side of a historic economic fight as Pat Buchanan. That fight was not about abortion, feminism, culture, or party labels. It was about soverei

David Colbert
Sep 3


Hochul Turns ‘Lake America’ Into Anti-Trump Spectacle as New York Governor Chooses Partisan Defiance Over American Interests
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul wasted little time turning President Donald Trump’s decision to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” for federal purposes into another partisan confrontation, publicly declaring that her state will refuse to use the name and mocking the president while a much more consequential U.S.-Canada economic battle unfolds around her. Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the Interior Department and U.S. Board on Geographic Names to

Capitol Times News Desk
Aug 28


Zarutska Family Takes Charlotte to Court, Alleging Security Failures Left Light Rail Dangerously Exposed
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — One year after 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska was fatally stabbed aboard Charlotte’s light-rail system, her family is taking the city and its private security contractor to court, alleging that a chain of longstanding security failures helped create the dangerous conditions surrounding her death. The wrongful-death lawsuit was filed in Mecklenburg County Superior Court against the City of Charlotte and Professional Security Services, the privat

Capitol Times News Desk
Aug 24


Guilty Plea Rocks High-Profile CEO Murder Case — Federal Court Moves as State Trial Looms
A major development shook one of America’s most closely watched criminal cases Friday, as Luigi Mangione, 28, entered a guilty plea in federal court tied to the 2024 assassination-style killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson. According to reporting from Associated Press and other U.S. outlets, Mangione admitted in a Manhattan courtroom that he stalked and tracked Thompson before fatally shooting him outside a New York City investor conference in December 2024. I

Capitol Times Media
Aug 14


Georgetown Graves Scandal: Questions Mount Over D.C. Handling of Historic Burial Grounds
A growing controversy in Georgetown is raising serious questions about how D.C. officials handled a sensitive infrastructure project near historic Black burial grounds — with local advocates accusing the city of negligence, secrecy, and a failure to respect American history. At the center of the dispute are the Mount Zion and Female Union Band Society Cemeteries, where multiple previously undocumented graves were identified just feet below the surface during surveys tied to a

Capitol Times Media
Aug 12


DC Shockwave: ICE “Zap Gloves” Fast-Tracked as DHS Pushes $20M Enforcement Upgrade
Verified local reporting out of the nation’s capital confirms that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is moving rapidly to equip agents with controversial electric-shock gloves — a development now sending shockwaves through Washington’s political and policy circles. According to NBC Washington, ICE officers “may soon be outfitted” with the devices, known as the G.L.O.V.E. (Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter), designed to deliver a sharp electric jolt to individuals wh

Capitol Times Media
Aug 12


Tax-the-Rich Chaos Explodes in New York — D.C. Leaders Get a Front-Row Warning
The progressive slogan “tax the rich” is colliding head-on with reality—and the fallout in New York is now being closely watched in Washington, D.C. as a warning shot for policymakers flirting with similar ideas. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s flagship “pied-à-terre tax”—pitched as a clean, easy hit on wealthy second-home owners—is unraveling into legal chaos, administrative confusion, and growing political backlash, according to multiple U.S. news reports. Lawsuits, Court Halts, and

Capitol Times Media
Aug 12


Trump Signs New Immigration Actions Targeting Birthright Citizenship, ‘Birth Tourism’
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump signed two new executive actions Thursday aimed at tightening U.S. citizenship rules and cracking down on so-called “birth tourism,” launching another major immigration initiative after the Supreme Court rejected his previous effort to broadly limit birthright citizenship in June. Trump said he believes the latest actions are constitutional and designed to address what his administration describes as abuses of the nation's immigration

Capitol Times Media
Aug 7


Socialist Wisconsin Gubernatorial Frontrunner Francesca Hong’s Long Record of Trashing America’s Holidays and Traditions
Wisconsin state Rep. Francesca Hong, the self-described democratic socialist leading the Democratic primary for governor, has spent years on social media airing grievances against the very American holidays and traditions that bind communities together. With the August 11 primary days away, those posts are back under the spotlight—and they paint a clear picture of a candidate more interested in dismantling cherished customs than celebrating them. Hong, a Madison assemblywoman

Capitol Times Media
Aug 6


The Business of Storytelling: Why Independent Studios Like Artise Media Entertainment Are Entering a New Era
https://www.artisemediaent.com/ The global entertainment industry is undergoing one of the most significant transformations in its history. Advances in artificial intelligence, the rise of streaming platforms, changing consumer habits, and worldwide digital distribution have reshaped how films and television content are created, marketed, and monetized. For emerging media companies, these shifts have created opportunities that would have been difficult to imagine just a decad

Capitol Times Media
Jul 21


Weekend Update: Nats Destroy A’s 23-4…
The Washington Nationals opened up a six-game road trip last night in Sacramento with a bang, scoring 23 runs in a rout of the A’s. This was the A’s 10th loss in a row, and, needless to say, it was a blow out. There were no runs until the top of the third when Curtis Mead’s double to left scored Nasim Nunez, who had singled, and Jacob Young, who had walked earlier in the inning. Andres Chaparro then knocked in Mead with a single to left. 3-0 Nats. The Nationals added a run in

Capitol Times Media
Jul 20


Liberty Vote: Dominion's Desperate Rebrand to Dodge Scrutiny and Keep Controlling America's Elections
Opinion: This article is based on publicly available records, certifications, and reported events. Capitol Times supports secure, transparent, and trustworthy elections for all Americans. WASHINGTON DC - The voting technology company formerly known as Dominion Voting Systems has rebranded as Liberty Vote following its 2025 acquisition. The company’s marketing materials, including the product suite page featuring the ImageCast X ballot marking device (BMD), highlight the same

Capitol Times Media
Jul 17


Rubio Sounds the Alarm: Trump Administration Launches Global Crusade Against Resurgent Far-Left Terrorism
Washington, D.C. – In a bold and long-overdue stand against the radical left’s campaign of violence, Secretary of State Marco Rubio convened ministers and officials from more than 60 nations at the State Department today for a high-level ministerial conference on the resurgence of far-left political terrorism. The gathering, organized under President Donald J. Trump’s America First administration, marks a decisive shift in U.S. and international counterterrorism policy—one t

Capitol Times Media
Jul 16


Trump Reverses Biden's Welfare Policy, Tightens Green Card Standards
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration announced Thursday that it is restoring the long-debated public charge rule, reviving a policy that allows federal immigration officials to deny green cards to applicants who rely on taxpayer-funded welfare programs such as Medicaid and other public benefits. The rule is scheduled to take effect on Sept. 18, reversing a Biden-era policy that narrowed how immigration officers evaluated public assistance use. The move marks another st

Capitol Times Media
Jul 16


California, New York Continue Population Exodus as Taxpayers Flee High-Tax Blue States
California and New York continue to lose residents and billions of dollars in taxable income as Americans relocate to lower-tax, lower-cost states, reinforcing a trend that conservative economists say reflects growing dissatisfaction with policies in Democrat-controlled states. New IRS migration data show that the nation's 10 counties with the largest net losses of taxpayers to other states are all located in California and New York. According to the federal tax return data,

Capitol Times Media
Jul 16
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