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The IRS building at 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC. -- Image: G. Edward Johnson
US NewsSeptember 30, 2026

IRS Draft Form 1040 Adds Citizenship Question; Treasury Moves to Limit Refundable Credits

By Tommy Flynn

The Internal Revenue Service has posted a draft 2026 Form 1040 that, for the first time on the main individual return, asks filers whether they are legally authorized to work in the United States. The question appears in the “Other Information” section and is not yet final. It...

 An image of an SIG Prosemi-automatic pistol (SP 2022 variant)
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsSeptember 29, 2026

ATF Holds 1.4 Billion Firearm Ownership Records; Cloud Asks Trump to Dismantle Database

By Tommy Flynn

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives now holds about 1.41 billion out-of-business dealer records on American gun buyers at the National Tracing Center in Martinsburg, West Virginia, according to figures cited by members of Congress and Gun Owners of America....

Dr. James P. Miller testifying at Sen. Ron Johnson’s (R-Wis.) event, “COVID-19 Hospital Protocols: Real Stories from Real People.” -- Image: Screenshot from Sen. Ron Johnson's Rumble livestream
HealthUS NewsSeptember 29, 2026

Everett Surgeon Tells Senate COVID Roundtable: Hospital Protocols Raised Deaths, Leadership Punished Dissent

By Tommy Flynn

A trauma surgeon who worked at the Washington hospital that treated the first confirmed COVID-19 patient in the United States told a Senate roundtable Monday that internal quality reviews found billing fraud, that federal remdesivir protocols increased harm, and that the...

 Ambassador Mike Huckabee Meets Israeli President Isaac Herzog in his Office on July 2, 2026. -- Image: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem
US NewsWorld NewsSeptember 29, 2026

Huckabee: U.S. Will Break Ground on Permanent Jerusalem Embassy

By Tommy Flynn

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said Sunday the United States will soon break ground at the Allenby Compound in southern Jerusalem for a permanent embassy complex, consolidating operations now spread across multiple sites. He made the announcement at a Sukkot reception...

President Donald Trump speaks at Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York, May 22, 2026. Photo: Joyce N. Boghosian / Official White House Photo via Flickr / United States Government Work
Politics & ElectionsUS NewsSeptember 29, 2026

Trump Tells Supporters to Pretend He Is on the Ballot as October Campaign Blitz Takes Shape

By Tommy Flynn

President Trump is telling Republican voters to treat the Nov. 3 midterms as if his name were on the ticket, warning that a Democratic win would reopen the border and bring a new surge in crime. “Pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot,” he told a Myrtle Beach crowd while...

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin during a roundtable with Representative Rob Bresnahan on 2 March 2025
Economy & BusinessUS NewsSeptember 29, 2026

Zeldin Tells Newsmax Gas Price Trends Are Moving in the Right Direction

By Tommy Flynn

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin told Newsmax on Monday that gasoline price trends are moving in the right direction as the administration presses domestic production, deregulation, and temporary fuel waivers against still-elevated pump prices. The comments came on Newsmax TV as the...

President Trump announced the new steel plant from the Oval Office. --Image: Screenshot from the @RapidResponse47 X page.
Economy & BusinessUS NewsSeptember 28, 2026

Trump Announces $15 Billion Iowa Steel Mill as Largest in U.S. History

By Tommy Flynn

President Trump said Monday that Mesabi Metallics will build a $15 billion steel mill in Iowa, calling it “the largest steel plant in American history” and “the largest plant in America by far.” The Oval Office event included Mesabi Chairman Rewant Ruia, CEO Joe Broking,...

Education Secretary Linda McMahon participates in a fireside chat in North Carolina, June 25, 2025. Photo: U.S. Department of Education via Flickr / CC BY 2.0 / Cropped from Original
US NewsPolitics & ElectionsSeptember 28, 2026

Education Department Strikes Biden Title IX Rewrite From the Books, Restores 2020 Rule

By Tommy Flynn

The Department of Education on Monday formally rescinded the Biden administration’s 2024 Title IX regulation and restored the first Trump administration’s 2020 rule in the Code of Federal Regulations. Secretary Linda McMahon said the action “clears the Biden Administration’s...

A collection of U.S. bills is displayed on a dark surface. Photo: Alan Wooten / The Center Square
Economy & BusinessUS NewsSeptember 28, 2026

Everyday Economics: Consumers are still spending. They’re looking for a better deal.

By Orphe Divounguy | The Center Square contributor

(The Center Square) – Americans haven’t stopped spending. They are looking harder for a price they can live with. Bank of America’s August card data show spending per household rose 4.5% from a year earlier. But big-box and general merchandise stores outperformed traditional...

Screenshot of the migrant caravan from video posted on the @AnthonyAguero X page.
Immigration & BorderUS NewsSeptember 28, 2026

“Faith and Hope” Caravan Enters Mexico; DHS Posts “Our Time Has Come” as Group Turns North

By Tommy Flynn

A caravan calling itself Fe y Esperanza — Faith and Hope — has entered southern Mexico and resumed walking north after two days in Tapachula, Chiapas. The group left San Pedro Sula, Honduras, on Sept. 20, crossed Guatemala, and entered Mexico on Sept. 24–25 over the Rodolfo...

A sign in Washington DC reading "Down With Trump!"
Politics & ElectionsUS NewsSeptember 28, 2026

University of Chicago Survey: 44% of Democrats Say Violence Is Justified to Stop Trump

By Tommy Flynn

University of Chicago political scientist Robert Pape said a new Chicago Project on Security and Threats survey finds 25% of American adults — about 65 million people — support using violence to prevent President Trump from serving as president. Among self-identified Democrats,...

Location where Charlie Kirk was shot, screenshot taken from video from helicopter later that day.
US NewsCrime & CourtsSeptember 27, 2026

UVU Review Finds No Bad Faith in Kirk Assassination Planning, Documents Security Gaps and Outdoor-Venue Fight

By Tommy Flynn

An independent after-action report commissioned by Utah Valley University found that no university employee or agent acted in bad faith or with “willful and wanton disregard for the safety of others” before or after the Sept. 10, 2025, assassination of Charlie Kirk. The same...