Bethany Blankley

(The Center Square) – A second Florida state House Democrat has switched to the Republican Party, building on momentum that has expanded the Republican Party under Gov. Ron DeSantis.

(The Center Square) – Members of the violent Venezuelan prison gang, Tren de Aragua (TdA), continue to expand criminal operations nationwide, including

(The Center Square) – Illegal border crossers from Venezuela with confirmed ties to the violent prison gang Tren de Aragua have been connected to an ATM theft ring in multiple

(The Center Square) – At a state budget hearing last month, the director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations, David Rausch, reported to Gov. Bill Lee that a violent Venezuelan

(The Center Square) – A federal court has ruled that the Biden administration must comply with an order issued in May related to border wall funding. Multiple news outlets reported

(The Center Square) – In the small rural county of Jackson, roughly two hours south of Houston, the sheriff and his deputies have been combatting an unprecedented amount of cartel crime through a multi-agency Operation Lone Star Task Force launched by Goliad Sheriff Roy Boyd.

(The Center Square) – Members of the violent Venezuelan prison gang, Tren de Aragua (TdA), have expanded criminal operations to the Gulf states of Texas and Louisiana, as well as in the southeastern states of Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Tennessee.

(The Center Square) – Of the illegal border crossers reported under the Biden administration, an unknown number of violent Venezuelan Tren de Aragua prison gang members illegally entered the country.

Orange, grapefruit production expected to be 33% less than last season

THE CENTER SQUARE — In addition to recovering from the devastation of hurricanes Helene and Milton, which hit Florida 13 days apart, the state and other southeastern states may soon