US Designates Barrio 18 as Foreign Terrorist Organization, Joining Tren de Aragua, MS-13, Others

Prison officers guarding gang members in a cell at maximum security penitentiary CECOT (Center for the Compulsory Housing of Terrorism) in Tecoluca, San Vicente, El Salvador, on April 4, 2025. Alex Peña/Getty Images The U.S. State Department has designated the Barrio 18 street gang as a foreign terrorist organization, expanding Washington’s campaign against transnational gangs

Judge Orders Trump Admin to Unfreeze $500 Million in Grants to UCLA

People walk through the campus of the University of California—Los Angeles (UCLA) in Los Angeles on Aug. 11, 2025. Daniel Cole/File Photo/Reuters A federal judge in San Francisco on Sept. 23 ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to restore $500 million in grant funding to researchers at the University of California—Los Angeles (UCLA). U.S. District Judge

Ryan Routh guilty in Trump assassination attempt, tries to stab himself after verdict

A Florida jury on Tuesday found Ryan Routh guilty of an assassination attempt against then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.  Routh represented himself in the trial. He was found guilty of all five charges, which included attempted assassination of a major presidential candidate and assaulting a federal officer.  Routh was arrested in September 2024 at Mr. Trump’s