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  In a major validation of President Donald Trump’s domestic manufacturing push, Honda announced it will invest $3 billion to build a brand new auto plant in Central Ohio. This marks the automaker’s fourth assembly facility in the Buckeye State and its first major new U.S. assembly plant since 2008. The new facility — designed primarily to boost production of hybrid-electric vehicles — is slated to begin operations in 2029. The site will have the capacity to produce 240,000 vehicles annually, bringing Honda’s total United States auto production capacity to about 1.3 million vehicles per year, Honda stated on Monday. “As Honda approaches 50 years of building products close to our customers in America, we are making one of the most significant commitments in our history to position Honda for the next 50 years,” said Bob Nelson, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Company executives noted that Ohio was chosen for the new plant in part due to “an established, hig...

Representative Thomas Massie has introduced eight articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, calling for a House vote on the measure this week. On Monday, Massie (R-Ky.) accused Hegseth of high crimes and misdemeanors stemming from unauthorized military actions in Iran, Yemen and Venezuela. The 34-page impeachment resolution  maintained that Hegseth “directed and caused” U.S. armed forces “to be introduced into hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran” without congressional authorization, a declaration of war, or a qualifying national emergency. “Secretary Hegseth knowingly executed and implemented unlawful orders to initiate war against a foreign nation notwithstanding the absence of congressional authorization, an attack upon the United States giving rise to the national emergency contemplated by law, or an imminent threat requiring immediate defensive action,” the resolution states.   “Wherefore, Secretary of Defense Peter Hegseth, by such conduc...

  A Utah judge has officially set a trial date for  Tyler Robinson , the 23-year-old man accused of assassinating conservative commentator and Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk. During a hearing in a Provo, Utah courtroom on Monday, Judge Tony Graf scheduled jury selection to begin on June 21, 2028. Robinson is alleged to have fatally shot Kirk in the neck during a speaking event at Utah Valley University (UVU) in September 2025. Kirk is survived by his two young children and his widow, Erika Kirk, who became CEO of the TPUSA following her husband’s assassination. Robinson’s attorneys argued for delaying a trial until 2029, citing the extensive time needed to prepare a capital defense. However prosecutors — who estimated that the trial would last 17 weeks — indicated they would be prepared to go to trial as early as October of next year, though they suggested a January 2028 start date to avoid holiday interruptions. Jeffrey Neiman, an attorney representing Erika, ...

  California’s Great America amusement park in Santa Clara is set to permanently close on Labor Day 2027 after more than 50 years in business. The parent company Six Flags announced the park will cease operations when its current land lease expires in June 2028,  according to a press release from the company.  The move follows Cedar Fair’s 2022 decision to sell the 112-acre property to real estate developer Prologis, with an option to operate the park through 2028. “For more than five decades, this Santa Clara theme park has brought people together, created family traditions and served as the backdrop for unforgettable memories,” park manager Dave Vosejpka said. “The Farewell Season is an opportunity for generations of Bay Area guests to return, spend time with family and friends, and revisit the attractions and traditions that have made the park in Santa Clara, California such a meaningful part of the community.” First opened in 1976 as part of the United States’ Bicente...

  On the eve of the anniversary of Kristallnacht, a protest bike ride and boycott targeting several Jewish-owned businesses at Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, led to three arrests and left two police officers with minor injuries. The event drew widespread condemnation after being scheduled on the eve of Kristallnacht — the 1938 Nazi pogrom against Jewish homes and businesses in Germany that killed over 90 Jews and the mass arrest of 30,000 others. The bike ride was reportedly organized by “Philly Bike On Your Left” an anti-fascist and anti-Zionist cycling collective, with critics denouncing the boycott as a direct attempt to intimidate Jewish business owners. In response to the boycott, massive crowds of counter-protesters and community members showed up to support the targeted businesses. Three people were arrested and two officers sustained minor injuries during an apprehension. A man and a woman were also arrested for disorderly conduct and a 17-year-old boy ar...

  President Donald Trump confirmed that the United States had conducted “minor strikes” on Iran targeting an antiaircraft device, which the U.S. commander-in-chief stated was eliminated. Speaking to reporters on Friday night upon arriving to West Palm Beach, Florida, Trump responded to reports of strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island. “I don’t want to talk about it,” he said when asked by a reporter. “We do minor strikes…They built a little bit of an antiaircraft device, and we knocked it out in about 15 minutes, maybe five.” The U.S. reportedly previously had struck Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.   On Friday, Iranian state media reported explosions on the island, per media reports. United States Central Command (CENTCOM) on Saturday ramped up efforts to quell the Iranian transport of materials, announcing Task Force Iron Gate. “The new CENTCOM team will coordinate with other U.S. government agencies on preventing the movement of advanced weapons systems, dual-use te...

  On the eve of the anniversary of Kristallnacht, a protest bike ride and boycott targeting several Jewish-owned businesses at Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, led to three arrests and left two police officers with minor injuries. The event drew widespread condemnation after being scheduled on the eve of Kristallnacht — the 1938 Nazi pogrom against Jewish homes and businesses in Germany that killed over 90 Jews and the mass arrest of 30,000 others. The bike ride was reportedly organized by “Philly Bike On Your Left” an anti-fascist and anti-Zionist cycling collective, with critics denouncing the boycott as a direct attempt to intimidate Jewish business owners. In response to the boycott, massive crowds of counter-protesters and community members showed up to support the targeted businesses. Three people were arrested and two officers sustained minor injuries during an apprehension. A man and a woman were also arrested for disorderly conduct and a 17-year-old boy ar...