A growing concern among Hillsborough County taxpayers is shedding light on a funding structure surrounding the Raymond James Stadium, home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Contrary to what was sold to the public during the 1996 sales tax referendum, recent disclosures reveal that property taxes, not just sales tax revenues, have been subsidizing stadium operations for decades.

A new piece of legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, dubbed the “Big Beautiful Bill” by President Trump, has ignited national debate as it awaits Senate review. While the bill has been met with praise from some fiscal conservatives, Democrats and mainstream media, have raised alarms about potential cuts to Medicaid. However, a closer analysis of the bill reveals key provisions that have been misunderstood or misrepresented in public discourse.

In the latest flashpoint in America’s ongoing immigration debate, the deportation of criminal illegal immigrants has once again ignited fierce arguments on both sides of the political divide. While some decry the process as lacking Constitutional due process, others insist that justice demands the swift removal of violent offenders who were never lawfully entitled to remain in the country in the first place. Recent enforcement actions, particularly under the renewed directives from President Donald Trump, have led to a surge in deportations of individuals tied to notorious Central and South American gangs and criminal syndicates.

Haji Najibullah, a 49-year-old former Taliban commander, pleaded guilty to charges related to the kidnapping of an American journalist and the deaths of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, the U.S. Justice Department announced Friday. Najibullah admitted to taking hostage a U.S. journalist and two Afghan nationals in 2008 and 2009. The captives were forced to hike to Pakistan, where they were filmed making ransom demands and seeking the release of Taliban prisoners. Najibullah also led Taliban fighters in attacks on American and NATO troops between 2007 and 2009, including a deadly ambush that killed three U.S. Army sergeants—Matthew L. Hilton, Joseph A. McKay, and Mark Palmateer—and their Afghan interpreter. Several other soldiers were injured.

Several key federal agencies, including the FBI, State Department, and Pentagon, have advised employees not to immediately comply with a recent directive from Elon Musk that requires workers to report their weekly accomplishments or risk termination. The request, which aligns with broader efforts by the Trump administration to streamline federal operations, has sparked internal debate and legal scrutiny across various departments.