Supreme Court Rules Federal Law Does Not Shield Freight Brokers from Trucker Accident Liability

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that freight brokers can be sued under state negligence laws if they hire unsafe trucking companies (ones with bad safety records) that later cause accidents, crashes or bodily harm. {Ruling pdf Here} Freight brokers are the middlemen in the transport system matching available loads with available truckers. Freight brokers […]

Midsize City Population Growth Remaining Steady: Census Bureau

Authored by Zachary Stieber via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),Population growth in medium-sized cities largely remained steady even as the national population barely grew, Census Bureau officials said on May 14.An aerial view of the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, August 4, 2025. Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesMidsize cities grew by an average of 0.7 percent from […]

DHS Shakeup Continues: Border Patrol Chief Banks Resigns

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks announced his resignation from the agency effective immediately. Banks’ abrupt departure is the latest of several high-ranking Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials to leave the agency in recent months. Banks, appointed by President Trump upon his inauguration, was formerly the Border Czar for the State of Texas. Breitbart […]