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Derek Johnson

Derek Johnson covers breaking news for the USA Herald.

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America November 12, 2026

Ilhan Omar’s Former Bodyguard Was Indicted, Pressed for Dirt on the Congresswoman, Then Left the U.S. After Grand Jury Testimony as His Lawyer Claims the Probe Is “100% Being Run by 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.”

A former Ilhan Omar bodyguard was indicted for lying in a green card interview, questioned about the congresswoman, then left…

By Derek Johnson

Tomb Guard Rebukes Hegseth Group at Arlington on Veterans Day

America November 12, 2026

“Silence and Respect at All Times”: Army Sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Rebukes Pete Hegseth’s Laughing Entourage on Veterans Day as Pentagon Says the Soldier Acted “Correctly”

On Veterans Day, a Tomb of the Unknown Soldier sentinel rebuked laughing members of Pete Hegseth's group at Arlington. The…

By Derek Johnson

Scott Colom Makes History in Mississippi as Hyde-Smith Concedes

America November 12, 2026

Scott Colom Makes History in Mississippi: Democrat Ousts Cindy Hyde-Smith to Become State’s First Black U.S. Senator Since Reconstruction as GOP Midterm Rout Reaches the Deep South

Democrat Scott Colom defeated Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, the AP reports, becoming Mississippi's first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction. Hyde-Smith conceded…

By Derek Johnson

Jim Jordan Ousts Steve Scalise to Take Over House Republicans After Midterm Wipeout, Warning…

America November 11, 2026

Jim Jordan Ousts Steve Scalise to Take Over House Republicans After Midterm Wipeout, Warning an “Emboldened” Democratic Majority as Thune Hangs On in the Senate

House Republicans on Tuesday elected Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, the hard-line Judiciary Committee chairman and one of President Donald…

By Derek Johnson

Rate Hikes Are Back on the Table

America November 11, 2026

Rate Hikes Are Back on the Table: Hotter-Than-Expected Inflation Sends the 10-Year Treasury Yield to 5% and Has Wall Street Betting the Fed Raises Rates in December

A hotter-than-expected October inflation report has pushed the 10-year Treasury yield back to 5% and convinced traders that the Federal…

By Derek Johnson

Russia and Ukraine Agree to the Biggest Prisoner Swap of the War After U.S.-Brokered Abu Dhabi…

America November 11, 2026

Russia and Ukraine Agree to the Biggest Prisoner Swap of the War After U.S.-Brokered Abu Dhabi Talks as Kushner and Witkoff Head to Moscow to Meet Putin

Russia and Ukraine agreed Wednesday to what U.S. negotiators called the largest humanitarian release of prisoners since the full-scale war…

By Derek Johnson

Newsom Commutes All 548 California Death Row Sentences in Largest Mass Clemency in U.S.…

America November 10, 2026

Newsom Commutes All 548 California Death Row Sentences in Largest Mass Clemency in U.S. History as Prosecutors and Victims’ Families Vow to Fight Back

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday, Nov. 5, announced he will commute the death sentences of all 548 people on California's…

By Derek Johnson

Six Killed in Krakow Main Square as Poland Mourns an "Act of Terror"

Breaking News November 10, 2026

Six Killed in Krakow Main Square as Poland Mourns an “Act of Terror”: Gunman With Reported Far-Right Views Also Linked to Deaths of His Own Family

Poland began two days of national mourning after a 24-year-old gunman opened fire in Krakow's Main Square on Saturday afternoon,…

By Derek Johnson

Nvidia Opens Investigation Into CEO Jensen Huang After He Admits Intimate Relationship With…

Breaking News November 10, 2026

Nvidia Opens Investigation Into CEO Jensen Huang After He Admits Intimate Relationship With Executive U.S. Intelligence Reportedly Flagged as Chinese Spy

Nvidia's board has opened an investigation into reports that CEO Jensen Huang was the target of a foreign intelligence effort,…

By Derek Johnson

Popular Vote Compact Nears 270 Electoral Votes

America November 9, 2026

Popular Vote Compact Nears 270 Electoral Votes: Midterm Wins in Five Swing States Could Rewrite How America Picks a President by 2028

A decades-old campaign to change how Americans elect presidents without amending the Constitution may be closer to its goal than…

By Derek Johnson

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