Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas on Monday signed one of the harshest state immigration laws in modern U.S. history, authorizing state officials to arrest and seek the deportation of migrants suspected of crossing the border with Mexico illegally. The law, known as SB4, gives Texas law enforcement authorities the power to stop, arrest and […]
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Icelandic volcano furiously erupts
A volcano has erupted on the Reykjanes peninsula of south-west Iceland after weeks of intense earthquake activity. About 4,000 people were evacuated last month from Grindavik, a fishing town about 4km (2.5 miles) away. The eruption started north of the town at 22:17 local time (22:17 GMT) on Monday, the Icelandic Met Office said. A […]
Buttigieg fines Southwest Airlines $140,000
After a yearlong investigation, Southwest Airlines has been hit with a $140 million civil penalty for its December 2022 service disruptions, the Department of Transportation said Monday. As the airline prepares for a busier end-of-year holiday period, Southwest is still reeling from last year’s debacle that cost nearly $1.2 billion between the fourth quarter of […]
Car plows into Biden’s Secret Service vehicle
A car plowed into a parked SUV that was guarding President Joe Biden ‘s motorcade Sunday night while the president was leaving a visit to his campaign headquarters. The president and first lady Jill Biden were unharmed. While Biden was walking from the campaign office to his waiting armored SUV, a sedan hit a U.S. […]
N. Korea missile firing raises nuclear attack fears
North Korea launched a long-range missile capable of reaching the U.S. on Monday, Japanese and South Korean officials said, as Pyongyang warned of a “touch-and-go situation” on the Korean peninsula. North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, on Monday, which could have a […]
Black & Latino voters don’t trust Biden economy
Of all the difficult questions Democrats face ahead of 2024, two storylines are particularly confounding. The first is the economy: Most Americans are still pretty pissed about its state, even though economists can point to plenty of positive indicators. And the second is in the polling: Joe Biden continues to underperform among Black and Latino […]
Harvard University is wealthier than 120 nations
Harvard University isn’t only among the most prestigious U.S. institutions of higher learning — it’s also the richest. Harvard and other elite schools have drawn fierce criticism in recent weeks for their handling of student protests related to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, with some alumni threatening to withdraw large donations and to blacklist […]
Budget in a quagmire as congress exits DC
The days before Christmas are often a last-minute scramble for Congress as members work long hours to strike an annual spending deal before heading home for the holidays. But this time, lawmakers are pushing their biggest battles to the new year. When Congress resumes work on Jan. 8, they’ll have two short weeks to fund […]
Dem staffer fired over Capitol porn scandal
A legislative aide for Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.) is no longer employed by the Senate, according to Politico, after he was publicly connected to an explicit video that emerged Friday of two men having sex in a congressional hearing room, and after he admitted on social media he had shown ”poor judgement.” Cardin’s office said […]
Trump is pulverizing Biden in election polls
Recent polls show former President Trump leading President Biden in key swing states that will likely decide the 2024 election, indicating Trump is not just the overwhelming favorite to secure the GOP nomination but is in a strong position to recapture the White House less than a year before Election Day. Trump leads Biden in […]
Homelessness in US hit a new high in 2022
Homelessness in America spiked last year, reaching a record high, according to an annual count that provides a snapshot of one night in January. The report, released today by the department of Housing and Urban development, found more than 650,000 people were living in shelters or outside in tents or cars. That’s up a whopping […]
Chinese media support Biden in Impeachment
Chinese state-run newspaper The Global Times published an editorial defending President Joe Biden against House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry. The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted on party lines to formalize the impeachment inquiry into Biden following months of investigations into whether he benefited from his son’s business dealings with China and Ukraine while he served […]