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Clinic Staff Arrested After Blocking ICE From Detaining Illegal Migrant Who Fled Into Facility
Federal authorities have arrested two staffers at a medical clinic in Ontario, California after they allegedly interfered with an ICE operation and assaulted federal agents. The incident happened earlier this month when Honduran national Denis Guillen-Solis, described by officials as a landscaper, fled from law enforcement and ran into the Ontario Advanced Surgical Center,” Fox…
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Another Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
Another federal judge has blocked President Trump’s order to end birthright citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants, marking the third one to do so since a major Supreme Court decision in June. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin, an Obama appointee, sided with more than a dozen states and said their nationwide injunction remains valid…
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Stanford Study: COVID Vax Saved Far Fewer People Than Reported
A new study led by Stanford University estimates that COVID-19 vaccinations saved 2.5 million lives worldwide between 2020 and 2024—roughly 17 million fewer than earlier reports had suggested, with most of the lives saved among older adults. Published Friday in JAMA Health Forum, the study found that one death was prevented for every 5,400 vaccine…
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Federal Appeals Court Blocks California’s Ammunition Background Checks
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that California’s groundbreaking law requiring background checks for ammunition purchases is unconstitutional, stating it infringes on the Second Amendment right to bear arms. In a 2-1 decision, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s permanent injunction blocking California from enforcing its ammunition background check law.…
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Former CIA Agents Blame Obama-Era Officials For Creating Mistrust of Agency
Former CIA analysts say the intelligence community is suffering another major hit to its credibility following the release of newly declassified material alleging that top Obama administration officials intentionally misled the public into believing President Trump colluded with Russia to win the 2016 election. The documents, declassified by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and…
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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Trump’s USAID Overhaul
President Donald Trump just secured another major legal win after a federal judge tossed out a lawsuit aimed at stopping his administration from overhauling the U.S. Agency for International Development, also known as USAID. The ruling clears the way for the administration to continue cutting thousands of government jobs — and legal experts say it…
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FEMA Providing $600 Million For States To Detain Illegal Migrants
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has launched a new program that will allocate over $608 million to help states detain illegal immigrants in state-operated facilities. The grant program, known as the “Detention Support Grant Program,” is designed to relieve overcrowding in short-term holding facilities operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, according to FEMA…
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Bad News for Adam Schiff
Democratic candidates Rep. Adam Schiff and Republican candidate Steve Garvey won in California’s U.S. Senate race in March and are now set to compete in the November general election. Rep. Katie Porter (D-Calif.) and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) were defeated by Garvey’s outsider campaign. After leading the polls leading up to the primary on Tuesday,…
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Democratic Candidate Arrested After Outburst at Texas Redistricting Hearing
Tensions ran high at the Texas Capitol Thursday as lawmakers held their first public hearing on a controversial plan to redraw the state’s congressional map just four years after the last one was finalized. The five-hour hearing, hosted by the Texas House Redistricting Committee, drew dozens of speakers from across the state, CBS Austin reported. Not…
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House Republican Motions to Censure, Remove Democrat Charged In ICE Confrontation
A House Republican introduced a resolution to censure New Jersey Democrat LaMonica McIver, who was indicted in May for allegedly obstructing federal agents during a visit to an immigration facility. Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana is also calling for McIver to be removed from the House Homeland Security Committee, Fox News reported. His resolution states…