32,000 fewer deportations in fiscal year 2021 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced this week the total number of immigration arrests within the last year. About 72,000…
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Prayer Updates
Committee Admits Difficulty in Tracking Pandemic Money
Report says, “It’s even harder” to know what the funds were used for. When Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Stability Act in 2020, they also established…
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Treasury Department Names Racial Equity Counselor
New program will look at banking and other financial services industries. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen announced the hiring of a former JPMorgan Chase executive to head a new government program…
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Massive Migrant Caravan Heads Toward Border
Remain in Mexico policy not yet reinstated. The largest and most organized caravan of mostly South Americans, Central Americans, and Haitians are on their way to the U.S.-Mexico…
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NASA Announces Moon Flight for February
Uncrewed flight will lay the foundation for human exploration. It is 52 years since NASA’s space program put humans on the moon, beginning with the Apollo 11 mission…
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At-Home COVID-19 Tests to Become More Accessible
President’s administration sets aside $70 million for new test development. On Monday, the White House announced that it would begin a cross-department initiative to make over-the-counter at-home COVID-19…
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Speaker Predicts Economic Bill Passage This Week
Those crafting the bill have gotten “90%” of the legislation sorted out. On Sunday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi indicated that the House of Representatives was close to a…
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House Passes Workplace Protections for Nursing Mothers
Representative Carolyn Maloney spearheads legislation. On Friday, the House passed a bill that expands workplace protections for nursing mothers. The bill was passed 276-149, with 59 members of…
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U.S. Relationship with Taiwan Clarified
White House releases statement after president’s offhand comment creates concern. During a CNN town hall last week, President Joe Biden answered affirmatively when asked if the U.S. would…
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White House Blocks California Vaccine Donation
The administration says that vaccine doses are federal property. The White House Vaccine Task Force destroyed thousands of vaccine doses when a Californian group attempted to donate them…
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