The measure could face an uphill battle. After the Supreme Court issued its 5-4 decision Wednesday rejecting a challenge to a Texas law that prohibits the abortion of…
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Supreme Court Allows Texas Abortion Ban
Abortions No Longer Available After 6 Weeks in Texas On Wednesday, the Supreme Court declined to act on an emergency petition from Texas abortion clinics, thereby allowing Texas’…
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Tropical Storm Ida Strengthening in Gulf
Expected to become a major hurricane before landfall. UPDATE 3:00 PM EDT Mandatory evacuations are being ordered in Louisiana. All citizens urged to begin personal preparations – mandatory…
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Judge Orders “Remain in Mexico” Policy Restored
More than 212,000 illegal aliens were apprehended in July alone. A U.S. district court judge has ordered the president’s administration to reinstate the prior administration’s policy that requires…
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House Bill Would Fund States to Construct Border Wall
States would receive $22 billion in direct payments. Last month, members of a House study committee visited a section of the border wall in Texas that was nearly…
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Senate Majority Leader Meets With Texas Legislators
Discusses voting rights with protesting state On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that he would be meeting with members of the Texas legislature that have gone…
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Unemployed Americans Sue States for Benefits
They want reinstatement of $300 per week unemployment checks. Early in the COVID pandemic, Congress authorized $300 per week unemployment benefits in addition to state unemployment benefits to…
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Six States Send Aid to Border
Governors of Texas and Arizona have requested help. Ohio has joined five other states in sending National Guard members or law enforcement personnel to the U.S.-Mexico border to…
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Migrants Being Smuggled in Trains and Cars
Rio Grande Valley border agents apprehend dozens of migrants. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in the Rio Grande Valley Sector arrested dozens of migrants last week that…
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Legislators Denied Access to DEA Border Facility
Members of Congress unable to to gather information on scheduled visit. A delegation of congressional lawmakers, including Appropriations Committee member Mike Garcia of California, sought to take a…
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