Torrential rain, flooding and tornadoes devastate some areas. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards declared the situation in his state urgent due to the ongoing severe weather impacting southwest…
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Supreme Court Declines Texas v. California Lawsuit
Case challenged California travel ban to Texas. On Monday the Supreme Court declined to take up a case between California and Texas that had the potential to weigh…
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Sheltering Migrant Children Costs $60M Weekly
Allegations of sexual assault and positive COVID-19 tests reported. The number of unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors entering the U.S. from the southern border has surged in the past…
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Administration Sued Over Keystone Pipeline Order
State AGs claim president overstepped his constitutional authority. The attorneys general of 21 states filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against the Biden administration over the president’s decision to…
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Texas to Deploy National Guard to Border
DHS says migrant surge is overwhelming. Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced that he will deploy National Guard troops to counter the situation along the U.S-Mexico border. “Today Texas…
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President Discusses States Ending Mask Mandates
Calls the lifting of restrictions in Texas and Mississippi a mistake. President Biden held a press conference on Wednesday in which he criticized the announcements from the governors…
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President Assesses Texas Storm Damage
“You’re saving peoples’ lives,” he told emergency personnel. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden flew to Houston Friday as part of the president’s assessment of the…
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EPA Sends Resources to Restore Texas’ Drinking Water
Assistance comes as the state works to recover from severe winter storm. The Environmental Protection Agency has sent personnel and resources to Texas to assess and assist in…
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Federal Judge Extends Restraining Order on Deportations
The temporary order is an nationwide injunction against the president’s memo pausing deportations. Southern Texas U.S. District Court Judge Drew Tipton has extended the temporary restraining order for…
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Border Agents Release Migrants into the U.S.
Border is not open, Secretary Blinken says. In a reversal of the policies of recent years, migrant families who have crossed into the U.S. illegally are being released,…
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