By Zachary Stieber A delegation from Pennsylvania is set on Wednesday to tour the audit taking place in Arizona’s largest county. The delegation will visit the Arizona Capitol to meet with members of the Arizona Legislature before touring the audit at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. “I kind of see this as a fact-finding mission to see what’s happening […]
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Maricopa County Calls for End of 2020 Election Audit
By Zachary Stieber County’s board disputes allegations that it deleted data from an election machine. Officials in Arizona’s largest county on Monday urged the state Senate to bring to an end an audit that is reviewing ballots cast and machines used in the 2020 presidential election. “It is time to end this. For the good of […]
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FBI Reclassifies 2017 Shooting on GOP Congressional Baseball Team as Domestic Terrorism
By Isabel Van Brugen The FBI on Friday reclassified the 2017 shooting that almost killed Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) as domestic terrorism, backtracking on an earlier designation of the attack as “suicide by cop.” Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.), who was practicing baseball with Scalise and a Republican Congressional Team at the time, said that the gunman, James Hodgkinson, fired around 100 shots […]
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Texas Lawmaker Urges Homeland Security to End Biden’s ‘Catch and Release’ Policy
By Isabel Van Brugen Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas) on Tuesday called on Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to abolish the Biden administration’s “catch and release” immigration policy, saying that it threatens local communities. The Republican lawmaker sent Mayorkas a letter after the Department of Homeland Security ordered the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department to release […]
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Biden Administration Limits Arrest of Illegal Immigrants at Courthouses
By Li Hai Secretary of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Alejandro Mayorkas announced new guidance on Tuesday to limit the arrest of illegal immigrants in or near courthouses, reversing a Trump-era policy that expanded such arrests. “Ensuring that individuals have access to the courts advances the fair administration of justice, promotes safety for crime victims, […]
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GOP Senators Urge Biden to Take Swift Action to Address ‘Tragedy’ at Southern Border
By Janita Kan A coalition of Republican senators who recently visited the southern border is urging President Joe Biden to take swift action and reverse his policy decisions that they say has caused the significant surge in illegal immigration in recent months. The ten senators penned a letter to the White House detailing a harrowing account of […]
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Children Squeezed Body-to-Body in Illegal Immigrant Facility, Leaked Images Show
By Petr Svab Thousands of children that came across the southern border illegally are crowded in the Donna overflow detention facility near the border in the southern tip of Texas, according to leaked images. The images show hundreds of children huddled under emergency blankets in the jam-packed “cells,” divided by transparent plastic curtains hanging from […]
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White House Giving Journalists ‘Zero Access’ to Border Patrol Operations: Photographer
By Jack Phillips The Biden administration has given no access to observe or report on Customs and Border Protection (CPB) operations at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to an award-winning photographer and journalist. Getty Images correspondent John Moore alleged there is a lack of transparency along the border. Last week, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated […]
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Republicans Call for Hearing on How Border Crisis May Threaten National Security and Safety of Americans
By Tom Ozimek Ten Republican lawmakers have called for a hearing before the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security to examine how the surge of illegal immigrants from south of the border may be impacting national security and the safety of Americans. Led by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), the Republicans made the request in a […]
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11 States File Motion to Revive Fight for Trump’s ‘Public Charge’ Immigration Rule
By Jack Phillips Eleven states filed a motion challenging the White House’s move to rescind a Trump-era policy that seeks to ensure that immigrants can financially support themselves in order to become American citizens or obtain permanent residency. The motion, led by Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, is part of a lawsuit that his office filed on Feb. 3 […]
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‘We Can’t Wait’: Biden Admin to Push Congress for Pandemic Relief, Stimulus Checks
By Jack Phillips The Biden administration will push Congress to pass a $1.9 trillion pandemic stimulus bill, including $1,400 in direct payments, according to a spokesman, who said it’s needed to avert an economic crisis. Brian Deese, the director of the National Economic Council, has told reporters that he will speak to senators as part of a White […]
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Trump Campaign Files Suit, Urges Judge to Block Pennsylvania From Certifying Election Results
By Jack Phillips The Trump campaign on Nov. 15 called on a judge in Pennsylvania to block the state from certifying Democratic nominee Joe Biden as the winner of the election, saying there’s evidence voters were allowed to correct problems with their ballots. “Unless Bush v. Gore was much ado about nothing, presidential candidates of course have an interest in […]
