By Katabella Roberts Democratic Del Rio Mayor Bruno Lozano has called out President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris for failing to make an appearance at his town as it battles with an overwhelming illegal immigrant crisis that has left Border Patrol agents struggling to process thousands of people. More than 15,000 illegal immigrants, including Haitian, Cuban, and Venezuelan nationals, have illegally […]
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Congressman Releases New Photos of Del Rio Crisis: ‘Has Reached a Boiling Point’
By GQ Pan Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas) is sounding alarm after after spending a day in the border town of Del Rio, Texas, where the illegal immigrants crisis, he said, “has reached a boiling point.” Pfluger posted on Twitter new photos showing the makeshift campsite full of individuals who illegally entered the United States and took shelter […]
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McCarthy Calls for National Guard to Help Cope With Del Rio Illegal Immigrant Surge
By Tom Ozimek House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has urged President Joe Biden to deploy the National Guard to help deal with the illegal immigrant surge along the southern border, insisting the situation is a national security crisis and blaming the Biden administration for a “failed response.” McCarthy made the remarks in a Sept. 17 statement that came […]
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Americans Seeking a Retirement Miracle
By Gregory Bresiner Americans think a secure retirement is impossible. But effective retirement planning strategies exist. Many Americans worry they will run out of money in retirement and it’s getting worse, a new survey shows. Four in ten U.S. investors think that it’s going to take a miracle to be able to retire financially secure. Nearly half (46 percent) […]
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DeSantis Office: Over Half of Those Seeking Lifesaving COVID-19 Treatment in South Florida Fully Vaccinated
By Jack Phillips A spokesperson for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s office said that more than half of those who are seeking monoclonal antibody treatment in the south of Florida are “fully vaccinated” individuals amid supply issues. “More than half the patients getting the monoclonal antibody treatment in south Florida are fully vaccinated,” DeSantis spokeswoman Christina Pushaw wrote in […]
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More Than Half of US States Vow to Fight Biden’s Vaccine Mandate
By The Center Square Twenty-seven Republican governors or attorneys general have vowed to fight the latest executive order issued by President Joe Biden mandating that over 80 million private employees receive COVID-19 vaccinations or undergo weekly testing, or their employer will be fined. The executive order directs the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Safety […]
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Gasoline Prices Hit 7-Year High Even as Demand Falls for 4th Straight Week
By Tom Ozimek U.S. gasoline prices have risen to their highest level in seven years even as demand fell for a fourth straight week, with supply disruptions from Hurricane Ida putting upward pressure on prices and keeping seasonal factors from delivering relief at the pump to drivers frustrated by historically high fuel costs. Retail gasoline prices in the United […]
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NY Hospital Will Stop Delivering Babies as Maternity Workers Resign Over Vaccine Mandate
By Jack Phillips A hospital in Upstate New York won’t have the capacity to deliver babies after six employees in its maternity ward resigned instead of taking the COVID-19 vaccine as part of an executive order handed down by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo several weeks ago. Lewis County General Hospital in Lowville said that it will work with state officials to […]
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South Dakota Governor Restricts Access to Abortion Drugs in Executive Order
By Mimi Nguyen Ly South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem issued an executive order on Tuesday to restrict telemedicine abortion and chemical abortions in the state. The executive order (pdf) states that abortion drugs can only be prescribed and dispensed after an in-person consultation with a doctor licensed in South Dakota. Under South Dakota law, doctors are already […]
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Taliban ‘Holding’ Americans ‘Hostage’ at Afghanistan Airport: Top Republican Lawmaker
By Jack Phillips The top-ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee said that the Taliban terrorist group will not allow Americans to leave from an airport in the northern part of Afghanistan, while the White House chief of staff estimated that about 100 Americans still remain in the country. Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said that six […]
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DHS Quiet on ‘Remain in Mexico’ Restart After Supreme Court Order
By Charlotte Cuthbertson Nine days after the Supreme Court ordered the Biden administration to restart the Remain in Mexico program, no information is available on new enrollees, and border agents are saying the program hasn’t yet been reinstated. The program, also known as the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP), was launched during the Trump administration and […]
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Officials Agree Social Security, Medicare Are in Deep Trouble, but Solutions Mean Tough Choices
By Mark Tapscott Social Security will be unable to pay full benefits a year earlier than previously projected, while Medicare’s insolvency date remains just five years away, according to the latest trustee reports. But nobody in the nation’s capital is stepping up with proposals to fix the two largest federal entitlement programs. Between them, Social Security and […]
