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5th Circuit Court of Appeals decision blocks enforcement of strict Texas immigration law SB4
(WASHINGTON) -- In a decision late Tuesday, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision that again blocks Texas from enforcing its strict immigration law, SB4.Earlier in the day, the Supreme Court rejected a Biden administration request to intervene and keep Texas's strict immigration enforcement law on hold while…
Trump makes argument to Supreme Court about why he deserves presidential immunity
(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday filed a brief with the Supreme Court making his formal argument for why he should be granted absolute presidential immunity from criminal prosecution -- asking the justices to dismiss a four-count federal indictment over his efforts to overturn the results of the…
FBI director says agency doing all it can to get ‘justice’ for Laken Riley
(WASHINGTON) -- The FBI is doing everything it can to get "justice" for Laken Riley, the college student who was murdered by a migrant in the country illegally, FBI Director Christopher Wray said at the University of Georgia on Tuesday.Laken Riley, a student at Georgia's Augusta University, was killed by…
Top US generals testifying before Congress about chaos of withdrawal from Afghanistan
(WASHINGTON) -- The top two military leaders who oversaw the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 testified Tuesday afternoon before the House Foreign Affairs Committee in a hearing meant to assess the Biden administration's role in the chaos that unfolded at the end of America's longest war.One of those leaders…
Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro reports to prison after SCOTUS denies stay of sentence
(WASHINGTON) -- Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro reported to prison on Tuesday, one day after the Supreme Court denied a stay of his sentence.He was convicted in September of two counts of contempt of Congress for refusing to provide testimony and documents to the House Select Committee that…
Congressional leaders, White House reach DHS funding agreement — but could a government shutdown still happen?
(WASHINGTON) -- Congressional leaders and the White House have reached agreement on how to fund the Department of Homeland Security, one of the last hurdles to prevent an approaching partial government shutdown deadline Friday -- but it might not come together in time.Funding for DHS was the final major sticking…
Congressional leaders, White House reach DHS funding agreement — but could a government shutdown still happen?
(WASHINGTON) -- Congressional leaders and the White House have reached agreement on how to fund the Department of Homeland Security, one of the last hurdles to prevent an approaching partial government shutdown deadline Friday -- but it might not come together in time.Funding for DHS was the final major sticking…
Key Ohio Senate primary with Trump-backed candidate headed for fierce finish
Ohio's GOP Senate primary is heading for a fierce finish Tuesday night as three Republicans bludgeon each other for the chance to run in one of the country's marquee races this year.Businessman Bernie Moreno and state Sen. Matt Dolan are duking it out in polling, with Ohio Secretary of State…
Three things to watch for in Tuesday’s primaries
(WASHINGTON) -- The presidential nominations are locked up -- but the primaries remain, along with any tea leaves they may provide.Ohio's GOP Senate primary is the headliner Tuesday, with car salesman Bernie Moreno considered by several strategists to be the slight favorite, running with former President Donald Trump's endorsement against…
Trump claims Liz Cheney and Jan. 6 committee should be jailed
(WASHINGTON) -- Former Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney has shrugged off Donald Trump's suggestion on social media that she and other members of the bipartisan House committee that investigated Jan. 6 should be jailed.The former president attacked Cheney and the others on social media this week. He also questioned whether Cassidy…
