Eduardo Flores-Ruiz, the Mexican national for whom a Wisconsin judge was arrested after allegedly helping him escape from immigration authorities, accepted a plea deal, conceding he illegally entered the United States and agreeing to be deported after he completes a prison sentence. Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was arrested in April by the FBI […]
The Trump administration is fast-tracking deportations following the Supreme Court’s ruling in its favor on Monday. The high court allowed the Department of Homeland Security to return select illegal immigrants to third countries, or nations that they are not from, without giving detainees a chance to make an emergency plea to stay. DHS Assistant Secretary […]
Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) is the new ranking member for the House Oversight Committee after the Democratic caucus overwhelmingly voted for him on Tuesday morning. Garcia defeated Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-MA) in a 150-63 vote. Reps. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) and Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) dropped out shortly before the final vote, after the Steering Committee recommended Garcia for the role […]
(The Center Square) – Lawmakers in Harrisburg are renewing efforts to protect affordable homeownership for some of Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable residents, with one bill advancing out of the House and two others beginning their journey in the Senate. House Bill 1250 recently passed the House with bipartisan support on a vote of 144-59 – with […]
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is testifying Tuesday morning on his agency’s budget request before the House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee. TRUMP TRAVEL BAN: WHAT TO KNOW AS 12 NATIONS ARE BARRED FROM ENTRY TO US The hearing is scheduled to begin around 10:00 a.m. The HHS secretary will likely […]
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is testifying before the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday morning after warning that the United States is not ready to cut interest rates. “For the time being, we are well-positioned to wait to learn more about the likely course of the economy before considering any adjustments to our policy […]
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) expressed hope that “cooler heads” will prevail in the conflict between Israel and Iran despite the latter country being “an irrational actor.” Trump’s peace deal between the Middle Eastern countries, announced Monday evening, was jeopardized after the two countries exchanged attacks four hours before the ceasefire was set to begin. […]
The Washington Monument, a top tourist destination in Washington D.C., closed Tuesday due to extreme heat warnings. Visitors were also barred from the monument Monday as temperatures neared 100 degrees. Tuesday is expected to see a high of 99 degrees. For those living in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, temperatures are expected to exceed 100 degrees […]
President Donald Trump has taken aim at his predecessor once again, this time blaming him for Iranian “super cells” allowed into the United States. “[President Joe] Biden let a lot of stupid stuff in,” Trump told reporters en route to the Netherlands. “…And among everything else, he let a lot of super cells in. Many […]
Iran has arrested over 500 people over alleged ties to Israeli intelligence since the Iran-Israel conflict started less than two weeks ago, according to a human rights organization. More than 530 people were arrested across Iran since the rapidly escalating conflict began on June 13, the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights detailed in a report […]
