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‘We Can’t Continue Like This’: Mayorkas Warns In Leaked Audio That US System ‘Isn’t Built’ To Handle Border Crisis
Kaylee Greenlee
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas warned that the U.S. immigration system “isn’t built” to handle the [...]
Canceled Catholic Priest Donates $100K To Group That Supports Conservative Clerics
A Catholic priest ousted as a pastor for his criticism of COVID-19 policies has donated $100,000 to a new organization designed to support priests wh [...]
27 People Aboard Almost Fully Vaccinated Cruise Ship Test Positive For COVID-19
Harry Wilmerding
Aboard an almost fully vaccinated Carnival cruise ship, 27 people tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday just before arriving in [...]
‘The Court’s Hands Are Tied’: Federal Judge Upholds New Eviction Moratorium
Thomas Catenacci
A federal judge ruled Friday that the Biden administration could continue to enforce its new eviction moratorium, but casted doub [...]
‘Goonies’ Actor Robert Davi Explains How His Upcoming Film Will ‘Expose The Truth’ About Hunter Biden
Mary Margaret Olohan
Goonies actor Robert Davi is directing an upcoming film that will “expose the truth” about Hunter Biden, Davi said in an int [...]
Major Airline Forces 12-Year-Old Autistic Boy To Undergo COVID-19 Test Despite Exemption
Ailan Evans
Employees of a major airline reportedly made an autistic boy with an exemption letter take a COVID-19 test before allowing him to [...]
‘When People Woke Up This Morning, They Saw Taliban Fighters’: Three Major Cities In Afghanistan Fall To Taliban
Thomas Catenacci
The Taliban took control of three major cities in Afghanistan’s southwest region as the insurgents set their sights on the ca [...]
House Moderates Vow To Block $3.5 Trillion Budget Until Infrastructure Bill Is Law
Andrew Trunsky
Nine moderate House Democrats vowed in a letter released early Friday to not vote for Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget unt [...]
EXCLUSIVE: DEA Officials Directed To Stop Saying ‘Mexican Cartel’
Jennie Taer
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officials have been instructed to “avoid saying ‘Mexican cartel’ or discussing the Mex [...]
Obama Administration Scientist: UN Climate Report Jumps To Destructive Conclusions
Sebastian Hughes
A former scientist for the Obama administration criticized the conclusions of a new U.N. climate report in an interview with [...]