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Border Patrol Union not confident in future CBP commissioner
The National Border Patrol Council, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection union, is expressing little confidence that the replacement for former Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Chris Magnus will be an improvement. President Biden accepted Magnus’ resignation Saturday effective immediately. Deputy Commissioner Troy Miller will be acting commissioner until a permanent replacement is nominated and… -
Why Arizona and Nevada election counts are taking so long
The election was Tuesday, but now days later, Americans are without results in key races including the Senate and governors contests in Nevada and Arizona. So what’s taking so long? Nevada: In Nevada, mail-in ballots can be received as late as 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, as long as they were postmarked on or before… -
Trump urged not to announce presidential run until after Georgia runoff
Republicans are not on track to flip as many House seats in the midterm elections as they had hoped. In fact if they win the majority, it could be very similar to the 220-212 balance of power that Democrats currently hold. Between that and the Georgia Senate race going to a runoff, former President Donald… -
Meta executes major layoffs as worries grow over another dot-com crash
Tech stocks have had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year. Take Meta, which announced Wednesday it is laying off 13% of its staff, or more than 11,000 employees. The company’s stock is down about 70% in 2022 amid declining sales and profit and rising expenses. And while Meta’s year may be exceptionally bad… -
Midterm ballot measures to watch: Abortion rights, gun rights and more
Voters around the country will make big decisions on abortion rights, legalizing marijuana and even a millionaires tax. Here are some of the most important ballot measures being considered this midterm election. Abortion rights California Proposition 1 would add the right to have an abortion and use contraceptives to the state’s constitution. Michigan Proposition 3… -
Treasury sanctions oil smuggling network members for helping Iran evade sanctions
The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned an international oil smuggling network for providing support to Hizballah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force (IRGC-QF). The network used front companies to blend Iranian oil with Indian products to help conceal its origin and evade sanctions. The Treasury Department said in a news release that this… -
Governors races tighten one week out from 2022 midterm election
One week out from election day, polling indicates three key Governors races are tightening. Republicans have gained momentum in Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin, races that range from toss-up to lean-Democrat. Arizona Former TV news anchor Kari Lake, R, trailed as recently as September to Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, D. But according to an average… -
Supreme Court hears race-based college admissions case
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday on two cases regarding the role of race in college admissions. The organization Students for Fair Admissions is challenging the admissions policies at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina that consider race as a factor. The plaintiffs want the justices to overturn the 2003 Grutter decision,… -
Immigration from Venezuela decreases as migrants wait in Mexico
The number of illegal border crossings by Venezuelan immigrants has fallen from 1,200 a day early in October to just 150 a day in the wake of new rules implemented by the Biden administration. Now according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, tens of thousands are stranded in Mexico sleeping on the streets,… -
Hillary Clinton says Republicans are planning 2024 coup
Hillary Clinton is supporting a progressive political group that claims Republicans are planning a coup in 2024. The group is trying to make the case that the MAGA movement has a plan to steal the 2024 presidential election and that state legislators must be elected in six key states this midterm election to stop it.… -
Poll shows Americans largely support Biden’s marijuana pardons
President Biden recently pardoned everyone convicted of simple marijuana possession, but new reporting from Reason says the pardons won’t free a single federal prisoner because none of them are incarcerated. The report also stated while the pardons may help give approximately 10,000 individuals a clean slate, it represents a tiny percentage of the total convictions… -
Early voting on pace to set midterm records nationwide, including Georgia
Early voting for the midterm elections appears to be on pace to break records set in 2018. According to statistics from Edison Research and Catalist obtained by CNN, 5.8 million people have cast ballots so far in 39 states. At this same point in 2018, 5 million people had voted. The data shows Democrats are… -
NBC reporter criticized after PA Senate candidate Fetterman interview
An NBC reporter is being criticized after her interview with Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman. The sweatshirt-wearing Democrat is struggling with auditory processing issues following his stroke in May. Some continue to be surprised by his recovery, including the reporter who sat down with him in his first in-person interview since his health scare. At…
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