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DHS Secretary approves border wall projects despite campaign promise
According to Pedro Rios, director of the American Friends Service Committee, Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has recently authorized dozens of border wall projects. Rios, who spoke with NBC 7 San Diego, added that among those approved projects is a plan to build two new bollard-style, 30-foot high walls across the face of San… -
Uvalde police response slammed in damning tactical assessment
The Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) program at Texas State University released a tactical assessment of the police response to May’s mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. The authors of Wednesday’s report said their findings were based off video taken from the school, police body cameras, testimony from officers on… -
Mike Pence pushes pro-life campaign ahead of midterms
Former Vice President Mike Pence contributed $500,000 to Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America to support an ad campaign leading up to the midterm elections. Following the Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson, which handed decisions on abortion over to state governments, Pence has taken an even more conservative stance on the subject. In an… -
States roll back concealed carry policies following Supreme Court ruling
Top officials in Maryland and Massachusetts have directed police in their states to hold off on enforcement of the states’ concealed carry policies in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling from last month. The ruling found New York state’s law requiring unrestricted concealed carry license applicants show a need for self-defense is unconstitutional. On… -
Highland Park tragedy highlights gun violence over Fourth of July weekend
The mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois was just the tip of the iceberg when it came to gun violence over the holiday weekend. In nearby Chicago, 57 people were shot over the weekend. Nine of those 57 died, according to NBC News Chicago, citing Chicago Police. “Last year,… -
Boris Johnson remains UK prime minister. But for how much longer?
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has continued to stir up controversy within his party after narrowly surviving a no-confidence vote. A week later, he introduced a bill which some Tory members of Parliament strongly disliked. According to the Financial Times, they accused Johnson of “damaging the UK and everything the Conservatives stand for.” The bill… -
State Department announces new foreign election interference program
The State Department unveiled the Rewards for Justice program aimed at preventing foreign election interference. According to Thursday’s announcement of the program, the department is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information. The two types of information the department is looking for include: Information leading to the identification or location of any… -
Xi marks 25th anniversary of UK Hong Kong handover, deflects criticism
Chinese Leader Xi Jinping wrapped up a two-day trip to Hong Kong to mark the 25th anniversary of the city being handed over from British to Chinese control. Thursday and Friday’s trip was Xi’s first outside of mainland China since the COVID-19 pandemic began. “The central government fully supports Hong Kong in maintaining its unique… -
Insurers, employers required to show prices for health care services
According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service (CMS), the three-step plan to require health insurers and self-insured employers to share the prices they’ve negotiated with providers for health care services has started. The first step, which began Friday, required insurers and employers to make “Machine-Readable Files” containing costs for items and services. These… -
Airlines, FAA spar ahead of busy Fourth of July travel weekend
As Americans get set to celebrate the Fourth of July, a rivalry between airlines and the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) is brewing ahead of what is expected to be a tough travel weekend. On Tuesday, Delta warned of another round of disruptions were possible. The airline has already announced flight cuts that will last throughout… -
NATO invites Finland, Sweden; US to maintain military presence in Europe
On the same day NATO formally invited Finland and Sweden to join the alliance, President Joe Biden promised to maintain the United States’ recently-increased military presence in Europe for the “foreseeable future.” Both moves are seen as steps to bolster their respective defense capacities in Europe amid Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. “I think the… -
NATO announces major expansion of rapid reaction force ahead of Madrid summit
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced allies will agree to increase the size of the alliance’s rapid reaction force to 300,000 troops. That is nearly eight times higher than the current 40,000 soldiers serving in the force. Speaking in Brussels Monday, Stoltenberg described the move as part of the “biggest overhaul of collective defense and… -
Russia set to default as G7 leaders prepare to announce more sanctions
As Group of Seven (G7) leaders began meeting to discuss more sanctions against Russia, the country was set to default on its foreign debt. Russia owes about $40 billion in foreign bonds. A 30-day grace period on interest payments originally due May 27 expired Sunday. Despite this, it could take time to confirm a default.…
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