The Colorado Republican Party is appealing the ruling by the state’s high court that bans former President Trump from running again. And Apple is restocking its shelves after an import ban on its watches is temporarily blocked. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023. Colorado Republican Party appeals ruling…

Migrants seeking asylum in the United States may have to wait years before their cases can be heard. The backlog of U.S. immigration court cases has surpassed 3 million. That number is up by more than 1 million cases in 12 months, according to Syracuse University’s Transaction Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC). For comparison, in September…

Top U.S. officials are heading to Mexico to discuss the surge in illegal migrant crossings at the U.S. southern border. And police in South Korea are investigating the death of an actor who starred in the Oscar-winning film “Parasite.” These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. US officials to…

Thousands of migrants, mainly from Central America and the Caribbean, departed southern Mexican on Christmas Eve 2023, heading north toward the United States. A BBC report estimated the caravan’s daily size at at least 7,000 people, with Haitian migrant Ysguel Jean expressing frustration in Tapachula and the desire to reach the United States. Large caravans…

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas will be traveling to Mexico to discuss the border with Mexico’s president. The officials will work to find a better way to address an unprecedented amount of migrants currently at the border, according to White House officials. The planned trip comes after President…

As Congress begins its holiday break with no new deal reached on border security, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., sent a letter to President Joe Biden on Thursday, Dec. 21. In the letter, the speaker blamed the president for the crisis at the border and called on him to take several executive actions to “stem the record…

The death toll in Gaza rises above 20,000, according to local health officials. And the speaker of the House writes a letter to the president urging him to take executive action on the border crisis. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Friday, Dec. 22, 2023.   Health ministry says Gaza death toll surpasses 20,000…

The number of immigrants from overseas who tried to illegally enter the United States increased two to three times over the last couple of years. The trend covers not just the U.S. southern border, but entry points around the country.  In October 2021, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials encountered 15,076 people from China, India,…

New Mexico health officials said they found widespread cocaine usage when testing wastewater for opioids and stimulants at dozens of schools in and around Albuquerque. The discovery came during statewide wastewater testing at high schools ordered by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D, after she declared drug abuse a public health emergency. Of particular note was…

Citing the 14th Amendment, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled former President Donald Trump is ineligible to run again. And Rite Aid is accused of recklessly using AI technology on its customers. These stories and more highlight The Morning Rundown for Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies Trump from 2024 ballot Former President Donald…