In one of the first steps in the nationwide redistricting process following the release of the 2020 Census data, the Republican-led Texas state legislature approved redrawn maps for its U.S. House districts late Monday night. Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to sign off on the changes but may face legal battles first. In a lawsuit filed…

Update (Dec. 20, 2021): In a news conference Monday, Christian Aid Ministries (CAM) revealed the treacherous path 12 of the 17 missionaries who were kidnapped in Haiti had to take to escape. The video above shows clips from the news conference. According to CAM, the missionaries snuck out of where they were being held “despite…

UPDATE (10/18/21): The Biden administration’s Justice Department officially asked the Supreme Court to block the controversial Texas abortion law Monday, after a judge order pausing enforcement of the law only lasted 48 hours. In its plea to the court, the Department wrote the law defies past Supreme Court rulings “by banning abortion long before viability —…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal judge is hearing arguments Friday over whether Texas can leave in place the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S., which since September has banned most abortions and sent women racing to get care beyond the borders of the nation’s second-most populous state. A lawsuit filed by the Biden administration seeks…

According to the Associated Press (AP), many Haitian migrants in Del Rio are being released into the United States. AP spoke with two U.S. officials who were not authorized to discuss the matter and thus spoke on condition of anonymity. One of the officials said Haitians have been released on a “very, very large scale”…

A new border crisis is forming in the small border town of Del Rio, Texas across from Ciudad Acuña, Mexico on Friday. An estimated 12,000 migrants, mostly Haitian, are waiting to ask for asylum in the U.S. Thousands of Haitian migrants have assembled under and around a bridge, and presented the Biden administration with a…

9/9/21 Update: Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Tuesday the Justice Department is preparing a lawsuit to challenge the Texas abortion law that took effect last week. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Original Story (9/7/21): In Texas, two controversial state laws are making headlines: voting reform and abortion. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a controversial voting bill into law Tuesday.  The video…

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Thursday the U.S. Department of Justice is launching an investigation into allegations saying police officers in Phoenix used excessive force against homeless people in the city. According to Garland, the investigation will also look into whether police have used discriminatory policing practices. Investigators will try to figure out if officers…

In a memo released Friday, the Department of Justice said the Treasury Department must hand over the tax returns of Former President Donald Trump to the House Ways and Means Committee. The 39-page memo is signed by Dawn Johnsen, the acting head of the Biden Administration DOJ’s legal counsel office. The memo said Ways and…

Attorney General Merrick Garland officially launched a Justice Department plan to send gun trafficking strike forces to five American cities Thursday. The plan was initially announced last month. The video above shows AG Garland and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco speaking about the strike forces. In the announcement, the DOJ said, “the strike forces will…