Mexico says Texas may be violating international law by installing a border wall made up of orange buoys in the middle of the Rio Grande in the state’s latest attempt to secure the United States border. Mexico’s Foreign Relations Secretary Alicia Barcena said the move could be violating the Mexican Water Treaty of 1944 between…

The Biden administration is forgiving $39 billion in student loans for 804,000 borrowers. The loans will be automatically discharged in a matter of weeks.  The Department of Education said the forgiveness fixes miscalculations for people on income-driven repayment plans. Those borrowers had to make 20 to 25 years of payments, or 240 to 300 qualifying…

The divisive Supreme Court ruling that banned race-based admissions has effectively ended affirmative action at colleges and universities. President Biden has said the decision reverses progress while Chief Justice John Roberts stated affirmative action is racially discriminatory and unconstitutional. Straight Arrow News contributor Star Parker argues that basing admissions on merit, not the color of one’s…

The Justice Department announced Wednesday, July 13, it is challenging a new Mississippi law. The department claimed the law discriminates against Black people in the capital city of Jackson. The law creates a new court in Jackson, with prosecutors appointed by the Mississippi attorney general and a judge appointed by the Mississippi Supreme Court chief…

An investigation by The Associated Press revealed Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s taxpayer-funded staff performed tasks to help sell her book. The report is adding momentum to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s efforts to strengthen the court’s ethics rules.  “The Sotomayor revelations are just more of the drip, drip, drip that’s going to eventually undercut and…

Iowa lawmakers passed a 6-week abortion ban, and the federal government’s latest target in reducing greenhouse gases are refrigerators and air conditioners. These stories and more highlight the Rundown for Wednesday, July 12, 2023. Iowa passes 6-week abortion ban In a special session that went late into the night on Tuesday, July 11, the Iowa…