Sec. Mayorkas blames Trump, rule of law for huge spike in illegal immigration during Biden administration
Post Content Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas blamed former President Donald Trump‘s administration for the record rise of border crossings occurring during the Biden administration. “Tragically, former President Trump slashed our international assistance to Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. Slashed the resources that we were contributing to address the root causes of a rate of […]
IBD/TIPP Poll: COVID Biggest National Issue
Coronavirus is a more important issue to Americans than the economy or immigration, according to a new Investor’s Business Daily/TechnoMetrica Institute of Policy and Politics poll….
Trump Hires Iowa Political Veterans, Signaling Interest in 2024
Donald Trump’s fundraising committee has hired two political operatives familiar with campaigns in Iowa, the state that typically kicks off the race for the White House, signaling his interest in running in 2024.An aide with Save America, the leadership…
People ‘just need to rock up’ to get vaccinated
Read More “Don’t you rather have a pilletjie [tablet]?” a farm worker asks politely as he readies himself to be injected with the single-shot Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine. A member of the Western Cape health department’s roving vaccination team chuckles that no, unfortunately there is no option to take the dose orally. Between the […]
The rise and fall of Mike Sonko — Nairobi’s Matatu King
Read More Kenya’s capital is now run by an unelected major general. He succeeds a taxi overlord, Mike Sonko, who used the power and profits from his blinged-out transports to buy and batter his way to the governorship. His dramatic rise to power challenged the vested interests of the country’s ruling elite. So they fought […]
UK security chiefs issue guidance after hackers target ministers on WhatsApp
Read More Data and computer security UK security chiefs issue guidance after hackers target ministers on WhatsApp Exclusive: civil service chief points to work to improve cybersecurity in response to Labour concerns Deputy political editor Fri 13 Aug 2021 08.18 EDT Last modified on Fri 13 Aug 2021 08.51 EDT Ministers and civil servants conducting […]
Sec. Mayorkas says border crisis ‘unsustainable’ and ‘we’re going to lose’ in leaked audio
Post Content Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas met privately with Border Patrol agents in Texas and said in leaked audio that the border crisis is “unsustainable” and “we’re going to lose” if “borders are the first line of defense.” “A couple of days ago I was down in Mexico, and I said look, you know, […]
DeSantis Backs Down on Threat to Cut School Officials Pay Over Mask Mandates
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is backing away from a threat to withhold school officials’ salaries if they continue to defy his executive order prohibiting mask mandates. On Monday, a statement…
Carnival cruise COVID outbreak: 27 people aboard ship test positive
Post Content Twenty-seven people aboard a Carnival cruise tested positive for COVID-19 just before the ship made a stop in Belize City this week, according to the Belize Tourism Board. The positive cases were among 26 crew members and one passenger on the Carnival Vista, which is carrying over 1,400 crew and nearly 3,000 passengers, […]
Gino Strada, le battaglie in difesa dei più deboli
Read More È morto, all’età di 73 anni, in Normandia, Gino Strada. Medico e attivista, era nato a Sesto San Giovanni il 21 aprile 1948. Insieme alla moglie, Teresa Sarti, morta nel 2009, aveva fondato l’associazione umanitaria internazionale Emergency. A cura di Sofia Gadici