168 migrants return to Senegal after Mauritania refuses to accept boat

Nearly 170 migrants returned to Senegal on Wednesday after spending almost a week in limbo on a Spanish rescue boat. Deputy Mayor Lamine Ndiaye confirmed 168 migrants were safely transferred from a Spanish vessel to Senegalese authorities. They were expected to arrive in Dakar by sea Wednesday evening. Since Thursday, the migrants had been stuck […]

Whitmer calls on Michigan’s Democratic Legislature to advance healthcare, climate bills

Paid family and medical leave, a 100% clean energy standard and codifying protections ensured by the Affordable Care Act are among the issues that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is directing Democrats to tackle in the final months of the year. The second-term governor highlighted her priorities Wednesday during a “What’s Next Address,” following the first […]

White House snaps at reporter when Hurricane Idalia response is compared to Maui: ‘Your question is wrong’

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre appeared annoyed with a reporter who compared the government’s hurricane response to President Biden’s heavily criticized response to the deadly wildfire in Maui.  During Wednesday’s press conference, Fox News White House Correspondent Peter Doocy noted the Biden administration’s preparations for Hurricane Idalia were “robust” whereas the president’s initial response […]