Giorno: 29 Febbraio 2024

Tories accused of using ‘mob rule’ claims to justify restricting protests

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Sarah Everard report sparks demand for urgent action to restore trust in police

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White House refers to illegal immigrants as ‘newcomers’

Ahead of President Biden’s visit to the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday, the White House debuted a new term for illegal immigrants arriving in the country, calling them “newcomers.”  Biden will travel to Brownsville, Texas, in an effort to reassure voters who have soured on his handling of the border crisis. Republicans have lambasted the Biden […]

Ariz. GOP Bill Allows Lethal Force on Border Intruders

Arizona Republicans are advancing a bill that would allow Mexico border land owners to use lethal force to protect their property from trespassers.

House punts government shutdown deadline to next week after Johnson forced to seek Dem support again

Speaker Mike Johnson bucked the House GOP’s right flank to pass a short-term federal funding bill on Thursday, setting up Congress to avoid a partial government shutdown. The bill, known as a continuing resolution (CR), extends fiscal 2023’s government funding levels to two deadlines: March 8 and March 22. It passed the House, 320-99. Majorities […]

LGBTQ+ Group Sues Texas AG, Won’t Turn Over Trans Docs

A national LGBTQ+ advocacy group is suing the Texas Attorney General’s office rather than hand over information about its support of transgender children receiving gender-confirming medical care.

Schumer Appeals to House Leader Johnson to Pass Ukraine Aid Bill

If Ukraine does not replenish military armaments that are running dangerously low, it will lose its more than 2-year-long battle against Russia’s invasion, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., warned Thursday.[#item_full_content]

Texas Panhandle Fire Largest in State History

A wildfire spreading across the Texas Panhandle became the largest in state history Thursday, as a dusting of snow covered scorched prairie, dead cattle, and burned out homes and gave firefighters a brief window of relief in desperate efforts to corral the blaze.[#item_full_content]

Biden, Trump Each Eye Border Message in Dueling Texas Trips

President Joe Biden and his likely Republican challenger Donald Trump both head to the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas on Thursday in a sign of how central immigration has become to the 2024 election and how much both candidates want to use it to their advantage.[#item_full_content]

US Judge Blocks Texas From Enforcing Immigration Bill

A U.S. federal judge granted a preliminary injunction preventing Texas from enforcing the SB4 immigration bill, which would have made it a crime to cross the Texas-Mexico border illegally.[#item_full_content]