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Mar 01 2024
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Biden border visit underscores Kamala Harris' shrinking role in handling migrant crisis
President Biden visited the southern border in Brownsville, Texas, on Thursday, and was joined by a number of top officials, including Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, but Vice President Kamala Harris was not among them. Biden spoke in Brownsville after meeting with Border Patrol, law enforcement and local leaders. He urged Republicans to back a bipartisan Senate bill that he
Fox News (Online News)Mar 05 2024
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Jacque to seek congressional seat
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican state senator announced Monday that he will run for an open congressional seat representing northeastern Wisconsin. Andre Jacque of De Pere announced Monday that he will run for the 8th Congressional District seat being vacated by Mike Gallagher. Gallagher abruptly announced last month he won’t seek re-election after he angered his fellow Republicans by
Iron Mountain Daily NewsOct 24 2022
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These 6 GOP Senators Who Voted to Confirm Mayorkas Won’t Condemn Him After Revelation in False ‘Whipping’ Charge
The six Senate Republicans who voted to confirm Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas declined to criticize him after the revelation that he knew Border Patrol agents didn’t “whip” Haitian migrants before he publicly spoke as if they did.
Other members of Congress, however, are calling for Mayorkas to resign or be impeached after an explosive email was unearthed by The Heritage
The Daily SignalApr 03 2024
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Dead battery from the International Space Station crashed through man's house
A few weeks ago in the middle of the afternoon, this hunk of metal crashed through the roof and two floors of Alejandro Otero's home in Naples, Florida. Otero wasn't home at the time but says the two-pound object just missed hitting his son. According to Ars Technica, the object came from a cargo pallet of depleted batteries from the ISS "that was originally supposed to come back to Earth in a
Boing BoingMar 01 2024
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Fact-checking 4 big claims Biden made at the border in Texas
[Editor's note: This story originally was published by The Daily Signal.] President Joe Biden visited the southern border Thursday in Brownsville, Texas, where he delivered remarks flanked by local officials and by his recently impeached secretary of homeland security, Alejandro Mayorkas. Biden made numerous claims and largely blamed Republicans for the influx of millions of illegal aliens
WNDFeb 29 2024
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San Antonio mayor Ron Nirenberg joins President Biden, other South Texas mayors in Brownsville
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – San Antonio mayor Ron Nirenberg met with President Joe Biden Thursday in Brownsville in what he called a show of support. Biden was joined by Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas during his four-hour visit to the border. The two met with Border Patrol agents, law enforcement and local leaders like Nirenberg. “Did the president ask you anything specifically
KSATMar 21 2024
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House Freedom Caucus Kicks Out Rep. Ken Buck Days Before He Quits Congress
Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) is quitting Congress this week, but he shouldn’t expect a friendly sendoff from his fellow Republicans.
The House Freedom Caucus voted Tuesday night to kick Buck out, as first reported by The Hill. He has been a member of the conservative caucus for years but reportedly has not attended meetings for several months.
Buck announced the week prior that he would
Breitbart NewsFeb 14 2024
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Was the Impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas Justified?
What does the impeachment of Alejandro Mayorkas reveal about Congress, the border crisis, and the Republican Party?
For Context: On Tuesday, the House of Representatives voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, accusing him of “willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law” in regard to enforcing immigration policy. The impeachment is nearly certain to fail
MSNBC Reuters Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Mar 30 2024
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More than $500,000 raised to help families of Key Bridge victims
More than $500,000 has been donated so far for the families of the six construction workers killed and two injured in the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge last week. The financial outpouring, in contributions large and small, has streamed in over the past four days to fundraisers hosted by nonprofit organizations, the Baltimore city government, the company that employed the men
Washington PostJan 28 2024
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House GOP releases impeachment articles against Homeland Security secretary
House Republicans on Sunday released two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas as they vowed to swiftly push forward with election-year efforts to oust him over what they call his failure to manage the U.S.-Mexico border. The rare step against a Cabinet member drew outrage from Democrats and the agency as a politically motivated stunt lacking the
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