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Mayorkas Reveals More Than 389,000 Migrant ‘Gotaways’ at Border in FY2021

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on 28 April told members of Congress that there were more than 389,000 “gotaways” at the U.S.-Mexico border during the fiscal year 2021. The figure was disclosed in response to questions from Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) during his testimony at an oversight hearing before the House Judiciary Committee. Spartz grilled…


Border Crisis of Epic Proportions

Commentary An increasing number of citizens are unhappy with the way President Joe Biden is handling the border crisis—and for a good reason. The southern border appears to be highly porous. According to a recent Gallup poll, 56 percent of those surveyed disapprove of how Biden is handling his job as president. The Gallup report noted,…


SCOTUS Hears Arguments on Remain in Mexico Policy; Man Charged With Killing 18 Women on Trial | NTD Evening News

The Supreme Court heard arguments on April 28 on whether the Biden Administration do away with the Trump-era “remain in Mexico” policy. The retrial of a man charged with killing 18 women in the Dallas area began on Monday. The jury in the original trial deadlocked last fall. …


Biden Slashes Millions of Acres Eligible for Oil Drilling in Alaska

The Biden administration is closing off almost half of the 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPRA) from oil and gas drilling, overturning a Trump-era policy that would have allowed oil development on more than 80 percent of the reserve. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), part of the Department of the Interior, announced the decision on April 25….


California’s Vanished Dream, by the Numbers

Even today amid a mounting exodus among those who can afford it, and with its appeal diminished to businesses and newcomers, California, legendary state of American dreams, continues to inspire optimism among progressive boosters. Laura Tyson, the longtime Democratic economist now at the University of California at Berkeley, praises the state for creating “the way…


President Touts Infrastructure Spending, Attends DNC Fundraiser in Portland

President Joe Biden made his first west coast visit as commander-in-chief this week, talking infrastructure and attending a fundraiser in Portland on April 21 before heading to Seattle to celebrate Earth Day on April 22. The president’s visit began with a speech at the Portland Air National Guard Base hangar at Portland International Airport, where…


Biden in Trouble: Inflation Up, Approval Way Down | Larry Elder

After years of ignoring racial taunts, threats of violence, and racial slurs by the alleged Brooklyn subway shooter Frank James, he was allowed to remain on Twitter. However, former President Donald Trump is still banned because of a supposed risk of incitement to violence. Meanwhile, inflation is up, gas prices are way up, wages are…


LIVE: Biden Provides an Update on Russia and Ukraine

President Joe Biden provides an update on the Russia–Ukraine crisis. …


Netflix Lost $50B in Market Cap, Subscribers Shrink; CalPERS Wants Buffet Out As Chair | NTD Business

Netflix stock tanking — after the company reported losing subscribers in the first quarter. What’s behind the loss? A California Pension fund wants to kick Warren Buffett out of his chairman position, at his own company. What’s the reason? President Biden offering bailouts to nuclear power plants that are struggling financially. It’s part of the clean energy…


US Natural Gas Prices Highest Since 2008

U.S. natural gas prices have reached levels not seen in a decade and a half, with the U.S. benchmark Henry Hub natural gas price edging close to $8 per million British Thermal Units (BTUs) on Monday afternoon. The last major Henry Hub price spikes in 2008 and 2006 were due in part to hurricane activity…