Category: USA

Trump Says White House Infrastructure Plan Is ‘Largest Tax Hike in American History’

Former President Donald Trump, in a statement Wednesday, responded to the White House infrastructure bill—which would introduce new taxes—and said it is “among the largest self-inflicted economic wounds in history.” “If this monstrosity is allowed to pass, the result will be more Americans out of work, more families shattered, more factories abandoned, more industries wrecked,…


Trump Border Patrol Chief: 30,000 Illegal Immigrants Released Into US Since January

About 30,000 people who illegally entered the United States via Mexico have been released by federal officials into the country since January amid a surge of people being held in detention centers, according to a former Border Patrol chief. Mark Morgan, the former acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection under former President Donald…


861 Criminals Caught Crossing Texas Border Area, Including 92 Sex Offenders: Official

A Border Patrol section chief reported that in recent days, more than 861 criminals have been encountered at the border, including 92 sex offenders and 63 gang members. “Within the copious amounts of groups being encountered in” the Rio Grande Valley sector in Texas, “a Salvadoran man with a prior conviction for murder was discovered”…


Pentagon Spokesperson: Suez Canal Stoppage May Impact Transit of Navy Vessels

The grounded container ship-caused Suez Canal stoppage might impact the transit of U.S. military vessels, said a Pentagon spokesperson on Sunday. The more than 1,000-foot long Ever Given ship became jammed diagonally across a southern section of the canal in high winds about five days ago, which totally halted shipping traffic. The Suez Canal, located…


Biden Holds First Press Conference at White House, Defends Immigration Response

President Joe Biden held his first press conference on Thursday, after more than two months in office, answering questions on topics including whether he will run for reelection, the burgeoning crisis along the border, and abolishing the 60-vote filibuster. Biden responded to a question about how his administration will handle the surge in illegal immigration,…


Biden Holds First Press Conference, Warns GOP He May Back Changing Filibuster

President Joe Biden held his first press conference on Thursday, after more than two months in office, answering questions on topics including whether he will run for reelection, the burgeoning crisis along the border, and abolishing the 60-vote filibuster. Biden responded to a question about how his administration will handle the surge in illegal immigration,…


Sen. Marco Rubio: ‘There’s Stuff Flying Over Military Installations, and Nobody Knows What It Is’

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) told a reporter this week that he is concerned about UFOs, or unidentified flying objects, flying over U.S. military bases. When asked about UFOs at the Reagan National Airport near Washington, Rubio stated: “There’s stuff flying over military installations, and nobody knows what it is and it isn’t ours.” Rubio is a…


Poll: 42 Million From Latin America, Caribbean Want to Migrate to US

A new survey found that 42 million people from Latin America and the Caribbean region want to immigrate to the United States. “There are 33 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Roughly 450 million adults live in the region. Gallup asked them if they would like to move to another country permanently if they…


Trump: America No Longer Has a ‘Free Press’

Former President Donald Trump, in an interview on Monday morning, decried the media landscape in the United States saying it no longer has a “free press.” Using the current border crisis as an example of a lack of proper coverage, Trump said that “this is not a free press,” according to his interview on Lisa…


US B-52 Bombers Carry out Flyover of Middle East: CENTCOM

President Joe Biden sent two B-52 nuclear-capable bombers to fly over the Middle East in the midst of recent tensions in Iraq and Iran. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said it was designed to “deter aggression and reassure partners and allies” regarding the United States’ dedication to security in the region. “Multiple partner nations and U.S. Air…