Mexico Blocks Returning Migrant Families, Threatening Already Full US Detention Centers: REPORT

U.S. officials will no longer be able to rapidly expel migrant families to Mexico if they aren’t from the country, potentially stressing already crowded U.S. detention facilities, according to multiple reports. Mexico stopped accepting migrant families from countries other than Mexico expelled by U.S. officials under the Trump-era public health order Title 42, MyRGV first reported last … Continued

Another Iran Message for Biden

The U.S. fingers Tehran for another attack but still wants a nuclear deal. How many Iranian slaps in the face will it take for President Biden to accept that he can’t change Tehran’s malign behavior by returning to the 2015 nuclear deal? The latest provocation was an attack Thursday night in the Arabian Sea on … Continued

Harris’ border role faces new scrutiny after report of likely historic surge in unaccompanied children

Republicans have called on the Biden administration to remove Harris from the role Last March, President Biden announced the appointment of Vice President Kamala Harris to lead his administration’s efforts to address a surge of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Republicans were quick to jump on the decision and said Harris did not have the experience needed to successfully carry out … Continued

Bipartisan Senate group releases $1 trillion infrastructure bill

A bipartisan group of senators released full legislative text for their roughly $1 trillion “hard” infrastructure bill late Sunday night, setting it up for debate on the floor this week. Why it matters: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) kept senators in town for a rare legislative weekend in order to formally begin debate on the 2,702-page bill. … Continued

Graham’s COVID-19 ‘breakthrough’ case jolts Senate

The coronavirus officially returned to the United States Senate on Monday. News that Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) tested positive quickly jolted through the Capitol and sparked an hours-long scramble to figure out who else might have been exposed, which only escalated after sources confirmed that the South Carolina Republican attended an outdoor event on Sen. … Continued

Trump political brand takes a beating, but experts say it’s still the gold standard for GOP

Former President Donald Trump’s brand — the political superstar persona that fills stadiums and upstages the Republican Party — is showing signs of weakening. In Texas, Mr. Trump’s preferred candidate in a special congressional election was defeated. Analysts are studying the race to see what it means for the former president’s endorsement powers. In Washington, enough Republican … Continued

Harris’ border role faces new scrutiny after report of likely historic surge in unaccompanied children . .

Last March, President Biden announced the appointment of Vice President Kamala Harris to lead his administration’s efforts to address a surge of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Republicans were quick to jump on the decision and said Harris did not have the experience needed to successfully carry out the assignment. The criticism has continued for … Continued

The two Americas: Collectivists vs. individualists

. “I’m tired of being nice to vaccine refusers,” a writer for the Washington Post complained just a few days ago, echoing the widely spread message from the left: The unvaccinated are to blame. The oft-unstated message is clear: America’s pesky penchant for individualism is to blame. After all, a country steeped in collectivism wouldn’t have this problem — wouldn’t … Continued

Four officers have died by suicide after U.S. Capitol attack

Four officers who defended the U.S. Capitol during and after the Jan. 6 attack have died by suicide. D.C. Metropolitan Police on Monday confirmed the death of 26-year-old Officer Kyle DeFreytag on July 10, according to WUSA9. The officer enforced curfews after attackers inspired by then-President Trump’s call to freeze the electoral vote count beat … Continued

‘Communism Taking Root in America,’ Critical Race Theory Foe Warns

About 350 concerned residents crowded into a church in Georgetown, Delaware, on Thursday evening to hear from a panel of experts about critical race theory—one of whom likened its spread throughout American culture to Mao Zedong’s communist Cultural Revolution in China. “Today, communism is taking root in America,” speaker Xi Van Fleet said. Critical race theory has … Continued

Infrastructure deal: Senate suddenly acts to take up bill

The Senate voted Wednesday night to begin work on a nearly $1 trillion national infrastructure plan, acting with sudden speed after weeks of fits and starts once the White House and a bipartisan group of senators agreed on major provisions of the package that’s key to President Joe Biden’s agenda. Biden welcomed the accord as … Continued

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