Trump to Visit Border Town, Spotlighting Illegal Immigration Crisis

The former and incumbent presidents are expected to discuss divergent views on immigration during dueling events in Texas amid the 2024 presidential campaign. LAREDO, Texas—Former President Donald Trump is coming to Eagle Pass, a Texas border town of about 30,000 residents that has been inundated by illegal immigrants coming from Mexico­. The former president’s visit

Trump Responds After Supreme Court Grants Review of His Presidential Immunity Appeal

‘Without presidential immunity, a president will not be able to properly function or make decisions in the best interest of the United States of America.’ Former President Donald Trump thanked the Supreme Court on Wednesday for agreeing to review the question of whether presidential immunity applies to a federal criminal case related to his efforts

Biden Set to Make Rare Visit to Southern Border, Amid Escalating Immigration Crisis

This would be the president’s second trip to the border. BROWNSVILLE, Texas— President Joe Biden will visit the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday, where he is expected to highlight the urgency of passing the border deal agreed to in the Senate. President Biden is anticipated to criticize his main opponent, Republican frontrunner President Donald Trump, and

Senators Divided on Connection Between Abortion and the Economy

Abortion may seem an unlikely topic for the U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget to tackle but committee chairman Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said in his opening statement that “Reproductive rights … are intrinsically tied to economic opportunity.” It is possible to measure economic harm from dismantling Roe v. Wade, he said of the Supreme

House Votes to Transfer Lease of RFK Stadium to DC, Paving Way for Possible Commanders Move

The lease would be for 99 years, with the option to extend. The House of Representatives passed a bill on Feb. 28 that would allow the federal government to lease the property that includes Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium to the District of Columbia, paving the way for a possible move of the NFL’s Washington

House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Spur an American ‘Nuclear Renaissance’

In a rare display of legislative fusion, the fast-tracked Atomic Energy Advancement Act gets overwhelming endorsement and is now headed for the Senate. In 1980, the United States produced and processed 90 percent of the uranium used by 251 nuclear power plants that generated 11 percent of the country’s electricity. In 2021, only 5 percent

Illinois Judge Rules Trump Disqualified From Ballot

Ballots have already been printed with Trump’s name on them, and the judge ordered the votes ’suppressed.’ Ahead of a Supreme Court ruling on whether former President Donald Trump can be disqualified as a candidate by individual states under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, an Illinois judge ruled President Trump ineligible for the ballot.