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Report: Feds Collected Names of Accounts to View Certain YouTube Videos
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The U.S. government ordered Google to provide it with the names addresses, telephone numbers, user activity and IP addresses of the accounts that watched certain YouTube videos between January 1 and 8, 2023, according to a recent report from Forbes. Citing unsealed court records, Forbes reported Friday that the federal government collected…
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A Bitter McCarthy Claims House GOP Chaos Is Retribution for His Ouster
(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy suggested that the current chaos engulfing House Republicans over federal spending is a direct consequence of his ouster in 2023. In an interview with Fox News’s Jesse Watters on Watters Tonight, McCarthy pointed to what he described as the moment when Republicans lost their majority and bargaining power…
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Over 256,000 Illegal Immigrants in February, Highest for the Month in History
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) – The number of illegal immigrants has increased significantly since Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas implemented a range of policies he said were designed to reduce “irregular migration” and create a “legal pathway” for foreign nationals to come to the U.S. February of this year broke a record…
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Feds Apprehended Record Number of Criminal Noncitizens in Fiscal 2023
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) – Federal agents apprehended a record number of criminal noncitizens in fiscal 2023, according to several reports. In fiscal 2023, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers apprehended nearly 50,000 criminal noncitizens; Customs and Immigration Enforcement and Removal Operation agents made 170,590 administrative arrests; and Homeland Security Investigations agents made over 33,000…
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Biden Signs $1.2 Trillion Spending Bill
(Headline USA) Joe Biden signed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills after Congress passed the legislation in the dark of the night. It took lawmakers six months to pass the funding bill. The process was slowed by conservatives who pushed for responsible spending. The White House said Biden signed the legislation at his home in…
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House Republicans Sue DOJ Officials for Defying Impeachment Subpoenas
(Headline USA) The House Judiciary Committee filed a lawsuit Thursday against two Justice Department officials who reportedly refused to comply with subpoenas for testimony in Republicans’ impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden. The suit asked the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., to issue a preliminary injunction compelling Mark Daly and Jack Morgan, both lawyers…
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Chinese-Backed Marijuana Farms Spread in U.S., Top Lawmakers Say
(Dmytro “Henry” Aleksandrov, Headline USA) On March 21, 2024, top U.S. House lawmakers received a classified briefing from the Department of Homeland Security and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) on the proliferation of illegal marijuana farms that were backed by China all around the United States. Rep. August Pfluger, R–Texas, who heads up the House Homeland Security…
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Thousands of Pounds of Meth Smuggled Across Border in Vegetable Shipments
(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) – Mexican cartels for decades have devised creative ways to smuggle narcotics and other contraband across the southern U.S., including using produce, law enforcement officials say. This month, in one week, thousands of pounds of meth were seized hidden in shipments of peppers, tomatillos and carrots. At the Otay Mesa,…
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Trump Eyes Big Returns If Shareholders Vote to Go Public w/ Truth Social
(Headline USA) The Wall Street debut of Donald Trump’s Truth Social network could give him stock worth billions of dollars on paper. But the former president probably will not be able to cash it out right away, unless some things change. Trump’s pending return to Wall Street comes down to a vote scheduled for Friday…
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House GOP Probing ‘Loose-Knit Network’ Conspiring to Stop Trump
(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The House Oversight Committee has opened an investigation into the Transition Integrity Project, an organization of election “experts” housed at Georgetown University that includes White House Deputy Chief of Staff and former Hillary Clinton campaign manager John Podesta. In a Thursday letter to Georgetown Dean Rosa Brooks, Oversight Committee member Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas,…
