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Even though immigration and border security matters are generally the purview of the federal government, Abbott has mobilized thousands of National Guard troops and lined the banks of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass with razor wire to try to block illegal entries.
Republican Mike Rogers requested Austin testify before the committee on Feb. 14.
Secretary of State Blinken and Homeland Security chief Mayorkas will meet with Mexican officials on Friday. Border numbers have recently dropped from record highs.
In a deal to let companies keep trading transatlantic data, the White House built an opaque new forum that could affect national security and privacy rights — without any public paper trail.
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has been released from hospital and will perform his duties remotely as he continues to recover from treatment for prostate cancer, the Pentagon has said.
Doctors said that Austin is recovering well but did not provide a release date.
US Senator Bob Menendez was previously accused of acting as an agent on behalf of the Egyptian government
The Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday night referred questions to the White House, which declined to comment.
A new year brings new laws in several U.S. states, as 2024 gets underway.
In his year-end report, the chief justice stuck to an anodyne topic.
The US Navy has destroyed Houthi "small boats" attempting to board a container ship in the Red Sea.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has held talks with Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, as a growing migration crisis causes chaos on their shared border.
The US military has attacked Iranian-backed militant groups in Iraq, hours after US personnel were injured in a drone strike on a US airbase there.
Law gives police sweeping new powers as well as empowering local judges to order migrants’ expulsion
But there is strong opposition among some Republicans over the missing provisions on social issues.
The pilot escaped the Monday morning incident, sources told Yonhap news agency
At least six people, including two children, were killed Saturday as tornadoes and severe storms pushed through Middle Tennessee.
In his statement, Bok acknowledged that Magill erred during her disastrous testimony, describing a “dreadful 30-second sound bite” following a lengthy hearing.
Congress has yet to approve billions in additional military and financial aid Kiev has requested