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Border Patrol agents requested additional federal aid in Del Rio, Texas, months before thousands of migrants set up a temporary camp under an international bridge and overwhelmed immigration officials, CNN …

President Joe Biden nominated a lawyer who currently works at a firm notorious for union-busting to serve in a powerful regulatory position on Wednesday. Biden nominated Susan Harthill, an attorney …

A San Diego high school reversed its decision to deny approval to students seeking to paint an American flag on purchasable parking spots for a fundraising auction, local outlet CBS …

A new study found that one in five Americans drank “heavily” during the COVID-19 pandemic. The online survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of biopharmaceutical company Alkermes found …

Police arrested a Las Vegas man on Sept. 16, 47 years after the murder of a Californian woman, according to local news outlets. Carlin Edward Cornett, 68, was arrested at …

Twenty House Republicans signed a letter to President Joe Biden Thursday demanding a public account of the military equipment lost in Afghanistan and the risks that it poses to the …

The Biden administration announced a rule curbing the use of a potent chemical used in household appliances, marking its first regulation on greenhouse gases. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will …

A Florida daycare worker was charged with felony aggravated child abuse after video surveillance allegedly caught her physically abusing an infant, Fox 13 reported. Investigators were called to Manatee Memorial …

Vacation rental site Airbnb doubled the amount of temporary housing available to Afghan refugees across the world, the company announced Thursday. Airbnb.org, the company’s nonprofit, initially offered 20,000 locations to …

Republicans Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Rep. Mark Gallagher of Wisconsin sent a letter to the State Department warning of the security risks posed by foreign governments’ use of …

The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims increased to 351,000 last week as the economy continues to slowly recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The Bureau of Labor Statistics figure released Thursday …

Facebook released its updated Content Distribution Guidelines on Thursday, shedding more light on how the tech giant decides what content it suppresses. While Facebook has previously provided some details on …

A majority of Texas House Republicans asked President Joe Biden to declare an emergency at the southern border, according to a letter obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation Wednesday. …

Horseback Border Patrol units who were accused of whipping Haitian migrants with horse reins were reassigned to desk duties while officials investigate the incident, Fox News reported on Wednesday. Department …

Groups representing major tech companies filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the state of Texas over a social media law passed earlier this month that aimed to curb online censorship. The …

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas said the secretary of homeland security attempted to “bull****” him during a call where they discussed national security concerns at the U.S.-Mexico border, the …

Gilead Sciences announced in a press release Wednesday that its COVID-19 drug remdesivir reduces hospitalizations by 87% in high-risk patients. The study consisted of 562 patients who were randomly given …

Eleven senators endorsed House progressives’ vow Tuesday to vote against the bipartisan infrastructure bill when it comes up for a vote Monday if Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending bill was not …

President Joe Biden’s approval rating sunk to 43%, the lowest of his presidency and six percentage points below Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a poll from Gallup. Biden’s approval …

The Biden administration’s Education Department announced an investigation into the Texas Education Agency Tuesday over its ban on mask mandates for students and staff in schools, according to a letter. …

A Florida court has granted a temporary injunction preventing the city of Gainesville, Florida, from forcing employees to comply with a vaccine mandate. The court said that the city of …

U.S. methamphetamine-related deaths in adults between the ages of 18 to 64 nearly tripled from 2015 to 2019, according to a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). The study found …

The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors voted in favor of a study Tuesday to review the history of racial discrimination and consider the merits of reparations. The county supervisor, Juli …

In early September, Democratic Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe attended a fundraiser hosted in his honor by a long-time friend and political ally — former President Bill Clinton. Clinton helped …