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By Patricia Zengerle and David Shepardson WASHINGTON -The U.S. Senate on Wednesday moved to begin formal legislative talks on a long-stalled bill to pay for $52 billion in semiconductor chips …

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents and local law enforcement partners disrupted five human smuggling events resulting in 67 apprehensions. On May 3, Kingsville Border …

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Fort Brown Border Patrol Station (FTB) agents interdict a narcotics smuggling attempt resulting in the seizure of more than 480 pounds of marijuana. On May 3,  FTB …

ASHFORD: Unborn Lives Matter Bruce Ashford on May 4, 2022 On Monday, Politico leaked a draft document revealing that the Supreme Court could potentially overturn Roe v. Wade. This development is …

NYT Reporters Say Editors Removed Exculpatory Information About Kavanaugh Chuck Ross on September 17, 2019 The co-authors of a new book about Brett Kavanaugh blamed New York Times editors on …

Migrants Bused To DC Don’t Stay There. Here’s Where They’re Going Jennie Taer on May 4, 2022 Migrants bused to Washington, D.C. by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told the Daily …

Here’s How The SCOTUS Leaker Could End Up Behind Bars Laurel Duggan on May 4, 2022 Prosecutors could pursue criminal charges against the individual who leaked the draft opinion of …

By Lisa Richwine (Reuters) -“Aquaman” actor Amber Heard choked back tears on Wednesday as she testified that ex-husband Johnny Depp physically abused her, starting with slaps after she laughed at …

By Andrew Hay LAS VEGAS, N.M. – Daniel Encinias stands next to his camping trailer in a New Mexico evacuation area and says he will rebuild his home torched by …

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON – The leak of a draft U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the landmark Roe v. Wade abortion rights decision shows a once-staid body creaking under pressure …

By Makini Brice and Tyler Clifford WASHINGTON -Protesters rallied under the slogan “off our bodies” in cities across the United States on Tuesday, demanding abortion rights be protected after the …

By David Morgan WASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of at least a dozen U.S. senators met on Wednesday to review tax credits for clean energy initiatives, as a part of …

By Andrew Chung (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion that would end the recognition of a constitutional right to abortion could imperil other freedoms related to …

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON -A member of the far-right Oath Keepers militia on Wednesday admitted to engaging in seditious conspiracy during last year’s attack on the U.S. Capitol, the latest …

(Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday agreed to release Oath Keepers member Edward Vallejo from custody while he awaits trial on charges stemming from last year’s attack on the …

By Natalia Zinets and Francesco Guarascio KYIV/BRUSSELS -Russian forces battled on Wednesday for control of the last stronghold in Ukraine’s besieged city of Mariupol, Ukrainian officials said, and the European …

WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration was looking at grants to help fund expanding access to emergency contraception as a possible response if the Supreme Court overturns a 1973 decision …

By Moira Warburton and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court’s leaked draft opinion has injected new urgency into a Texas primary that pits the House of Representatives’ lone anti-abortion …

(Reuters) – Novavax Inc said on Wednesday it had filed an application with Britain’s drugs regulator for the authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine among adolescents aged 12 and older. Britain …

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON – Satellites have detected methane emissions from belching cows at a California feedlot, marking the first time emissions from livestock – a major component of agricultural …

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Rhode Island’s highest court on Wednesday upheld a state law guaranteeing its citizens’ right to abortion, just as abortion rights at the national level appear …

WASHINGTON -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, the U.S. State Department said, adding that he was experiencing mild symptoms. The top U.S. diplomat, who …

By Gabriella Borter (Reuters) – Donations have flooded into abortion clinics and abortion-rights advocacy groups since the leak of a U.S. Supreme Court draft ruling that showed the justices apparently …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Wednesday the rate of unruly air passenger incidents dropped to its lowest level since late 2020 after a U.S. …