New Border Chief Warns Governor Murphy “Don’t Test Us” on Deportation Interference, Hints at Arrests
TRENTON, N.J. — President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming border czar, Tom Homan, issued a stark warning to sanctuary city leaders, including New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, over their efforts to block federal immigration…
US Announces $144 Million In Aid Money Will Go To Afghanistan
The U.S. announced it will provide an additional $144 million in aid to Afghanistan as part of efforts to help citizens in the country in a statement by Secretary of State Antony…
Taiwan Confirms US Troops Are On The Island, China Responds In Anger
The President of Taiwan confirmed U.S. soldiers were on the island in an interview with CNN, becoming the country’s first leader to do so in decades. “We have a wide range of…
US Economic Growth Slowed To 2% In Third Quarter As Supply Chain Worsens
The U.S. economy grew at a 2% rate in the third quarter of 2021 as supply chain issues and the delta variant slowed gains. The U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), a measure…
US Issues First Passport With X Option For Nonbinary Americans
The State Department issued the first U.S. passport with an X gender marker for Americans who identify as nonbinary, according to a statement from spokesperson Ned Price on Tuesday. “We look forward…
Drug Lord On DEA’s Most Wanted List To Be Extradited To US
The most wanted drug trafficker in Colombia will be extradited to the U.S. after he was taken into custody during a Saturday raid, BBC News reported. Colombia announced Dairo Antonio Úsuga, who…
US Budget Deficit Hits $2.77 Trillion, Slightly Below Last Year’s Record
The Biden administration said Friday that the 2021 U.S. budget deficit was $360 billion lower than in 2020. The deficit figure hit $2.77 trillion in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, marking…
Facebook Settles With DOJ Over Claims It Discriminated Against US Workers
Facebook reached separate settlement agreements with the Department of Justice and Department of Labor on Tuesday, resolving claims that the tech giant discriminated against U.S. workers in hiring and recruiting. The Department…
US Industrial Production Dropped In September As Supply Chain Bottlenecks Plagued The Auto Industry
U.S. industrial production declined in September as supply chain bottlenecks in the auto industry and lingering effects of Hurricane Ida impacted manufacturing and mining output, according to data released by the Federal…
Global Approval Of US Leadership Skyrockets Under Biden, Poll Shows
A Gallup poll released Tuesday found that global approval of the United States has skyrocketed under President Joe Biden. Approval of U.S. leadership in 46 countries and territories hit 49% in the…
Despite Afghanistan, The US Will Come To Taiwan’s Defense If China Invaded, Experts Say
The U.S. would almost certainly get involved in the conflict between China and Taiwan if the former invaded, due to the strategic necessity of a democratic, independent Taiwan, experts told the Daily…
Toyota, Jeep To Produce Electric Car Batteries In US
Toyota Motor Corporation and Jeep parent company, Stellantis, announced Monday that it would build electric car battery factories in the U.S. Toyota said it will invest around $3.4 billion in electric car…
Coal Power To Increase For First Time Since 2014, US Says
U.S. coal-fired power generation is projected to increase this year for the first time since 2014, the federal government said in a report Monday. The amount of electricity produced by coal plants…
DHS Will Assemble Intelligence Team To Track Migrants Heading For The US
The Department of Homeland Security will assemble an intelligence team to track migrants heading for the U.S., NBC News reported on Monday. The new DHS team will collect biometric data and study…
Report Card Measuring US Grades In Education Shows ‘Concerning’ Results
For the first time in nearly 50 years, the National Assessment of Educational Progress results showed that the reading and mathematics scores of 13-year-old students fell from 2012 to 2020. The National…
Marine who criticized Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal guilty on all charges
Jennie Taer on October 15, 2021 The Marine whose outspoken social media posts criticizing military leaders for the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan received a final judgment in his case Friday. Lt. Col.…
Over 94,000 Migrants In Southern Texas Released Into The US With Notices To Report, Leaked Docs Show
Just over 94,500 migrants who entered the U.S. illegally were encountered by border officials in southern Texas and released into the country with notices to report, according to data obtained by Fox…
IMF Expects Less Economic Growth From US Amid Supply Chain Chaos
The International Monetary Fund cut its global growth forecast for 2021 on Tuesday, citing supply chain disruptions and pandemic-related health concerns. In the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) World Economic Outlook report, released Tuesday, the…
Biden Climate Pact Hobbles US Manufacturing And Agriculture But Gives China, India, Russia A Pass
Some of the world’s top emitters of methane haven’t signed a global effort to curb how much of the greenhouse gas is emitted by 2030. The three countries – China, Russia and…
US To Provide Humanitarian Aid To Taliban
The U.S. will provide humanitarian aid to Afghanistan but won’t recognize the Taliban as the country’s leaders, the Associated Press reported on Sunday. U.S. and Taliban officials met for the first time…
US Cybersecurity At A ‘Kindergarten Level’ Compared To China, Former Pentagon Official Says
A former Department of Defense official said he left the Pentagon in protest over the United States’ inability to compete with China technologically. Nicolas Chaillan, former chief software officer at the U.S.…
