Barbara Leaf, the State Department’s top official for the Middle East, will travel to Damascus this week, marking a significant step in U.S. diplomatic engagement with Syria.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced a new billboard campaign in Mexico and Central America aimed at discouraging illegal immigration by highlighting the dangers migrants face, including sexual assault.
Since the Biden administration took office nearly four years ago, there have been a slew of controversial actions, many of which seem unjustified. But often, it’s the behind-the-scenes decisions that cause the most frustration. One such example was the Department of Defense’s (DOD) February 2023 policy that prohibited uniformed servicemembers from participating in the unfurling of the American flag at sporting events. The policy, stemming from concerns about how flags were displayed horizontally at these events, had no real justification and only served to dampen the spirit of military members and fans alike.
The attorneys general of Montana and Wyoming have filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration following its announcement to halt federal coal production in the Powder River Basin. The Basin, which covers 20,000 square miles in northeastern Wyoming and southeastern Montana, accounts for 85% of federal land-produced coal.
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is advising cities and states on strategies to help illegal aliens evade deportation under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration. Trump has tasked his incoming Border Czar, Thomas Homan, with overseeing what is expected to be the largest deportation operation in U.S. history, targeting the 11 to 22 million illegal aliens currently residing in the country. Among this group, approximately 1.5 million individuals have final deportation orders.
Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have detained a 20-year-old California man, Alexander Paffendorf, for allegedly conspiring with Madison, Wisconsin, school shooter Natalie "Samantha" Rpuinow.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her office were disqualified from prosecuting President-elect Donald Trump in the election interference case.
