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U.S.-Mexico border arrests are expected to drop 30% in July to a new low for Biden’s presidency

United States-Mexico border arrests have plummeted about 30% in July to a new low for Joe Biden's presidency, U.S. authorities said, raising prospects that a temporary ban on asylum may be lifted soon.

Texas’ floating Rio Grande barrier can stay for now, court rules as larger legal battle persists

A floating barrier in the Rio Grande meant to discourage migrants from trying to cross from Mexico into Texas can stay for now, a full federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

Biden administration ramps up student loan forgiveness plan

The Department of Education on Wednesday will send emails to about 25 million student loan borrowers providing options for having some or all of their debt canceled this fall

Trump says ‘nobody invaded anybody’ under his presidential term

Former President Donald Trump took to his social media outlet overnight to share in an all-capitals post that America and other countries were better off when he was in office.

How many times will Republicans nominate losers before learning their lesson?

How many times can Republicans run head-first into a wall before realizing that candidates matter in elections? Kari Lake is here to test that theory. Former TV news anchor Kari Lake won the GOP Senate primary in Arizona on Tuesday, meaning that she will be the nominee against Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) in a race […]

Ilona Maher demonstrates what body positivity should look like

At 5’10” and 200 pounds, U.S. Olympic athlete Ilona Maher is an imposing presence. The standout rugby sevens player just made history with her team by winning a bronze medal at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, France. Maher also stands out off the field, where her delightful and humorous social media antics have garnered her a passionate […]

The ‘White Dudes for Harris’ Zoom call was … weird

Monday night’s “White Dudes for Harris” Zoom call, with some 90,000 registered to participate, is surely a landmark in political history. Nearly 200 years ago, when the Democratic Party was being formed to elect and reelect President Andrew Jackson, the entire American electorate, with exceptions, such as black New Englanders, property-owning black New Yorkers, and […]

Appalachia is defined by a sense of place

JACKSON, KY — The home where Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) spent his summers with his grandparents still stands just outside a tiny town in Breathitt County, Kentucky. Vance has credited this place with shaping who he is, a testament to his deep connection to Appalachia, located just under 200 miles from Middletown, Ohio. Despite the […]

Do the Olympics care about female athletes?

The International Olympic Committee has decided that two boxers who were disqualified from the World Championships last year because they failed the sex eligibility test are allowed to fight in the Olympics in the women’s category. The boxers are Imane Khelif of Algeria and Lin Yu-ting of Taiwan, and they start their Olympic runs this week. Mark […]

Contra Biden, the Supreme Court ruled against Trump in all of his post-2020 cases

In an extinction burst of his lame-duck presidency, the outgoing Joe Biden is proposing a slew of progressive plans that are dead on arrival but serve to satisfy his delusion that he’s the most consequential president since Franklin Roosevelt. Biden’s latest stab at an entry on the left-wing Christmas list arrived in Monday’s Washington Post, […]

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