They're back. A migrant caravan slowly making its way north from Mexico's border with Guatemala is taking center stage in the immigration debate as the Biden administration turns to Mexico for help in reducing border crossings. The group of about 6,000 people took over immigration headlines that had been previously occupied by bipartisan Senate negotiations,...
Daihatsu, the Japanese automaker owned by Toyota, has shut down its factories in Japan, months after the automaker admitted to falsifying safety tests on vehicles, The Associated Press (AP) reported. The shutdown follows Daihatsu Motor Co.'s announcement last week that it would suspend all vehicle shipments in and outside of Japan after an independent investigation...
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked an Idaho state law that would ban gender-affirming care for minors, just days before it was slated to take effect. The law in question would make it a felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison, for medical professionals to provide certain medications and treatments to minors...
Former President Obama on Wednesday released a list of his favorite movies of 2023, continuing his post-White House tradition of highlighting the entertainment he enjoyed most over the year. This year’s list was topped by three films made by Higher Ground, the production company founded by the former president and first lady Michelle Obama in...
The Biden administration announced Wednesday it was delivering $250 million in military assistance to Ukraine, the final package it can move under its existing resources drawn down for the country. The delivery comes as Congress is stuck on approving new funds for Ukraine. Aid to the war-torn ally has been held up in a larger...
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) went after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Wednesday after the governor sent a flight full of migrants from Texas to Chicago. “What Gov. Abbott is doing is, quite frankly, it's reckless,” Johnson said in a CNN interview. Last week’s chartered flight of 120 migrants marked an expansion of Abbott’s...
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) appeared on Fox Business Network’s “Cavuto: Coast to Coast” on Wednesday to discuss Biden administration officials’ trip to Mexico to speak with Mexican officials about immigration and the shared border, calling it “lip service.” Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and White House homeland security adviser...
Tommy Smothers, half of the influential mid-century Smothers Brothers musical comedy duo, died Tuesday at 86, his younger brother and creative partner Dick Smothers confirmed. The elder Smothers died at his home in Santa Rosa, Calif., following a bout with cancer, Dick Smothers confirmed in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. The brothers’ show, “The Smothers Brothers...