Law Enforcement
Heavy Blue Toll: Law enforcement deaths hit record high in 2021
Felonious killings of officers increased more than 50% since 2020.
Border
Migrant fell to death from New Mexico border wall, CPB confirms
Migrants illegally crossing border have surged so much in 2021 that CPB agents have responded to more than 10,000 distress situations
Culture
Miami street named after Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
“I hope that this street naming will also serve as a testament to what is possible in this great country,” said Jackson
Immigration
New York City to welcome 10,000 Ukrainian refugees
"New York City has always “been traditionally a city of refuge, a city of sanctuary for asylum seekers and refugees"
Immigration
Custom Border Protection: Nearly 565,000 illegal border crossers in Arizona during 2024 fiscal year
There were nearly 565,000 illegal border crossers reported in Arizona in fiscal 2024, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data
Politics
Sen. Rubio asks for Buttigieg's resignation over Ohio train derailment
“For two years, Secretary Buttigieg downplayed and ignored crisis after crisis, while prioritizing topics of little relevance to our nation’s transportation system," Rubio said.
Border
AGs push back against 'absurd effort' to thwart border security efforts in Texas
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed listing the prostrate milkweed (Asclepias prostrata), a wildflower, as an endangered species under the Endangered Species Act
Politics
More than one third of Americans believe Trump's January 6 actions were illegal, poll finds
Around 44% to 30% of respondents also believe the actions that some other actors in the Trump administration took were also illegal
Politics
Gallup confirms Hispanic and Black defection from Democratic Party as whites remain steady with GOP
Once a surefire stronghold for the left, Democrats have also lost their support among young Hispanic eligible voters in the 18-to-29-year-old age range, leaving the president with only a slight advantage
Politics
Latin America’s main challenges according to Blinken: corruption, security, and the economy
U.S. Secretary of State Blinken addressed the setback in democracy around the world, especially in Latin America.