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(Headline USA) The Biden administration said Friday it has dismantled a Trump-era government office to help victims of crimes committed by immigrants. Trump created the Victim Of Immigration Crime Engagement Office, known by its acronym VOICE, by executive order during his first week in office in January 2017. U.S. Immigration and Customs...

UPDATE 9:00 AM 6/11/21: California's Republican gubernatorial candidate Caitlyn Jenner, who is running in light of a recall effort against Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom, has called for restored federal funding for a wasteful bullet train project to be redirected to completing the southern border wall. From Fox News: California Republican...

(Headline USA) A Manhattan judge on Thursday rejected an attempt to force Major League Baseball to return next month’s All-Star Game to Atlanta. U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Carponi ruled against a not-for-profit organization representing small businesses, saying a lawsuit had failed to provide proof that its members have suffered any...

(Headline USA) When Oregon’s most populous city had a rampant gang problem 30 years ago, Portland detectives were stunned if they found more than a few dozen bullet casings after a shooting. Now, police are recording multiple shootings a week with 50 to 70 shots fired, and in one case more...

(Associated Press) It was designed as an innovative way to promote COVID-19 vaccinations, but Washington’s new “joints for jabs” program is off to a rough start. Officials announced Monday that the state's nearly 500 licensed marijuana retailers could begin hosting vaccine clinics and offering a single, free pre-rolled marijuana cigarette to...

(Headline USA) The sponsor of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline pulled the plug on the project Wednesday after Canadian officials failed to persuade President Joe Biden to reverse his cancellation of its permit on the day he took office. Calgary-based TC Energy said it would work with government agencies “to...

(Headline USA) Terry McAuliffe, a longtime fixture of Democratic politics, handily won his party’s nomination for Virginia governor in his quest for a second term, setting up what’s expected to be a hotly contested general election against a wealthy businessman and political newcomer, GOP nominee Glenn Youngkin. In his victory speech...

(Headline USA) For months, President Joe Biden has laid out goal after goal for taming the coronavirus pandemic and then exceeded his own benchmarks. Now, though, the U.S. is unlikely to meet his target to have 70% of Americans at least partially vaccinated by July 4. The White House has launched a...

(Associated Press) The chief executive of the massive fuel pipeline hit by ransomware last month told senators on Tuesday that authorizing a multi-million-dollar payment to hackers was the right thing to do to bring an end to fuel shortages affecting much of the eastern United States, even as authorities have...

(Associated Press) Donald Trump cannot be held personally liable for “crude" and “disrespectful” remarks he made while president about a woman who accused him of rape, Justice Department lawyers said Monday in arguing for him to be replaced by the United States as defendant in a defamation lawsuit. The lawyers told...

(Headline USA) In one of her first public measures since being appointed immigration czar to oversee the crisis at the US southern border, Vice President Kamala Harris visited one of Central America's Northern Triangle countries, which many illegal immigrants from around the world use as springboard on their northward...

(Headline USA) Hopes for a big "infrastructure" investment are teetering. An ambitious federal election overhaul is all but dead. Legislation on police brutality, gun control and immigration has stalled out. After having salivated over President Joe Biden's tantalizingly radical promises, far-left radicals, like many moderates, have been left disappointed with...