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LIVE NOW: House Homeland Security Committee Hearing on ‘Biden and Mayorkas’ Open Border: Advancing Cartel Crime in America’

The House Committee on Homeland Security holds a hearing on “Biden and Mayorkas’ Open Border: Advancing Cartel Crime in America” at 2:00 p.m. ET on July 19. …


After June Primary, Virginia County Halts Use of Ranked Choice Voting

After a trial run during the June primary for the Arlington County Board in Arlington, Virginia, the board decided not to use ranked choice voting (RCV) for local races in the upcoming November election. Board members made the decision to halt the RCV pilot program after hearing mostly from proponents of RCV at a July…





CBP Reports Significant Decrease in Illegal Migrant Encounters Amid Stricter Asylum Rules

June data on illegal immigration across the southern border indicates that total encounters along the Southwest border were the lowest in over two years, dropping nearly a third from the level it was at in the month of May. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released its operational statistics for June 2023, showing the…


CBP Reports Significant Decrease in Illegal Immigrant Encounters Amid Stricter Asylum Rules

Total encounters with illegal immigrants along the Southwest border in June fell to the lowest level in over two years, dropping nearly a third from the previous month, according to newly released data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB). Total encounters, including those who presented at ports of entry with or without a CBP…


Second IRS Whistleblower Reveals Identity at Congress Hearing on Hunter Biden Probe

A previously anonymous Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblower alleging political interference in the Hunter Biden probe revealed his identity as special agent Joseph Ziegler at a House Oversight Committee hearing on July 19. Mr. Ziegler appeared publicly for the first time at the hearing, describing himself as a gay Democrat who’s worked in the IRS Criminal Investigation…


GOP Reps Sue Anaheim, Riverside Over Canceled Rallies, Alleged Free Speech Violations

Two Republican members of Congress are suing the California cities of Anaheim and Riverside for allegedly conspiring to suppress and shut down their political rallies, infringing on their constitutional rights to free speech. U.S. House Representatives Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)—both ardent supporters of former President Donald Trump—filed the lawsuit (pdf) in…


GOP Reps Sue California Cities Over Canceled Rallies, Alleged Free Speech Violations

Two Republican members of Congress are suing the California cities of Anaheim and Riverside for allegedly conspiring to suppress and shut down their political rallies, infringing on their constitutional rights to free speech. U.S. House Representatives Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)—both ardent supporters of former President Donald Trump—filed the lawsuit (pdf) in…