DHS expands Trump-era policy to Venezuelans while opening new pathway to US
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday announced it would seek to block irregular migration from Venezuela by expanding a Trump-era policy and kicking off a new program for Venezuelans fleeing the country. The new program is modeled off of the Uniting for Ukraine program that allowed people in the U.S. to privately sponsor Ukrainians, in this case allowing up to 24,000 Venezuelans to secure a work authorization for up to two years. But along with the new program, the U.S. said it will now expel Venezuelans who cross the border from Mexico, extending the Title 4
Read MoreJan. 6 panel’s likely final hearing to focus on Trump’s ‘state of mind’
The House committee investigating last year’s attack on the Capitol will assemble Thursday for what could be its final public hearing ahead of the midterms, promising to delve into former President Trump’s state of mind in a presentation designed to tie up a host of loose ends before the panel dissolves at the end of the year. Through eight hearings in June and July, the committee had aired damning evidence revealing the extent to which Trump and members of his inner circle had sought to leverage the powers of the presidency to keep him in office despite his election defeat — a ca
Read MoreJury orders Alex Jones to pay nearly $1B to families of Sandy Hook victims
A Connecticut jury on Wednesday ordered Infowars host Alex Jones to pay nearly $1 billion in damages to the family of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting. The jury's decision means Jones must pay $965 million in compensatory and punitive damages to 15 plaintiffs, who are the relatives of eight victims of the Sandy Hook, Conn., elementary school shooting. The award is far higher than the $550 million that
Read MoreHere's what the White House is expecting tomorrow's Social Security COLA increase to be
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Read MoreJudge rules Trump must sit for deposition in rape accuser's lawsuit next week
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