Day: January 8, 2024

Mayorkas blames Mexico, Congress for historic border surge; calls for more funding and ‘reform’

11:58 pm January 8, 2024

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas visited Eagle Pass, Texas on Monday to discuss the ongoing crisis at the southern border. During a press conference, Mayorkas acknowledged there were unprecedented levels of illegal crossings that put “tremendous stress on our broken immigration system [and] our under-resourced facilities.” “Our immigration system is outdated and broken […]

Judge calls for new North Dakota legislative district in win for tribal advocates

11:45 pm January 8, 2024

A federal judge on Monday ordered a new joint North Dakota legislative district for two Native American tribes that successfully argued a map created through redistricting in 2021 violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting their voting strength. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Peter Welte’s decision to adopt and implement a new map comes after […]

New Hampshire’s attorney general fires off cease and desist letter to DNC over ‘deceptive’ comments on primary

11:11 pm January 8, 2024

New Hampshire’s Republican attorney general is taking aim at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) for what he argues are “false, deceptive, and misleading” comments about the state’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary. And longtime state Democratic Party chair Ray Buckley, reacting to Monday’s move by state attorney general John Formella, emphasized that “it’s safe to say in […]

Michigan cosmetology school reaches $2.8M settlement in unpaid labor case

11:11 pm January 8, 2024

A judge has approved a $2.8 million settlement in a dispute over unpaid work performed by aspiring hair stylists at a Michigan cosmetology school. Roughly 1,500 people will get some compensation for cleaning floors, washing towels and stocking shelves when they were students at Douglas J Aveda Institute, attorney John Philo said Monday. The Sugar […]

CNN anchor Sara Sidner reveals stage 3 breast cancer diagnosis in emotional message to viewers

11:00 pm January 8, 2024

CNN anchor Sara Sidner revealed Monday she had been diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer and offered an emotional message to viewers, urging women to get their yearly mammograms. “Just take a second to recall the names of eight women who you love and know in your life. Just count them on your fingers,” Sidner […]

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