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Immigration Lawyer Reports Surge in Arrests Amid Heightened Border Enforcement

Fiona Z. Merriweather December 22, 2025

Surge in Arrests and Detentions In a recent interview on Border Report Live, immigration lawyer William Menard revealed a noticeable uptick in...

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DHS Unveils $3.3 B in New Smart Wall Contracts, First Time in Laredo

Fiona Z. Merriweather December 22, 2025

DHS has just announced a $3.3 billion push to build new Smart Walls along the Texas‑Arizona border, including the first wall in Laredo, a city that...

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Laredo Border Ports Seize 71,000 Pounds of Drugs, 62% Higher Than Prior Year

Julia N. Fairmont December 22, 2025

In a record‑breaking effort, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at eight Laredo border ports seized more than 71,000 pounds of hard...

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Trump’s First Address of Second Term Sparks Debate Over Network Airing of Political Speeches

Isaac Y. Thornwell December 22, 2025

When Donald Trump delivered his first address of his second term, every major U.S. network broadcast the 18‑minute speech live on air, cable and...

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Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest Turns Into a Political Showdown

Fiona Z. Merriweather December 22, 2025

The four‑day Turning Point USA AmericaFest, meant to honor the late Charlie Kirk, became a battleground for Trump‑era politics when Ben Shapiro and...

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Erika Kirk Endorses JD Vance for President at Turning Point Conference

Julia N. Fairmont December 22, 2025

At the opening night of Turning Point USA’s annual conference, Erika Kirk, the widow of founder Charlie Kirk and the organization’s new leader,...

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Pope Names Queens Pastor as Bishop of Palm Beach Amid Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Estate

Fiona Z. Merriweather December 22, 2025

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Rev. Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez, a Hispanic pastor from Queens, as Bishop of Palm Beach, a diocese that includes President...

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Daughter of Transportation Secretary Calls TSA an Unconstitutional Agency and Threatens to Abolish It

Gavin U. Stonebridge December 22, 2025

A daughter of the U.S. Transportation Secretary has publicly called the TSA a "constitutional agency" and said her father would take drastic action...

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Warm West Leaves Ski Resorts Struggling While Northeast Rides Record Snow

Brianna Q. Lockwood December 22, 2025

In the western United States, a prolonged heat wave has kept temperatures high and snowfall scarce, leaving ski resorts scrambling to keep lifts...

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Famine Averted in Gaza, but Hunger Crisis Persists

Gavin U. Stonebridge December 22, 2025

A new report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) says famine has been stopped in Gaza, yet the region remains on the brink...