Outgoing Ice director criticizes Biden for not acting sooner to tighten border

PJ Lechleitner says president ‘absolutely’ could have acted earlier and expects ‘a lot more support’ from Trump The outgoing director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, PJ Lechleitner, claims President Joe Biden “absolutely” should have acted sooner to tighten security at the US and Mexico border to reduce the flow of migrants into the US, according … Read more

‘DOGE’ senator seeks to ensure feds can continue pursuing COVID fraudsters, debtors, as IG sounds alarm

FIRST ON FOX: A top “DOGE” senator said a government watchdog alerted her to an “alarming” rate of defaults on COVID-era “PPP” loans, and now she wants to hold fraudsters accountable. In a letter to Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery (SIGPR) Brian Miller wrote that the loan programs funding reported losses … Read more

Immigration groups ‘doing everything we can’ amid Trump deportation threat

As the incoming president pledges a crackdown, activist groups anticipating migrant raids are preparing to resist Almost immediately after Donald Trump took office in 2017, he directed his administration to begin rounding up and deporting immigrants living in the country without authorization. He implemented a travel ban that caused chaos at airports, leaving families, students … Read more

In defense of DEI | Wajahat Ali and Yusuf Zakir

DEI refers to three simple but important words: diversity, equity and inclusion. These three values are indispensable If the US wants to achieve economic growth, empower the best talent and have a fair and just society for all, it must embrace diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Otherwise, we can simply devolve into a backsliding democracy … Read more

Biden approves $500M Ukraine security package 11 days before Trump takes office

The Biden administration on Thursday announced an additional $500 million of military aid to Ukraine in a security package rushed out the door before President-elect Trump takes office. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the final time at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, where he made the announcement. Both officials … Read more