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Drones can be a 'force multiplier' for drug smugglers, DHS secretary warns
Luke Barr/ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas is warning Americans about the dangers of drones along the U.S.-Mexican border and urging Congress to expand the dep...
Jun 15, 2023
US Constitution's exception for slavery faces renewed battle ahead of Juneteenth
Mint Images/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Three legislators are working to abolish the so-called slavery loophole in the U.S. Constitution ahead of Juneteenth, which marks the day in 1865 when the last ...
Jun 15, 2023
DACA turns 11: As White House calls for immigration reform, 'Dreamers' share their worries
MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA, hit a milestone on Thursday, 11 years after it first began. As the White House touts ...
Jun 15, 2023
Miami's Mayor Francis Suarez says he's running for president against Trump in 2024
GIORGIO VIERA/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Miami Mayor Francis Suarez announced on Thursday morning he is running for president, challenging former President Donald Trump for the Republican nomin...
Jun 15, 2023
Senators propose 'first step' to address US drug shortages by examining supply chains
Michael Godek/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Shortages of critical medication have plagued the country, according to a recent congressional report, and a bipartisan pair of senators is now looking for an...
Jun 15, 2023
Student loan payments to restart in October after 3-year COVID pause, official says
Jemal Countess/Getty Images for People's Rally to Cancel Student Debt(WASHINGTON) -- While the Supreme Court weighs whether to allow President Joe Biden to cancel hundreds of millions of dollars ...
Jun 14, 2023
Vivek Ramaswamy says he wouldn't seek to charge Biden if elected president
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, if elected to the White House, would not pursue charges against Joe Biden over the current president...
Jun 14, 2023
Slain Home Depot worker's mom tells Congress, amid worrying retail crime: 'The system failed'
House Committee on the Judiciary(WASHINGTON) -- As much of the nation on Tuesday watched news coverage of former President Donald Trump's historic arraignment at a Miami courthouse, a panel of Re...
Jun 14, 2023
Attorney General Garland speaks on Trump case, defends special counsel
Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday made his first public remarks after the historic indictment of former President Donald Trump on feder...
Jun 14, 2023
Pence 'cannot defend actions alleged' in Trump indictment but calls charges political
Win McNamee/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday he "cannot defend what is alleged" in the most recent indictment against former President Donald Trump, a seemin...
Jun 14, 2023
