Texas mayor on fears of COVID spread by migrants and rising immigration Brownsville, Texas mayor Trey Mendez discusses how his city is dealing with rising border crossings during the pandemic. The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a number of cases testing the Trump administration’s plan to withhold law-enforcement grants from cities that refused to cooperate with Department of Homeland Security […]

There was enhanced security presence in Washington DC on March 4, only weeks after the Capitol riot.  Intelligence reports had indicated far-right extremists were plotting violence and protests.  QAnon conspiracy theorists believed that Donald Trump would be inaugurated on Thursday.  Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. Thousands of National Guard and Capitol Police patrolled the streets of […]

Andrew Marr quizzes Adam Price on Welsh independence When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.You can unsubscribe at any time. The poll ran from 5.30pm on Thursday, March […]

Brexit: Steve Barclay says government will ‘defend the UK’ When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters.Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer.Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights.You can unsubscribe at any time. European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic, the bloc’s […]

WASHINGTON — With President Biden’s nearly $2 trillion stimulus bill moving toward passage, Senator Ron Johnson brought proceedings to a halt on Thursday by demanding that Senate clerks recite the 628-page plan word by word, delaying action to register his objections. The maneuver by Mr. Johnson, Republican of Wisconsin, was unlikely to change any minds about the sweeping pandemic aid […]

Once jailed Texas salon owner slams Abbott’s reopening as ‘too little, too late’ Shelley Luther decries move as a distraction from governor’s recent mismanagement of the power grid on ‘America Reports’ California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, again criticized other states including Texas that are loosening coronavirus restrictions and encouraged Californians to consider wearing two masks on Thursday. “We are encouraging people, basically, to […]

President Joe Biden had a virtual call with members of NASA on Thursday afternoon, congratulating them for their historic landing of the Perseverance rover on Mars last month. "What you did, you restored a dose of confidence in the American people," Biden told the assembled agency leaders, whom he was speaking with virtually from the White House. "They were beginning […]

Fox News Flash top headlines for March 4 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Rep. Alcee Hastings, D-Fla., announced Thursday that he and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., formed three screening conferences that will recommend candidates to fill federal judicial openings as well as vacant U.S. Attorney and U.S. Marshal positions in their state. […]

Fox News Flash top headlines for March 4 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., accused one of President Biden’s top Pentagon picks of having a “long record of volatile outbursts” and said he will oppose the nomination during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday. Colin Kahl, a […]