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Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) is under intense scrutiny over claims he knew about alleged sexual abuse three decades ago at Ohio State University. Jordan’s Fourth of July recess was consumed by controversy, as former Ohio State wrestlers claimed one by one that he must have...
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Recent court orders prohibiting police in California from enforcing gang injunctions are prompting law enforcement leaders to rethink how they use the tool that for decades was considered a critical weapon in the war on gangs, the Los Angeles Times reports. The shift away from...
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Student-led rallies on Saturday aimed to show support for gun rights, but their effort drew smaller-than-expected crowds in a bid to counter the well-funded and organized youth gun-control lobby that emerged after the Florida high school massacre, reports the Washington Post. In Chicago, people rallied...
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Human smugglers charge vastly more for clandestine journeys into the U.S. than they did a few years ago. Checkpoints like one in Falfurrias, Tx., on the highway north from the border toward San Antonio, help explain why, the New York Times reports. Migrants coming from...
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Louisville officials are ramping up the pressure on an encampment of protesters outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office near downtown, but the activists say they have no intention of breaking their camp to comply with orders to clear a path on the sidewalk, the...
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This is the week when we learn whether the federal government keeps track of migrant toddlers as well as major airlines track your luggage, says the Texas Tribune. A federal judge ordered immigration officials to reunite kids under 5 with their parents by tomorrow. The...