4 Takeaways as House Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas Trump

The House committee investigating the Capitol riot of  January 2021 voted unanimously Thursday to subpoena former President Donald Trump.  The panel’s nine members sought to make a case that Trump knew he lost the 2020 election and planned before the election to claim that he really won.  Less than a month before the Nov. 8 midterm elections, the seven Democrats and two Republicans (all appointed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.) held what they called a “business meeting” as opposed to a hearing.  Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., suggested that the…

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6 Takeaways as House Republicans Accuse Homeland Security Chief of ‘Intentional’ Border Crisis

House Republicans pressed Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for answers Thursday as every sign appeared to point to a rising surge of illegal immigrants trying to cross the southern border.  According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, agents last month logged over 221,000 “encounters” with illegal aliens along the border, a 33% jump from February.     In testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, Mayorkas argued that the situation at the border is under “operational control,” as the law requires. Republicans on the committee repeatedly rejected this claim, pointing to the huge…

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Donald Trump wrote US President Joe Biden a letter ‘from the heart’. Five key takeaways from Lisa Boothe podcast – ABC News

Donald Trump wrote US President Joe Biden a letter ‘from the heart’. Five key takeaways from Lisa Boothe podcast  ABC News At U.S.-Mexico border, a new U.S. president spurs hope and rush to enter  CBC.ca US president Biden’s envoys head to Mexico for talks on stemming migrant surge  Mint Biden to visit border ‘at some point’, says migrants should apply from home  Reuters President Biden to visit US-Mexico border ‘at some point’  Border Report View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

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