Category: USA
Noem makes aggressive new move to ramp up arrests, deportations of illegal immigrants
Fox News Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem signed a memo this week deputizing up to 600 State Department officials as immigration officers, as part of a government-wide push to ramp up deportations and secure the border. Noem signed an order that deputized up to 600 special agents in the State Department’s Diplomatic…
Read MoreTrump and DOGE are stressing readers about their finances. Here’s what to do.
Washington Post People have questions about Social Security, tax returns, and investments and want to know whether government cuts will affect their money. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/21/social-security-tax-refunds-401k-trump-finanical-worries/
Read MoreAre federal workers lazy? Let’s look at the data.
Washington Post As Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service targets federal workers, we investigate how hard those folks have been working for their government paychecks. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/21/are-federal-workers-lazy-lets-look-data/
Read MoreWith multiple tariffs looming, farmers who support Trump grow nervous
Washington Post President Trump draws strong support from farm states. But the prospect of a trade war sequel has farmers who voted for him on edge. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/21/trump-tariffs-farmers-trade-war-iowa/
Read MoreCalifornia school district informs parents period products are in bathrooms for ‘any student who menstruates’
Fox News A California school district contacted parents via email on Thursday to let them know that all public schools containing grades 3 through 12 will have menstrual products in girls’ bathrooms, all-gender bathrooms and at least one boys’ bathroom. California law previously required the same thing of all public schools that teach grades 6…
Read MoreEx-Deputy Describes Rampant Violence by Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’
New York Times From a prison cell, one former deputy recounted how illegal searches and brutal beatings were used for years to help make drug convictions in his suburban county. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/us/mississippi-goon-squad-violence.html
Read MoreBernie Sanders Isn’t Giving Up His Fight
New York Times The senator worries that too many Democrats remain reluctant to shake up the system. But he does not regret defending Joseph R. Biden Jr. until the very end. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/us/politics/bernie-sanders-iowa-trump.html
Read MoreEx-Deputy Describes Rampant Violence by Mississippi ‘Goon Squad’
New York Times From a prison cell, one former deputy recounted how illegal searches and brutal beatings were used for years to help make drug convictions in his suburban county. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/us/ex-deputy-describes-rampant-violence-by-mississippi-goon-squad.html
Read MoreReeling Texas Democrats Get a Rare Sight: Their National Chair
New York Times Though victory in the state feels farther away than ever, some Democrats, including their new leader, say Texas could still be a key part of their party’s future. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/us/democrats-texas.html
Read MoreHow Hard Is It to Take a Picture of a Mirror? Apparently, Very.
New York Times Popular social media accounts share the best mirror sales fails on the internet. A photographer helped us learn from the mistakes. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/us/used-mirror-photos-mistakes.html
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