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Record number of Border Patrol agents now serving under Trump
12+ hour, 25+ min ago (714+ words) (The Center Square) "A record number of U. S. Border Patrol agents are now serving under President Donald Trump. As of this spring, 21, 471 Border Patrol agents are now serving, U. S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday. This is the highest staffing level in…...
Trump orders DOJ probe of oil companies for price gouging
11+ hour, 21+ min ago (545+ words) (The Center Square) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered the U. S. Department of Justice to launch an immediate investigation into oil companies, accusing them of corporate "gouging" as retail gasoline prices lag behind plunging crude costs. The president's instruction, issued via…...
Four vetoes fall to House Republicans' override; trio of new laws on books
10+ hour, 54+ min ago (253+ words) (The Center Square) " Two bills related to diversity policy and a third on immigration became law in North Carolina on Wednesday through override of first-term Democratic Gov. Josh Stein's vetoes. A third bill on diversity policy next goes to the…...
Op-Ed: The Declaration of Independence: Its debt to history and meaning
13+ hour, 24+ min ago (539+ words) In his book, Inventing America, the liberal scholar Garry Wills argued that the Declaration owed much to previous Anglo-American history. This is correct. English parliamentary bills originated as petitions by the people's representatives to the king. These petitions listed grievances…...
Camp Mystic files for bankruptcy as investigations, lawsuits ongoing
15+ hour, 4+ min ago (595+ words) (The Center Square) "Camp Mystic L. L. C. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Wednesday, potentially ending the camp the Eastland family founded in 1939. The filing claims Camp Mystic and its related companies are in between $10 million and $50 million worth of debt. Total assets are…...
Record number of Border Patrol agents now serving under Trump | National | thecentersquare. com
12+ hour, 25+ min ago (714+ words) (The Center Square) "A record number of U. S. Border Patrol agents are now serving under President Donald Trump. As of this spring, 21, 471 Border Patrol agents are now serving, U. S. Customs and Border Protection said Wednesday. This is the highest staffing level in…...
Poll: Two thirds say gas prices will shape their November vote
13+ hour, 4+ min ago (1119+ words) (The Center Square) " Nearly half of American voters blame wars and conflicts for elevated gas prices, and two thirds say fuel costs will influence their vote in November, a new national poll finds. The Center Square Voters' Voice Poll found…...
Pritzker approves law sealing reproductive medical records past state lines
13+ hour, 24+ min ago (512+ words) (The Center Square) " Four years after the U. S. Supreme Court ruled" overturned the right to abortion nationwide, Illinois Gov. J. B. Pritzker signed legislation he and lawmakers said will protect reproductive freedom in Illinois. The Reproductive Health Records Privacy Act, sponsored by state…...
Teachers unions call for special session, more money
12+ hour, 7+ min ago (472+ words) (The Center Square) " The Chicago Teachers Union and the Illinois Federation of Teachers are calling for a special session of the General Assembly to fund public education. Chicago Board of Education member Jitu Brown joined CTU members at a press…...
Louisiana pastor who defied COVID-19 restrictions arrested for battery
15+ hour, 37+ min ago (284+ words) (The Center Square) " Pastor Mark Anthony "Tony" Spell, leader of Life Tabernacle Church in Central, was arrested Tuesday on a charge of second-degree battery after authorities said he attacked a man who lives across from the church. According to reports,…...