National Security
The Biden administration officially revealed its latest executive action on border security and immigration on Thursday, emphasizing that the asylum rule is focused on “national security and public safety.” The proposed rule would allow asylum officers to decide if a prospective asylee poses a threat at an earlier stage…
The Biden administration will announce new measures on Thursday to more quickly screen asylum applicants for possible public safety or national security risks. The proposed rule would essentially move up these screenings to an earlier stage in the asylum process, increasing the chances that migrants posing a potential threat would be swiftly removed from the country.
Judge Aileen Cannon postponed a crucial deadline in the case involving former President Trump's documents, following his lawyers' claim that special counsel Jack Smith's team failed to preserve important evidence in the case, as some classified records may not be in their original order when they were discovered. The delay is another significant development.
Officials report that a man was arrested on Monday for trying to enter the FBI office in Atlanta by forcefully driving his vehicle into the gates of the building. The man, who was not linked to the FBI and has not been named, supposedly followed an employee to the facility, tried to get past security gates, and then rammed into them shortly after midday on Monday.…
New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D) has drafted legislation to bar federal officeholders and candidates who are charged with certain criminal offenses from having access to classified information, a bill aimed squarely at former President Trump and Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.). Sherrill’s three-page bill, the Guarding United States Against Reckless Disclosures (GUARD) Act, would bar…
John Banuelos, who was charged with firing a gun at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was ordered Tuesday by an Illinois judge to be detained because of his “mind-numbingly dangerous” conduct that day. Judge Beth Jantz of the Northern District of Illinois ordered Banuelos, 39, of Summit, Ill., to be detained pending his appearance…
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