Texas Governor Greg Abbott is encouraging Republicans to pass border legislation‚ seemingly breaking ranks with party leaders Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson. Abbott met with Johnson on Thursday at the governor's mansion in Austin and‚ according to Abbott's office‚ told the Louisiana Republican that the border crisis "is both unacceptable and avoidable." The governor urged the passage of federal legislation to deter illegal crossings between ports of entry. The governor's words draw...

The Biden administration on Friday announced a regulation designed to turbocharge sales of electric or other zero-emission heavy vehicles‚ from school buses to cement mixers‚ as part of its multifront attack on global warming. The Environmental Protection Agency projects the new rule could mean that 25 percent of new long-haul trucks‚ the heaviest on the road‚ and 40 percent of medium-size trucks‚ like box trucks and landscaping vehicles‚ could be nonpolluting by 2032. Today‚ fewer than 2...

President Biden said Friday he will “never stop working” to bring home Evan Gershkovich‚ the Wall Street Journal reporter who was arrested in Russia one year ago. Mr. Gershkovich‚ an American‚ was arrested on March 29‚ 2023‚ on charges of espionage that his employer and U.S. officials consider bogus. Mr. Biden called Friday a “painful anniversary.” “Journalism is not a crime‚ and Evan went to Russia to do his job as a...

Friday marks the one-year anniversary of Russian authorities wrongfully detaining Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. Why it matters: Gershkovich has now spent 366 days behind bars on sham charges‚ with no indication of when he may be freed or whether a trial will be held. He is the the first U.S. journalist that Russia has arrested and accused of espionage since the Cold War. The latest: In a letter published in the Wall Street Journal on...

Evan Gershkovich was supposed to be with his friends in Berlin the first week of April 2023. The Wall Street Journal Russia correspondent was set to stay in an Airbnb in the edgy Neukölln neighborhood‚ a base to explore the city’s cobble-lined streets with his tightknit crew of journalist pals exiled there from Moscow. He was going to drink coffee in hipster cafes and chat into the night over glasses of beer. It was the start of his stolen year. Russian authorities detained...

Former Biden business partner Tony Bobulinski is suing Fox News host Jessica Tarlov over her claims a super PAC connected to former president Donald Trump paid his legal fees.

A Republican state representative in Michigan‚ Rep. Matt Maddock‚ claimed on social media on Wednesday night that he had photo evidence of “illegal invaders” arriving at Detroit Metro Airport. One of the two photos Maddock posted on the platform called X‚ formerly known as Twitter‚ showed an Allegiant Air plane. The other photo showed three buses. Maddock wrote: “Happening right now. Three busses just loaded up with illegal invaders at Detroit Metro. Anyone have any idea where they...

The FDA is looking into whether a chemical used to make the majority of decaf coffee in the US should be banned. Methylene chloride binds to and extracts caffeine from the beans and is used in major chains like Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts. But campaigners say the fact the chemical has been linked to cancer in rats makes it illegal‚ pointing to a little-known 1958 rule that outlaws food additives that animal studies show could cause cancer.

For more than a month‚ House Speaker Mike Johnson‚ R-La.‚ has put off a vote on funding for Ukraine’s war against Russia. It now appears‚ though‚ that the GOP stonewalling may finally come to an end once the House reconvenes from its Easter recess. “We’re going to do our job” and support Ukraine‚ he told an attendee at a closed-door luncheon fundraiser last month‚ according to The New York Times. The Times’ report‚ which draws on notes the attendee took and interviews...

The suspect in a violent killing spree in Rockford‚ Illinois‚ partly blames the incident on marijuana he says was "laced" with an unknown drug‚ authorities say. Christian Soto was charged on Thursday with 11 counts‚ including first-degree murder and attempted murder. Four people were killed and seven injured in the 20-minute spree. Darlene Weber‚ a mother who was attacked in her home‚ described the scene as "like a horror movie".