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A child trafficking expert testified that shelters housing migrant children aren’t screening children for trafficking, during a House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance hearing Wednesday. Lori Cohen, Chief executive officer for Protect All Children from Trafficking (PACT), explained that the shelters were reluctant to conduct such screenings, in response to questions posed […]

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden “baseless” and a “political stunt” during a Wednesday press briefing. “Will the president cooperate fully now that Speaker McCarthy has pulled the trigger on an impeachment inquiry?” a reporter asked. “Certainly not going to speculate on what has

September 13, 2023 05:19 PM Monkees singer Micky Dolenz is honoring one of his greatest fans, the trailblazing ’80s and ’90s rock band R.E.M., by blowing up the internet with his version of the group’s chart-topping song “Shiny Happy People.” 7A Records released a music video on YouTube on Wednesday of the song to promote

September 13, 2023 05:17 PM Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman’s wife was released from a United States prison after serving nearly two years of her three-year sentence. Emma Coronel Aispuro, 34, was given her original sentence after pleading guilty to helping run her husband’s drug empire. Her release was confirmed in a statement

September 13, 2023 05:11 PM More than two years after the 9/11 attacks, the United States has experienced an evolving landscape of terrorist attacks. But one of the top concerns facing the country today is at its own southern border, where officials report increasing numbers of illegal immigration, according to one Republican lawmaker. The House

September 13, 2023 04:58 PM Elon Musk appeared to pick a side in the China-Taiwan controversy, stating that the island is “part of China” despite its push for economic and political independence from the country. The SpaceX CEO spoke at the All-In Summit 2023 on Tuesday about various political topics ranging from criticism of the

September 13, 2023 04:37 PM The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will distribute its remaining payments for September to low-income households in Indiana in 10 days. SNAP, known as food stamps, are issued in Indiana monthly from the 3rd to the 23rd, according to the 2023 federal schedule. Recipients usually see their SNAP benefits reloaded on

September 13, 2023 5:09 PM ET A judge sentenced two men to life in prison Wednesday for killing a toddler in a drive-by shooting in downtown Pittsburgh. The judge found Markez Anger, 24, and Londell Falconer, Jr., 27, guilty of first-degree murder in the death of 18-month-old De’Avry Thomas in June 2023, CBS reported. “This

September 13, 2023 4:38 PM ET The owner of a Tennessee car wash took matters into his own hands Tuesday, holding an alleged burglar at gunpoint after he allegedly attempted to rob his business, WREG reported. The owner of the Sunshine Car Wash in Memphis, Tennessee, told the police he got an alert the front

House Oversight Committee Democrats used a Wednesday hearing on third-party litigation funding to slam the Supreme Court and Justice Clarence Thomas over alleged failures to address ethics issues. Republican witnesses focused on the adverse effect third-party litigation has on the American legal system. “Americans see the personal gifts to justices from right-wing billionaire sugar daddies