by Star News Staff | Dec 18, 2023
by Bethany Blankley On Sunday night, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced it was closing international railroad bridges at two major ports of entry in Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas, after a surge of over 4,000 people illegally entered over the last 48...
by Just the News | Dec 18, 2023
by Madeleine Hubbard The Homeland Security Department’s inspector general found that a border wall is the most effective way to curb illegal immigration, according to a newly released report obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. The Immigration...
by The Center Square | Dec 18, 2023
by Bethany Blankley Federal agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Enforcement and Removal Operations (ICE-ERO) continue to remove violent criminals wanted in their home countries after they’ve fled to the U.S. to avoid going to prison. In south Texas...
by Just the News | Dec 18, 2023
by Madeleine Hubbard Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ 2024 presidential campaign strategist Jeff Roe departed the governor’s super PAC following multiple other departures from the organization. “I cannot in good conscience stay affiliated...
by Just the News | Dec 18, 2023
by Madeleine Hubbard House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mark Green, R-Tenn., says he is “absolutely” going to bring articles of impeachment against Homeland Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for his response to the southern border crisis. Green...
by Tom Pappert | Dec 18, 2023
Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) said in a Friday news conference that he will introduce legislation to the Virginia General Assembly to ban TikTok for minors, restrict other social media from gathering data about children, and expand state-funded mental health initiatives...
by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 18, 2023
Anheuser-Busch employees part of the Teamsters labor union have voted to authorize a strike. The International Brotherhood of Teamsters announced Saturday that Anheuser-Busch union workers “voted by an overwhelming 99 percent to authorize a strike.” The vote...
by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 18, 2023
Eleven Georgia men have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles as members of a drug trafficking organization in the metro-Atlanta area, according to the Northern District of Georgia U.S. Attorney’s Office. Citing information gathered by U.S. Attorney...
by Just the News | Dec 18, 2023
by Greg Piper Three years after federal regulators granted emergency use authorization to COVID-19 mRNA vaccines for older teens and adults, mainstream scientific research is confirming suppressed warnings from two years ago that the novel technology has a...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Dec 18, 2023
A paroled felon found himself back behind bars for the second time this year after he was picked up for a litany of crimes early Thursday morning, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD). An MNPD release says that 43-year-old Chance Mongeon was...
by Kaitlin Housler | Dec 18, 2023
Metro Nashville and Davidson County Property Assessor Vivian M. Wilhoite announced residents whose properties were impacted by the December 9 severe storms may be eligible to seek property appraisal adjustments. On December 9, severe thunderstorms and tornadoes ripped...
by Star News Staff | Dec 18, 2023
by Eric Lendrum A new study released on Thursday by the Pew Research Center reveals that a rising number of Americans over the age of 65, the normal age for retirement, are heading back to work to earn higher wages. According to Axios, the number of older...
by Star News Staff | Dec 18, 2023
by Eric Lendrum One agency in the Biden Administration has actively, albeit subtly, been turning to multiple groups funded by far-left billionaire George Soros in order to serve crucial roles in policy and enforcement. According to Fox News, the Federal Trade...
by Star News Staff | Dec 18, 2023
by Larry Sand According to the latest ABCs of School Choice – EdChoice’s comprehensive report about all matters pertaining to education freedom – policymakers in 40 states have debated 111 educational choice bills in 2023, 79 percent of which related to...
by Star News Staff | Dec 18, 2023
by Peter Jacobsen As the end of the year approaches, the IRS has announced its new late repayment penalty rate. The rate has climbed from around 3% two years ago to 8% today. Most workers in the US are W-2 employees and have taxes deducted from their paychecks...
by Star News Staff | Dec 18, 2023
by Terence P. Jeffrey The federal government spent $1,058,839,000,000 in the first two months of fiscal year 2024 — October and November — according to the Monthly Treasury Statement. At the same time, according to the MTS, it collected $678,264,000,000 in...
by Just the News | Dec 18, 2023
James Bennet, the former editorial page editor of The New York Times, has written a scathing column about his departure from the paper and criticizing the Times for what he sees as a shift away from its previous journalistic principles. Bennet gave his version of...
by Star News Staff | Dec 18, 2023
by Lawrence W. Reed The great classical scholar Edith Hamilton noted that the ancient Greeks frowned upon their Roman counterparts in regards to education. The former adopted public (government) schooling while the Romans left education to the family in the...
