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WASHINGTON — Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Monday accused US border agents of conducting a program of “psychological warfare” against detained migrants who were told to drink water from toilets if they were thirsty. Her comments on Twitter came amid a report that border agents used a secret Facebook group to share lewd posts about Ocasio-Cortez and at least

The leadership carousel at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) took another spin this week as the agency underwent fresh changes among officials tasked with enforcing immigration law. Roughly 10 weeks after a purge of DHS leaders that included former Secretary MORE, the acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) abruptly resigned and the agency announced a new head of Customs and Border Protection (CBP). And there are rumblings that acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan is not on solid ground.

Senate Republicans are struggling to unite behind a plan to fund the government after budget talks have ground to a halt.  Congress has until the end of September to prevent the second government closure of the year, but Republicans are struggling to overcome the first roadblock — agreeing to top-line defense and nondefense figures or deciding what comes next if they can’t. The drama over how to fund the government and avoid deep budget cuts has played out in private, closed-door meetings and put a public spotlight on the high-profile split among Republicans as well as with the White House abo

Democrats running for president on Sunday panned MORE as ill-conceived and a waste of American bargaining power. Trump made history on Sunday by becoming the first sitting U.S. president to set foot in North Korea.

MORE during a meeting at the heavily guarded Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in which the two leaders agreed to restart stalled nuclear talks. Trump and Kim afterward spoke privately for more than 50 minutes, turning what was supposed to be a brief exchange of pleasantries into a negotiating session in which Trump said they both agreed to “designate a team” and “work out some details” in his on-again, off-again effort to end Pyongyang’s nuclear program. “Speed is not the object. We want to see if we can do a really comprehensive, good deal,” Trump told reporters.

The impending court battle over a congressional subpoena for Don McGahn is about to test the concept of “immunity” for top presidential advisers, which has been invoked by both Republican and Democratic administrations but hardly tested in courts. Legal experts say the outcome of a court battle between the House Judiciary Committee and the White House over McGahn documents and testimony could have significant implications for the powers of Congress and the executive branch. The court fight could take months, even years, to resolve, further frustrating House Democrats as they seek to foll

Moreover, the new controls will require the ammunition purchaser to pay a $1 fee when he or she undergoes a background check. USA Today reports that California gun stores witnessed a substantial increase in ammunition sales in the weeks leading up to July 1. LAX Ammunition store president Daniel Kash said, “We’re probably up by 400% from where we were last year for this past month, and this month, in total sales.” On December 13, 2017, Breitbart News

Nigerian native Ayoola Adisa Ajayi, 31-years-old, was charged this week with allegedly murdering Mackenzie Lueck in Salt Lake City, Utah, on June 17 after she had just returned from California where she attended her grandmother’s funeral.

Areli Aguirre Avilez, a 30-year-old illegal alien from Mexico, and his 16-year-old girlfriend allegedly murdered his ex-wife, 38-year-old Maria Calderon, and her two children, 11-year-old Angel Pacheco and 12-year-old America Pacheco, according to the Alexander County Sheriff’s Office, as reported by the Associated Press. Police said Avilez and his girlfriend murdered Calderon by driving over her with a vehicle and then allegedly dumped her body in the Cata

This despite evidence that shows some 500,000 migrants —mostly from Central America— will get across the U.S./ Mexico border without being apprehended, including women and children.