Unprecedented Migrant Surge at Northern Border
February has marked a significant shift in the migrant crisis, as New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire reported an unprecedented surge in illegal border crossings, a phenomenon now impacting the ...
Tag: Politics
House Republicans Impeach DHS Secretary Mayorkas Over Border Policy Enforcement
The United States House of Representatives on Tuesday, February 13th, narrowly voted to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, marking the first impeachment of a cabinet member in nearly 150 ...
NATO Chief Rebukes Trump’s Conditional Defense Pledge, Citing Risks to Alliance Security
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has strongly criticized recent remarks by former President Donald Trump, who suggested he might not honor the alliance's core principle of collective defense if he ...
South Africa Calls for ICJ Intervention in Gaza Conflict to Avert “Large-Scale Killing,” Fears of Escalation in Rafah
South Africa has made a formal appeal to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), seeking its intervention in Israel's announced expansion of military operations to Rafah, a densely populated area ...
Civil Unrest in Senegal Amid Election Postponement
On Friday, February 9th, Senegal found itself at the heart of a democratic crisis as hundreds of protesters clashed with police forces across the nation. The immediate cause of the ...
Bipartisan Group of New York Lawmakers Sues to Stop Manhattan’s $15 Congestion Pricing Toll
Eighteen lawmakers, encompassing a mix of Democrats and Republicans, have banded together in a legal effort spearheaded by the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) to halt the implementation of a ...
Federal Judge Upholds NY Cannabis Licensing Amid Governor’s Critique of Market Rollout
A federal judge in New York on Friday, February 2nd, ruled against delaying the distribution of marijuana licenses following Governor Kathy Hochul's sharp criticism of the state's legal cannabis market ...
Blinken Visits Middle East in Quest for Ceasefire Amid Escalating Tensions
United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, on his fifth visit to the Middle East since the outbreak of the Gaza war on October 7th, met with Saudi Arabia's crown ...
European Farmers Protest EU Policies
On Saturday, February 3rd, streets across Europe were filled with the sound of tractors and the voices of farmers rallying against a tide of challenges they face due to European ...
