The Biden-Harris Department of Homeland Security (DHS), responsible for “customs, border, and immigration enforcement, emergency response to natural and manmade disasters, antiterrorism work, and cybersecurity,” states that building “a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace” as the number one objective of its Information Technology Strategic Plan for 2024-2028.
“DHS strives to attract individuals across all levels of the DHS IT workforce, including senior leadership positions, that represent the diversity of the populations we serve,” states objective 1.1. of the plan.
“We will expand partnerships with diverse academic institutions, professional organizations, and communities and strengthen internship, rotation, and developmental programs that promote equitable access to career advancement for all employees,” it adds.
The document begins with a message from Chief Information Officer Eric Hysen, who formerly worked for Google, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, California Governor Gavin Newsom, the Penn Biden Center, and the Biden-Harris Transition Team. He also states up front in the DHS plan that “attracting, hiring, developing, and retaining diverse technology talent” who can “bring their authentic selves to work every day” is his top priority.
An obsession with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) also plagues the U.S. Secret Service (USSS), which often relies on DHS personnel to execute its duties.
A top official at the scandal-ridden agency, which almost allowed former President Donald J. Trump to be assassinated in July after a series of security lapses, described DEI as “mission imperative” and his “ultimate goal” in a 2023 podcast.
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The Biden-Harris Department of Homeland Security (DHS), responsible for "customs, border, and immigration enforcement, emergency response to natural and manmade disasters, antiterrorism work, and cybersecurity," states that building "a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace" as the number one objective of its Information Technology Strategic Plan for 2024-2028.
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The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) has created an interactive map showing the sanctuary states, cities, and counties established across the United States. Illegal aliens are encouraged to settle in these areas, where state and local authorities limit cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal bodies responsible for immigration control and deportations.
Courts and other authorities in sanctuary jurisdictions often ignore detainers lodged by ICE against migrants charged or convicted of crimes, resulting in criminal aliens being let loose among the public after leaving jail or prison.
Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, a former Senator and Attorney General for the sanctuary state of California, has been one of ICE’s fiercest critics, comparing their work to the actions of the Ku Klux Klan when she was a legislator.
A complete list of sanctuary states, cities, and counties identified by the CIS is provided under the map below. An interactive version of the map is available on the CIS website.
Athens-Clarke County Atlanta Columbia County DeKalb County Douglas County
Idaho
Bonneville County Power County
Indiana
Lake County Monroe County St. Joseph County Wayne County
Kansas
Douglas County
Kentucky
Campbell County Franklin County Jefferson County Louisville Scott County
Louisiana
New Orleans
Maine
Cumberland County Hancock County
Maryland
Baltimore Baltimore County Charles County Howard County Hyattsville Montgomery County Prince George’s County Queen Anne’s County Rockville St. Mary’s County
Michigan
Kalamazoo County Kent County Lansing Leelanau County Luce County Muskegon County Oakland County Washtenaw County Wayne County Wexford County
Minnesota
Anoka County Cottonwood County Dakota County Hennepin County Jackson County Kandiyohi County Lincoln County Lyon County Nobles County Pipestone County Ramsey County Todd County Watonwan County
Nebraska
Arthur County Banner County Blaine County Douglas County Gosper County Grant County Greeley County Hayes County Hooker County Howard County Johnson County Lincoln County Logan County Loup County McPherson County Nance County Perkins County Platte County Sioux County Thomas County Wheeler County
New Hampshire
Hillsborough County
New Mexico
Bernalillo County Chaves County Colfax County De Baca County Dona Ana County Eddy County Farmington Grant County Hidalgo County Las Cruces Lincoln County Los Alamos County Luna County McKinley County Otero County Quay County Rio Arriba County Roosevelt County San Juan County San Miguel County Sandoval County Santa Fe Santa Fe County Sierra County Socorro County Taos County
New York
Albany Albany County Dutchess County Monroe County Nassau County New York City Orange County Putnam County Rockland County Saratoga County Suffolk County Sullivan County Tompkins County Ulster County Warren County Wayne County Westchester County Yates County
North Carolina
Buncombe County Chatham County Durham County Forsyth County Guilford County Mecklenburg County Orange County Wake County Watauga County
Ohio
Franklin County Hamilton County Lorain County Mahoning County
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County Berks County Bucks County Chester County Delaware County Lancaster Lehigh County Mifflin County Montgomery County Montour County Northampton County Philadelphia Washington County
Virginia * Denotes that the jurisdiction is part of a regional jail system. For further information, click on the relevant point on the CIS interactive map.
Albemarle County * Alexandria Alleghany County * Amherst County * Appomattox County * Ashland * Arlington County Augusta County * Bath County * Bedford * Bedford County * Botetourt County Brunswick County * Buchanan County * Campbell County * Caroline County Charles City County * Charlotte County Charlottesville * Chesapeake * Chesterfield County * Colonial Heights * Covington * Dickenson County * Dinwiddie County * Dumfries * Emporia * Essex County * Fairfax County Franklin * Gloucester County Greensville County * Halifax County * Hampton * Hanover County * Harrisonburg * Haymarket * Hopewell * Isle of Wight County * James City County * King and Queen County * King William County * Lee County * Loudoun County Lynchburg * Manassas * Manassas Park * Martinsville Mathews County * Mecklenburg County * Middlesex County * Nelson County * Newport News Norfolk * Northumberland County * Norton * Occoquan * Petersburg * Poquoson * Portsmouth City * Prince George County * Prince William County * Quantico * Rappahannock County * Richmond Richmond County * Rockingham * Russell County * Scott County * Shenandoah County * Smyth County * Southampton County Staunton * Suffolk * Surry County * Tazewell County * Virginia Beach * Warren County * Warsaw * Washington County * Waynesborough * Westmoreland County * Williamsburg * Wise County * York County *
Wisconsin
Dane County Milwaukee County Winnebago Correctional Center (state facility)
Wyoming
Teton County
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The Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) has created an interactive map showing the sanctuary states, cities, and counties established across the United States. Illegal aliens are encouraged to settle in these areas, where state and local authorities limit cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal bodies responsible for immigration control and deportations.
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The Biden-Harris government will send approximately $125 million in new military assistance to Ukraine, according to U.S. officials. This move comes as Washington seeks a clearer understanding of Kiev’s recent escalation of the conflict with operations now being conducted within Russian territory.
The latest military aid package includes air defense missiles, munitions for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS), Javelins, a variety of other anti-armor missiles, counter-drone and counter-electronic warfare systems, 155mm and 105mm artillery ammunition, vehicles, and assorted equipment. Biden and Kamala Harris are providing the equipment through presidential drawdown authority. The aid is being supplied amid ongoing Ukrainian efforts to extend their surprising offensive into Russia.
U.S. taxpayers—through the actions of the Biden-Harris government– have likely spent over $200 billion on aid to Ukraine since Russia invaded the Eastern European country in late February 2022. Former President Donald J. Trump has promised to end the conflict swiftly should he retake the White House in November’s U.S. presidential election.
It is believed that the Democratic Party’s nominee, Kamala Harris, will continue Biden’s policies toward Ukraine, providing billions of dollars more in aid. However, Harris has not released detailed policy proposals for top-election issues, including Ukraine aid.
Ukrainian forces have reportedly secured approximately 100 square kilometers (62 square miles) of territory around Kursk. Concurrently, Russian troops are making advances in eastern Ukraine near Pokrovsk, a crucial logistic center. Should Pokrovsk fall, Ukraine‘s defenses would be significantly compromised, moving Russia closer to its goal of capturing the Donetsk region. Reports indicate Russian forces are now about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) from the city.
The Biden-Harris government says it recognizes Ukraine‘s intention to create a border buffer zone, but further clarity is needed on how this fits into the overall war strategy.
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The Biden-Harris government will send approximately $125 million in new military assistance to Ukraine, according to U.S. officials. This move comes as Washington seeks a clearer understanding of Kiev's recent escalation of the conflict with operations now being conducted within Russian territory.
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The Houthi terrorist group, which controls a large portion of Yemen, is claiming responsibility for destroying a Greek tanker ship carrying crude oil from Iraq to Greece. Video of the aftermath shows the ship exploding and burning as it sits adrift in the Red Sea. According to the European Union (EU), an EU naval mission was able to rescue the sailors on board.
Since the October 7 terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel, Yemen’s Houthis have engaged in an extensive terror campaign against shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. However, the attack on the Greek-flagged Sounion is one of the most brazen strikes yet. The fact that the ship is Greek-owned and said under a Greek flag raises some concerns that the attack could trigger an Article 5 declaration by NATO, as Greece has been a member of the alliance since 1952.
A spokesman for the Houthi terrorist group claims the Greek ship “belongs to a company that have ties with the Israeli enemy and violated the ban decision of entry to the ports of occupied Palestine.” Despite the terrorist group’s assertion, the oil tanker’s official manifest states it was bound from Iraq to Greece and carrying 150,000 tons of crude oil.
Following initial land-to-sea missile strikes on both domestic and military ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden region by the Houthis, the Biden-Harris government—in conjunction with the United Kingdom—has carried out sporadic air strikes against the group. However, the deterrence effort has thus far proved ineffective. The National Pulse reported in May that the Houthi terrorist group successfully downed a $30 million dollar drone and was able to capture the weapon, which appeared to be concerning in fair condition.
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Yemen’s Houthis show footage of Greek ship (SOUNION) burning in the Red Sea following Houthi attack.
The 25-member crew was rescued by an EU naval mission.
The tanker was carrying crude oil from Iraq to Greece when it came under attack. pic.twitter.com/uDEpAwdY6K
The Houthi terrorist group, which controls a large portion of Yemen, is claiming responsibility for destroying a Greek tanker ship carrying crude oil from Iraq to Greece. Video of the aftermath shows the ship exploding and burning as it sits adrift in the Red Sea. According to the European Union (EU), an EU naval mission was able to rescue the sailors on board.
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New election data released by Trump pollster Tony Fabrizio indicates that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s suspension of his independent presidential bid in around ten battleground states—and endorsement of former President Donald J. Trump—will likely boost the Republican ticket. Additionally, Fabrizio’s polling data confirms suspicions that Kennedy drew more votes from the former Republican President than from either of the Democratic Party nominees, formerly Joe Biden and now Kamala Harris.
The data, drawn from the Trump pollster’s most recent survey of battleground states, shows RFK Jr. capturing five percent of the vote in Arizona, three percent of the vote in Georgia and North Carolina, and four percent in Nevada, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. In all seven states, the polling shows RFK Jr. supporters breaking by about a two-to-one ratio for former President Trump over Democratic Party nominee Kamala Harris.
In Arizona, RFK Jr. supporters break for Trump by 53 percent to Harris’s 28 percent, with 19 percent undecided. The results are a bit closer in Georgia, with Trump‘s net gain over Harris among RFK Jr. voters only being 13 percent, and in Michigan, the net gain is only two percent. In the remaining four states of North Carolina, Nevada, Pennslyvania, and Wisconsin, RFK Jr. voters break for Trump between 16 and 21 percent.
While the vote share may seem small, each of these battlegrounds could be decided on the narrowest of margins. According to the RealClearPolitics polling average for top battleground states, Trump leads Harris by just 0.2 percent in Arizona, by 1.4 percent in Nevada, by 0.2 percent in Pennsylvania, by 0.9 percent in North Carolina, and by just one percent in Georgia. Meanwhile, Harris leads Trump by one percent in Wisconsin and two percent in Michigan.
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New election data released by Trump pollster Tony Fabrizio indicates that Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s suspension of his independent presidential bid in around ten battleground states—and endorsement of former President Donald J. Trump—will likely boost the Republican ticket. Additionally, Fabrizio's polling data confirms suspicions that Kennedy drew more votes from the former Republican President than from either of the Democratic Party nominees, formerly Joe Biden and now Kamala Harris.
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A lawsuit filed by 16 state Attorneys General is aiming to block a Biden-Harris plan to grant amnesty to potentially over one million illegal immigrants. Led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador, the filing asks a federal court to issue a temporary restraining order against the Biden-Harris Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Parole in Place (PIP) Program, which would allow some illegalimmigrants to adjust their legal status in contravention of existing law.
Under current U.S. federal law, illegalimmigrants already present in the United States are not allowed to adjust their status to being a Lawful Permanent Resident—though there are some exceptions to this rule. However, under the PIP, the Biden-HarrisDHS is claiming the “urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit” exception to circumvent U.S. immigration law.
The coalition of state Attorneys General claims that the Biden-Harris government is abusing the humanitarian exception in instituting the PIP program. They contend that federal law is specific regarding what qualifies as a humanitarian exception and that DHS “cannot use that power to parole aliens en masse.” Additionally, the lawsuit argues that DHS parole power only applies to immigrants seeking to enter the United States and not those already present in the country illegally.
“Under Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, the federal government is actively working to turn the United States into a nation without borders and a country without laws,” said Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in a statement announcing the lawsuit.
Paxton added: “Biden’s new parole workaround unilaterally grants the opportunity for citizenship to unvetted aliens whose first act on American soil was to break our laws. This violates the Constitution and actively worsens the illegal immigration disaster that is hurting Texas and our country.”
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A lawsuit filed by 16 state Attorneys General is aiming to block a Biden-Harris plan to grant amnesty to potentially over one million illegal immigrants. Led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) and Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador, the filing asks a federal court to issue a temporary restraining order against the Biden-Harris Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Parole in Place (PIP) Program, which would allow some illegalimmigrants to adjust their legal status in contravention of existing law.
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Comic actor and vaccine skeptic Rob Schneider, a major backer and fundraiser for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., says the independent presidential candidate will now be “supporting President Trump.” In a letter to “Fellow Robert Kennedy Jr. supporters and American Citizens,” Schneider says he will also be backing Trump now and urges the rest of the independent candidate’s base to follow suit.
“Robert Kennedy Jr. supporting President Trump is plainly this: A REJECTION OF THE AUTHORITARIAN AND SERIAL UNDEMOCRATIC ACTIONS OF THE DEMOCRAT MACHINE,” Schneider says in his letter, shared to X (formerly Twitter).
“As a fellow American Citizen and Robert Kennedy Jr. supporter, I hope that you will OPPOSE TYRANNY and join us and VOTE FOR DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!”
Kennedy has already withdrawn from the presidential race in Arizona and is expected to make a public statement about his campaign at 2 PM EST on Friday. Reports suggest he will withdraw from the race and possibly endorse Donald Trump—a move that is unconfirmed, despite Schneider’s public statement.
Schneider listed a range of Democratic offenses over recent years in his letter, including censorship, allowing males into women’s sports, inciting Trump’s near-assassination, and “tyrannical” restrictions related to COVID and vaccinations.
Trump discussed the potential of Kennedy joining his administration in a call following his shooting, possibly with a role investigating vaccine safety.
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Dear Fellow Robert Kennedy Jr. supporters and American Citizens,
As we have seen this week,
ONCE AGAIN the Democratic Party is NOT running on any ideas to make American’s lives better, they are once again running on the hatred of one individual, Donald J Trump.
Comic actor and vaccine skeptic Rob Schneider, a major backer and fundraiser for Robert F. Kennedy Jr., says the independent presidential candidate will now be "supporting President Trump." In a letter to "Fellow Robert Kennedy Jr. supporters and American Citizens," Schneider says he will also be backing Trump now and urges the rest of the independent candidate's base to follow suit.
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“The time has come to adjust,” Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell announced in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Friday. The central bank chairman warned that he and other members of the Federal Reserve were becoming increasingly concerned about the health of the U.S. labor market and were confident that they were nearing their two-percent inflation target.
Noting that the “direction of travel is clear,” Powell signaled that the Federal Reserve will likely move to cut interest rates during its September Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. Currently, U.S. interest rates sit between 5.25 and 5.5 percent—having remained unchanged for over a year after the central bank engaged in a series of rate hikes to combat rampant inflation.
While Powell‘s remarks at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium strongly signal a rate cut in September, he did not allude to the size of the cut. Some market observers have speculated the FOMC could move to reduce rates by 50 basis points—though a 25-point cut is most likely.
“The global period of inflation was unlike anything since the 1970s,” Powell said, describing the economic history of the past several years under the Biden-Harris government. The central bank chairman stressed that inflation has only abated because of the actions of the FOMC, the receding of pandemic-era supply shocks, and a reduction in aggregate demand. Powell’s remarks did not give any credit to the actions of the Biden-Harris government—which economists have criticized for engaging in inflationary fiscal policies.
Powell indicated the Federal Reserve’s focus would now shift to employment, likely spurred by Wednesday’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revision in job numbers over the past year. The National Pulse reported that the government agency now admits the U.S. economy added 818,000 fewer jobs than it had previously claimed.
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"The time has come to adjust," Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell announced in Jackson Hole, Wyoming on Friday. The central bank chairman warned that he and other members of the Federal Reserve were becoming increasingly concerned about the health of the U.S. labor market and were confident that they were nearing their two-percent inflation target.
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Former President Donald J. Trump invited the mothers of Rachel Morin and Jocelyn Nungaray, both murdered by illegal aliens, to share their stories at a press conference at the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona on Thursday.
Rachel’s mother, Patty, tearfully described how her daughter, herself a mother of five children, was “brutally beaten, raped, and then stuffed into a drain pipe,” allegedly by a Salvadoran gang member almost 2,000 miles from the southern border in Maryland.
“We should be taking care of our country, our people, and the only way I believe that’s going to happen is if President Trump is reelected,” she said.
“[Trump] needs to be in office, and we need better control, and we need to stop this. We need to stop losing children, mothers, sisters, because now I get to grieve every single day,” concurred Alexis Nungaray, whose daughter Jocelyn, aged just 12, was raped, murdered, and thrown in a creek in Houston, Texas.
The Biden-Harris regime had released the suspects in the case from detention just weeks prior.
THE CHOICE.
“The choice is simple: Kamala’s mass amnesty of criminals or President Trump’s mass deportation of criminals,” Trump said of the decision facing American voters in November.
Vice President Harris, who was supposed to tackle the “root causes” of illegal immigration under Biden but has presided over record-breaking border crossings, has previously likened U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) for its deportation work. She also opposes completing Trump’s border wall.
Speaking on illegal immigration in Arizona herself on August 10, Harris paid lip service to “strong border security”—which she has not delivered—but stressed her belief in a so-called “earned pathway to citizenship” for illegals. This could only incentivize even more illegal immigration by rewarding potentially millions of illegals who entered the country with legal status.
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Former President Donald J. Trump invited the mothers of Rachel Morin and Jocelyn Nungaray, both murdered by illegal aliens, to share their stories at a press conference at the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona on Thursday.
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PBS correspondent and former NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff is retracting the false comments she made on air in which she claimed former PresidentDonald J. Trump was purposefully hampering the Gaza ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas for political gain. Woodruff, who was covering the Democratic National Convention (DNC), claims she was referencing reports by Axios and Reuters when she stated that Trump was encouraging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay peace talks until after the November election.
“The reporting is that former President Trump is on the phone with the prime minister of Israel, urging him not to cut a deal right now, because that, it’s believed that would help the Harris campaign,” Woodruff said during Monday’s PBS NewsHour coverage of the DNC.
Following denials by the Trump campaign and the Israeli Prime Minister’s office, Woodruff posted a retraction and apology on X (formerly Twitter). “I want to clarify my remarks on the PBS News special on Monday night about the ongoing cease-fire talks in the Middle East,” the former NewsHour anchor said, continuing: “As I said, this was not based on my original reporting; I was referring to reports I had read, in Axios and Reuters, about former President Trump having spoken to the Israeli Prime Minister.”
“In the live TV moment, I repeated the story because I hadn’t seen later reporting that both sides denied it. This was a mistake, and I apologize for it,” Woodruff added.
I want to clarify my remarks on the PBS News special on Monday night about the ongoing cease fire talks in the Middle East. As I said, this was not based on my original reporting; I was referring to reports I had read, in Axios and Reuters, about former President Trump having…
PBS receives significant funding from American taxpayers through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). In the fiscal year 2024, Congress appropriated $525 million to the CPB, with $367 million subsequently being earmarked for funding public television programming. PBS has not yet issued a formal statement regarding Woodruff’s remarks or her subsequent apology.
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PBS’ Judy Woodruff has issued a clarification and an apology for her remarks in this clip which went viral.
“I want to clarify my remarks on the PBS News special on Monday night about the ongoing cease fire talks in the Middle East.
PBS correspondent and former NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff is retracting the false comments she made on air in which she claimed former President Donald J. Trump was purposefully hampering the Gaza ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas for political gain. Woodruff, who was covering the Democratic National Convention (DNC), claims she was referencing reports by Axios and Reuters when she stated that Trump was encouraging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to delay peace talks until after the November election.
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