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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks after signing one of several Public Safety bills at the Texas Capitol in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, June 6, 2023. A group of migrants who arrived by bus in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 14, were sent from Texas in a move the city's mayor called a “despicable stunt” by a Republican governor. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Texas governor pushes migrant busing to higher level

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is stepping on the gas in his busing campaign as howls from sanctuary cities grow, and he has sent another 10,000 migrants to Democratic-led big cities in the past two weeks.

October 15, 2023
Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

House subpoenas records of potential ‘coverup’ to protect Fauci

The House panel investigating the coronavirus announced Friday it has served a subpoena on the National Institutes of Health to get records that could show a "coverup" intended to protect Dr. Anthony Fauci from scrutiny as he shaped the country's response to the pandemic.

October 13, 2023
The Capitol dome and east front of the House of Representatives are seen in Washington, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Federal deficit hit $1.7 trillion in fiscal year 2023

Uncle Sam ran a deficit of nearly $1.7 trillion in the just-concluded fiscal year, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday, pointing to higher spending and lower revenue as the culprits for an increasingly grim fiscal picture.

October 10, 2023
Various guns are displayed at a store on July 18, 2022, in Auburn, Maine. Most U.S. adults think gun violence is increasing nationwide and want to see gun laws made stricter. That's according to a new poll that finds broad public support for a variety of gun restrictions. The poll comes from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) **FILE**

Feds bust illegal immigrant in gun-buying conspiracy

A high school teacher left his dog in a hot car for an hour and a half while he made illegal straw purchases of guns, which he turned over to an illegal immigrant who then spread them around, including two weapons that were later used in shootings.

October 10, 2023
A vial containing 2mg of fentanyl, is displayed at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Testing and Research Laboratory in Sterling, Va., Aug. 9, 2016. The US is announcing a series of indictments and sanctions against 14 people and 14 firms across China and Canada related to the import of fentanyl into the United States. It's one of the biggest actions the Biden administration has taken against the trafficking of the deadly drug. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Biden targets Chinese suppliers in new front against fentanyl

The Biden administration pinned blame for the fentanyl crisis on Chinese operatives and moved Tuesday to try to punish them, bringing a series of federal charges and slapping banking restrictions on companies and individuals the government says are responsible for poisoning tens of thousands of Americans.

October 3, 2023