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The Biden administration announced new southern border policies Thursday, effective immediately, that will bar more immigrants from Cuba, Haiti and Nicaragua from crossing the border to claim asylum, while increasing the number of legal avenues for those immigrants to apply. asylum from their country of origin. countries of origin.President Joe Biden outlined the policy changes in brief remarks Thursday at the White House. He blamed congressional Republicans for blocking a more comprehensive plan he implemented upon taking office in 2021.“The failure to approve and fund this comprehensive plan has increased the challenges we are seeing on the Southwest border,” he…

President Joe Biden will commemorate the two-year anniversary of the attack on the Capitol on Friday by awarding the Presidential Citizens Medal to a dozen poll workers, officials and law enforcement officers for their "contributions to our democracy" before and during the riots. said a White House president. said the officer. "These 12 heroes demonstrated courage and selflessness during a time of peril for our nation," the official said.Among those who will receive The medal — the nation's second-highest civilian honor — are former Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers, a Republican who resisted pressure from then-President Donald Trump and his…

Despite a disappointing first season in Las Vegas and the question of whether quarterback Derek Carr will be under the Raiders' center next season, wide receiver Davante Adams he wants to stay in silver and black. adams was traded to the Raiders in the offseason after spending the first eight seasons of his NFL career in Green Bay, reuniting with Carr, his college quarterback at Fresno State. Davante Adams, #17, Derek Carr, #4, and Las Vegas Raiders head coach Josh McDaniels stand on the sidelines before an NFL football game against the Tennessee Titans at the Nissan Stadium on September…

CROMWELL, Conn. — A Connecticut state representative was assassinated overnight in a wrong-way accident after attending the governor's inaugural ball and his own swearing-in ceremony for a third term, House Democratic leaders said Thursday.Quentin Williams, a Middletown Democrat known as "Q," was killed in the crash on Route 9 in Cromwell. He was 39 years old.State police said both drivers were killed and one of the vehicles was completely engulfed in flames. State police have not yet released the names of the victims.Connecticut State Representative Quentin “Q” Willams.CT House DemocratsHouse Speaker Matt Ritter, D-Hartford, and Majority Leader Jason Rojas, D-East…