U.S. House Republicans target Mayorkas

U.S. House Republicans are moving forward and intend to prove that Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is “derelict in his duty” over handling the surge of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. The chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, Rep.

SCOTUS to hear dispute on Chevron deference

The Supreme Court will hear a dispute this week that could lead to a decision dramatically clawing back the power of federal agencies.

Trump lawyer withdraws from ex-president’s cases

A key defense lawyer for Donald Trump has withdrawn from the former president’s legal team. Joe Tacopina, a highprofileformer Brooklyn prosecutor, had represented Trump in both his criminal hush money case and a sexual battery civil lawsuit brought by longtime advice columnist E. Jean Carroll.

Under the weather

Yesterday I head somebody ask, “Why is it so cold?” it’s cold because it is winter. If it were hot, we would worry that there’s a hole in the ozone layer. But the ozone layer is invisible, so it would be really hard to find the hole. For winter amusement, many people ski.

Attention spans

Do people today really have shorter attention spans? Well, it appears that because multiple messages bombard us daily, we mentally “delete” those we don’t currently need. (This explains why some folks forget what they had for breakfast, or why I call so many of my friends “Pal.

Keep It Legal

In Texas, a Statutory Durable Power of Attorney is the legal document that you would use so that you, the “Principal”, can name someone, the “Agent”, to have the authority to handle your financial or business affairs if you’re unable to.

DOJ sues Texas over border policy

In a lawsuit filed last Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice is accusing Texas of usurping the federal government’s authority over immigration with an “unconstitutional” law set to go in effect in March. The law, Senate Bill 4, creates state-level penalties for illegally entering the U.S.

Maine removes Trump from election ballot

Moving in lockstep with Colorado, Maine has become the second state to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 Republican presidential primary ballot, according to an announcement by Maine’s secretary of state.

New Year Celebrations

When did people begin to host New Year parties? Ancient Egyptians celebrated New Year when the Nile River overflowed, usually in June. Then someone suggested, “If we change New Year to January, we won’t drown coming home from the party.

Blinkin to meet with Mexican president on border crisis

Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to Mexico City on Wednesday to meet with President Andrés Manuel López Obrador to discuss a surge in illegal immigration.