Laken Riley Act Becomes Law: Trump Admin Logs First Big Legislative Win [WATCH]

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President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law on Wednesday, marking the first legislative achievement of his new administration. The law mandates that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detain illegal immigrants who are arrested or charged with theft-related crimes or accused of assaulting a police officer. Additionally, it grants states the authority to sue the Department of Homeland Security for harm caused to their citizens due to illegal immigration. The act is named in honor of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student who was tragically killed while jogging on the University of Georgia’s campus. Her assailant, Jose Ibarra,

RFK JR. CONFIRMATION HEARING: ‘I’m Not Anti-Vax or Anti-Industry — I’m Pro-Safety’ [WATCH]

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HHS Secretary nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is on the Hill today for his faceoff with the Senate Finance Committee over his confirmation. During his opening statement, Kennedy tried to get ahead of attacks that he is “anti-vaccine” and “anti-industry.” “I want to make sure the Committee is clear about a few things. News reports have claimed that I am anti-vaccine or anti-industry. Well, I am neither; I am pro-safety,” Kennedy said. “In my advocacy, I have disturbed the status quo by asking uncomfortable questions. Well, I won’t apologize for that,” Kennedy said. “We have massive health problems in this

Donald Trump Took More Questions in His First Hours as POTUS Than Biden Did in His First Week: Report

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This isn’t Hidin’ Biden anymore… According to a Daily Caller report, Donald Trump fielded more questions during his first hours as President than Joe Biden did in his first week in the Oval Office. During Biden’s first week in office, from Jan. 20 to Jan. 26, 2021, the 77-year-old president took only six questions from the White House press corps, according to pool reports. Some of his responses consisted of just one word. In contrast, a Daily Caller analysis revealed that Trump exceeded that number just hours after being sworn in, answering 75 questions and follow-ups during a 48-minute session

America’s Iron Dome: Trump Signs Executive Order to Begin Construction of Missile Defense System

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President Donald Trump delivered on another campaign promise Monday night, signing an executive order to initiate the construction of an Iron Dome-like missile defense system for America. “Over the past 40 years, rather than lessening, the threat from next-generation strategic weapons has become more intense and complex with the development by peer and near-peer adversaries of next-generation delivery systems and their own homeland integrated air and missile defense capabilities,” Trump said. Watch the clip below: BREAKING: President Trump announces a slate of NEW Executive Orders — Direct Defense Secretary to immediately begin the construction of an ‘Iron Dome’ system —

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