Gov. Abbott Slams Biden’s ‘Lackluster Leadership’ As Border Crisis Worsens

Greg Abbott
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, seen above last year, made the startling allegations at a press conference on April 7, 2021.

On Monday, Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott slammed President Joe Biden’s “lackluster leadership” and promised to maintain a “law-and-order state” by working to secure the border. “Texans demand and deserve an aggressive, comprehensive strategy to secure our border—not President Biden’s lackluster leadership,” Abbott said during a speech at the Texas Border Sheriffs Coalition Spring Meetings in El Paso. “As the federal government continues to roll back commonsense policies that once kept our communities safe, our local law enforcement has stepped up to protect Texans from dangerous criminals, deadly drugs, and illegal contraband flooding into the Lone Star State. Texas will always be

Over 10,000 Civilians Killed In Mariupol: Report

On Monday, Mariupol Mayor Vadym Boychenko announced that over 10,000 civilians have died in the Ukrainian city since Russia invaded in late February. Boychenko told the Associated Press that corpses were “carpeted through the streets of our city” and that the final death toll could be more than 20,000. “Boychenko also said Russian forces have brought mobile crematoria to the city to dispose of the bodies and accused Russian forces of refusing to allow humanitarian convoys into the city in an attempt to disguise the carnage,” the AP reported. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky similarly said that “tens of thousands” were dead in

Russian Missile Attack Kills Dozens Of Civilians In Ukraine

Vladimir Putin

On Friday, Ukraine announced that a Russian missile attack on a train station in Kramatorsk, Ukraine, killed 50 people and injured nearly 100 as civilians tried to flee the region. “Around 4,000 people from across eastern Ukraine had gathered at the train station, a railroad hub for the region, waiting for evacuation days after Ukrainian officials told residents to leave ahead of a renewed Russian offensive in Donbas,” The Wall Street Journal reported. “Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said a ballistic Tochka-U missile had struck the station. Photographs posted on social media by Mr. Zelensky showed bodies strewn on the ground and dozens of suitcases,

U.S. Takes First Actions Against Violators Of Russia Export Restrictions

On Thursday, the United States took its first actions to enforce restrictions on the export of technology and industrial goods to Russia. “Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement Matthew S. Axelrod issued orders denying the export privileges of three Russian Airlines – Aeroflot, Azur Air, and UTair – due to ongoing export violations related to comprehensive export controls on Russia imposed by the Commerce Department,” The Commerce Department said in a statement. “These three Temporary Denial Orders (TDOs) terminate the right of these airlines to participate in transactions subject to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR),

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