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June 14, 2026
Marco Rubio Cracks Down on 'Birth Tourism' Scammers Who 'Sell Citizenship' to US
Jun 13th, 2026, 4:50 pm Secretary of State Marco Rubio is spearheading the Trump administration’s crackdown on “birth tourism” by targeting scam artists who have been using bogus documents and visas to let pregnant travelers come to the U.S. and give birth to kids who automatically become American citizens. Fox News host Kayleigh McEnany had a report on the crackdown on Saturday in America. She reported hundreds of visas were yanked by the administration last week. “The State Department [is ...
Go to discussionTrump administration suspends nearly $200 million for LA's main homeless agency
Posted 4:07 PM, Jun 13, 2026 The Trump administration has barred Los Angeles County’s main homelessness agency from accessing federal funds while it investigates the agency’s alleged “wanton mismanagement of public funds.” The move puts at risk almost $200 million that LA area service providers count on to help California’s largest homeless population. In a letter Thursday to the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development accused the LA agen ...
Go to discussionHouse Democrat slams US-Iran peace deal as 'basically a surrender document'
06/13/26 4:02 PM ET Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton (Mass.) criticized the reported details of an agreement with Iran, after President Trump said the U.S. and Iran plan to sign the peace framework on Sunday. “This is a terrible deal,” Moulton told MS NOW on Saturday. “It’s basically a surrender document from Donald Trump to the supreme leader of Iran.” The Massachusetts lawmaker, who sits on the House Armed Services Committee, criticized the economic and human toll of this conflict. “I mean, ...
Go to discussionICE Barbie now cosplaying as Haiti gangbuster
12h Kristi Noem says she has a new mission after she was fired as Homeland Security secretary and given a new hastily created role in government. In an interview on Saturday discussing her work as Special Envoy for the Shield of the Americas, Noem said she’s planning to take on gangs in Haiti that control around 90 percent of the capital and have displaced around 1.5 million people, according to the United Nations. “Haiti is an area that has been a lost cause for a very long time,” Noem, 5 ...
Go to discussionTrump's $14M Reflecting Pool Project Couldn't Stop Algae From Blooming In The DC Heat
Jun 13th, 2026, 7:47 pm President Donald Trump’s $14 million Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool renovation couldn’t stop algae from blooming in the D.C. heat and turning the water a murky shade of green once again. The unsightly hue plagued the pool just in time for an estimated 125,000 people to descend on Washington for Trump’s “Freedom 250” UFC fights on the White House lawn for his birthday on Sunday — despite work crews spreading chlorine pellets to try to deter algae growth. The Washing ...
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