A Dedicated FEMA Fund Will Pay for ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
Q: Are FEMA funds being used to construct an immigrant detention facility in the Everglades?
A: Yes, the immigrant detention facility in Florida, dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz,” is being “funded largely” by the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Shelter and Services Program, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said. The funding does not come from FEMA’s Disaster Relief Fund.
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An immigration detention center has been constructed and was expected to open this week on an airfield in the Everglades,
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Unraveling the Big Beautiful Bill Spin
As the Republican budget bill, called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, nears the July 4 deadline set by the White House, lawmakers have been ramping up the rhetoric. We referee the claims from both sides.
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How the Supreme Court’s Ruling on ‘Universal Injunctions’ May Affect Birthright Citizenship
In a June 27 ruling, the Supreme Court granted the Trump administration’s request to partially halt nationwide injunctions blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship for certain people born in the U.S. We look at what that may mean for the president's order going forward.
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Questions Linger About Iran’s Enriched Uranium Stockpile After U.S. Airstrikes
The location of some enriched uranium is still in question after the U.S. bombed three key nuclear facilities in Iran, according to the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency and experts on arms control and global security.
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RFK Jr.’s New Vaccine Panel Casts Doubt on Hepatitis B Shot at Birth
The chair of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s newly constituted vaccine advisory committee announced in his first meeting that the panel will revisit the longstanding practice of vaccinating all babies against hepatitis B, questioning whether it was “wise” to administer shots “to every newborn before leaving the hospital.” Experts, however, say there are valid reasons to vaccinate babies against hepatitis B, and that it has proven to be safe and very effective.
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