Oregon governor declares March 10 ‘Abortion Provider Appreciation Day’: ‘Continue to have your back’

Oregon’s governor has signed a proclamation that will make March 10 “Abortion Provider Appreciation Day,” in an effort to reaffirm her administration’s commitment to “maintaining access to abortion care across the state.” “Here in Oregon, we understand that abortion is healthcare, and providers are appreciated and can continue to provide care without interference and intimidation,”…

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested a former Columbia University student over his involvement in the pro-Palestine protests that swept the campus over the past year, even though he has a green card and was never charged with a crime. Columbia, the site of a monthslong pro-Palestine encampment, became a particular obsession for right-wingers…

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Top Washington Post columnist leaves paper after 40 years amid editorial shakeup by owner Jeff Bezos

Top Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus resigned, accusing the paper’s chief executive and publisher Will Lewis of killing her column that criticized owner Jeff Bezos’s mandate to shift opinion columns to focus on libertarian sentiments. In a letter obtained by NPR, Marcus announced her resignation as a columnist and associate editor after four decades of…

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Massive ICE operation nabs nearly 650 illegal aliens in Texas, over 80% with criminal charges or convictions

A multi-agency, weeklong immigration crackdown in the Houston area this month resulted in the arrest of 646 illegal aliens, including 543 criminal aliens and seven documented gang members. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said it, along with federal, state and local law enforcement, conducted the operation between Feb. 23 and March 2 in the…

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Judge blocks anti-Israel Columbia agitator Mahmoud Khalil from deportation as politicians come to his defense

A federal judge in Manhattan ruled that anti-Israel agitator Mahmoud Khalil is not to be deported “unless and until the Court orders otherwise,” on Monday.  Khalil, who led anti-Israel protests and encampments on Columbia University’s campus, was taken into custody on the Upper West Side in New York City on Saturday. The Department of Homeland…

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