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What to know about Texas' clash with the Biden administration over Border Patrol access
Read full article: What to know about Texas' clash with the Biden administration over Border Patrol accessTexas’ refusal to allow Border Patrol agents into a park along the U.S.-Mexico border is a new marker in the state’s deepening rift with the Biden administration over immigration.
Christopher Chung stars alongside Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas in new drama ‘Slow Horses’
Read full article: Christopher Chung stars alongside Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas in new drama ‘Slow Horses’The six-part, darkly funny British espionage drama is now streaming on Apple TV+.
Police blocked from arresting observers in Portland protests
Read full article: Police blocked from arresting observers in Portland protests(AP Photo/Noah Berger)PORTLAND, Ore. A federal judge specifically blocked U.S. agents from arresting or using physical force against journalists and legal observers at the ongoing Portland, Oregon, protests that have sparked confrontations between local officials and President Donald Trump over the limits of federal power. U.S. Judge Michael Simon made his ruling late Thursday, a day after Portland's mayor was tear-gassed by federal agents as he made an appearance outside a federal courthouse during raucous demonstrations. The state of Oregon is seeking an order limiting federal agents arrest powers during the demonstrations. Department of Homeland Security acting Secretary Chad Wolf denied that federal agents were inflaming the situation in Portland. The court hearing focused on the actions of the more than 100 federal agents responding to protests outside the Portland courthouse.
Portland mayor gassed amid protest standoff with US agents
Read full article: Portland mayor gassed amid protest standoff with US agentsIt wasnt immediately clear if the agents knew Wheeler, a 57-year-old sixth-generation Oregonian and longtime politician, was among those in crowd when they used the tear gas. Earlier in the night, Wheeler was mostly jeered by protesters as he tried to rally the demonstrators who have clashed nightly with federal agents. Department of Homeland Security acting Secretary Chad Wolf denied that federal agents were inflaming the situation in Portland. The police bureau in response declared that there was a riot at the site and threatened to use tear gas but officers never did and made no arrests. The court hearing focused on the actions of the more than 100 federal agents responding to protests outside the Portland courthouse.