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Approval rates for asylum applications in the US have dropped dramatically in the run-up to Donald Trump’s second administration — as the President-elect has vowed to crack down on the migrant crisis. Just over a third (36%) of asylum petitions were approved by US immigration judges in October, the beginning of the new 2025 fiscal year, according to data from …

President Biden will veto a bipartisan measure that would have staffed more federal judges across the country, White House officials said Tuesday, raising questions about the true “motivating force” behind the bill as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office. The Senate by unanimous consent in August passed the Judicial Understaffing Delays Getting Emergencies Solved (JUDGES) Act, which was co-sponsored …

An 80-year-old Texas military vet who was beaten into a coma during a dispute over a parking spot has now been taken off life support — as his alleged attacker faces more serious charges. Earl Hollins got into the fatal dispute in the parking lot of a Houston Foodtown supermarket on Friday and was knocked to the ground and slipped …

Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken finally expressed remorse that the Biden administration had not done more to protect the 13 US troops who were killed in an ISIS-K suicide bombing during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021. “I think today, especially of the 13 heroes that we lost at Abbey Gate. And I deeply regret we did not …

Only about 2 in 10 Americans approve of President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son Hunter after earlier promising he would do no such thing, according to a poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. That displeasure tracks with the bipartisan uproar in Washington that ignited over the president’s about-face. The survey found that a relatively small share of Americans “strongly” …

Luigi Mangione appeared to reference lefty documentary filmmaker Michael Moore and former New York Times reporter Elisabeth Rosenthal in his manifesto as examples of people who have “illuminated the corruption and greed” of the health care industry. While railing against the immense power and “abuse” by American health care companies that inspired him to allegedly kill UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, …

The mysterious drones that have been tormenting New Jersey residents for weeks could be part of a top-secret government program, security experts told The Post Tuesday — as lawmakers push for answers over the troubling sightings. The feds have been mum about the daily drone activity in Morris, Passaic, Bergen and Hunterdon counties and beyond since the gizmos were first …

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy said the enigmatic drones circling the skies are “very sophisticated,” noting that “the minute you get your eyes on them, they go dark” — but promised residents the drones are not a threat to public safety. Murphy acknowledged frustrations over the mysterious sightings during a Monday press conference, noting there were 49 reported sightings just …

Five New York youth football players were banned from playing in their league over their parents’ alleged misconduct about team management and potential bullying, according to a report. The football-loving children, between the ages of 8 and 11, were booted from the Washingtonville Wizards Youth Football and Cheer League last week while their board member parents were expelled from their …

A Wisconsin parent is mulling legal action over a situation where she alleges her son was passed over being given the extra learning attention he needed due to language on the school’s website that says it prioritizes additional help for students based on race. Attorneys for the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty argue on behalf of their client, Mrs. Colbey Decker, …