Smugglers Urge Migrants to Rush to U.S. Before Trump Takes Power

Many anticipate the president-elect will dismantle legal pathways to entry, including a U.S. government app that is the main portal to claim asylum in the U.S.

World - The Wall Street Journal - 19 hours ago

Biden admin is planning for a possible migrant surge before Trump takes office

The Biden administration is making contingency plans for a possible spike in immigration ahead of a Trump presidency, according to two U.S. officials.

A group of 2,000 migrants in southern Mexico depart for the US weeks before election

A group of about 2,000 migrants has left Mexico’s southern border hoping to reach the country’s north and ultimately the United States

World - ABC News - October 20

Migrants anxiously monitor U.S. election, fearing Trump win

While Vice President Kamala Harris has promised to keep current limits on asylum, former President Donald Trump has vowed to seal the southern border altogether.

Trump’s Election Has Migrants Rethinking Plans to Head to the U.S.

The incoming president has promised the largest deportation effort in U.S. history. Now migrants are weighing a new Trump administration in deciding whether to trek to the United States.

World - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Smuggler reveals forgery operation used to bring Vietnamese migrants to UK

The UK asylum seeker tells the BBC he cannot justify breaking the law "but it’s a very lucrative business".

4 dead in Greece after migrant smuggler allegedly forced passengers overboard

Greece’s coast guard says the bodies of four people have been recovered from the sea just off the coast of the eastern Aegean island of Rhodes

World - ABC News - November 6

The last actions the Biden administration will take before Trump takes over

Biden administration officials are working against the clock doling out billions in grants and taking other steps to try to preserve at least some of the outgoing president’s legacy before ...

China urges U.S. cooperation as Trump trade threat looms

China emphasized the need for greater cooperation with the U.S. a day after it became clear President-elect Donald Trump would be the next U.S. president.

Business - CNBC - November 7

Europe Urges Trump to Support Ukraine but Braces for Possible Cut in U.S. Aid

European leaders have discussed how to help Ukraine fend off Russia without Washington’s support, even as they try to convince the president-elect not to cut aid to Kyiv.

World - The Wall Street Journal - November 8

North Korea test-fires its most powerful ICBM yet, just days before the U.S. election

North Korea said Thursday that it had test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile that is designed to strike the continental United States.

Offensive comments taking off before Trump, Harris race ends

Offensive comments made in the last days before the Nov. 5 election are shadowing a key week for both presidential candidates to sway 2024 undecided voters. Former President Donald Trump's comments ...

Supreme Court unlikely to see justices retire before Trump takes office

Justice Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic justice and at 70, is not the oldest member of the Supreme Court.

Politics - CBS News - November 8

Special counsel Jack Smith to resign before Trump takes office

Special counsel Jack Smith and his team plan to resign before Donald Trump takes office, with two outstanding criminal cases against the president-elect now upended by the election.

Special Counsel Jack Smith to resign before Trump takes office

Special Counsel Jack Smith, who has led the federal election interference and classified documents cases against Donald Trump, is planning to step down before the president-elect assumes office in ...

Biden Cements TSMC Grant Before Trump Takes Over

The White House is racing to finish grant agreements for chip manufacturers, but some of its biggest successes might be credited to the Trump administration.

Business - The New York Times - 8 hours ago

Europe takes a deep breath as Trump beats a path back to power

Also in this newsletter: Germany arrests AfD member and others over alleged Nazi-inspired plot

World - Financial Times - November 6

Trump may deport hundreds of thousands of migrants whom Biden allowed to legally enter U.S.

The migrants participated in two Biden programs that created legal pathways to enter the US and punished those who crossed the border illegally.

Politics - NBC News - November 8

Taiwan Sees a Higher Price for U.S. Support as Trump Returns to Power

The president-elect’s call for Taiwan to spend more on its own defense and his complaints about its semiconductor dominance may herald a tenser relationship.

Top stories - The New York Times - 5 days ago

Why You Should Get Your Vaccines Before the Holiday Rush

Health professionals recommend vaccines before traveling to celebrate the holidays with family.

Business - Inc. - November 8

Thousands of migrants leave southern Mexico for the U.S.

A group of about 2,000 migrants left Mexico's southern border Sunday in hopes of ultimately reaching the United States.

Migrants anxiously monitoring U.S. election outcome

Immigration is one of the leading issues in the 2024 presidential race. The outcome of the election could dramatically change U.S. border policy, and impact thousands of migrants hoping to enter ...

Trump's win puts migrants on edge

Trump's promises of mass deportation and tougher border policies appealed to many American voters. But his election has also caused fear and uncertainty among migrants desperate to enter the U.S.

Harris takes 3-point lead over Trump in Iowa poll before election

NBC’s Steve Kornacki joins TODAY to break down the final national NBC poll that shows a dead heat between Harris and Trump, the latest Iowa poll showing a new lead by Harris that could symbolize a ...

DOJ moving to wind down Trump criminal cases before he takes office

Justice Department officials have begun evaluating how to wind down the two federal criminal cases against President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office, two people familiar with the matter ...

Politics - NBC News - November 6

To save Ukraine and avoid World War III, invite it into NATO before Trump takes office

President Biden and the Senate leadership have an opportunity to shield Ukraine from the immediate impact of Trump’s election. Biden should work now with our NATO allies to urge the alliance to ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

Jack Smith Plans to Step Down as Special Counsel Before Trump Takes Office

The prosecutor who investigated and charged Donald J. Trump plans to finish his report and leave the job before he can be fired.

Top stories - The New York Times - 2 days ago

Special Counsel Jack Smith to resign before Trump takes office, New York Times reports

Special Counsel Jack Smith, the leader of two federal prosecutions of Donald Trump, will wrap up his work and resign before the president-elect takes office in January, according to new reporting ...

ACLU petition calls on Biden to 'commute all federal death sentences' before Trump takes office

An American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) petition is calling on President Biden “to commute all federal death sentences” before President-elect Trump takes office. “President Biden, as your ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

Biden administration finalizes $6.6B in chips grants for TSMC before Trump takes office

The White House on Friday announced it had finalized an agreement with a major semiconductor manufacturer to invest billions of dollars in facilities in Arizona as President Biden looks to cement ...

Politics - The Hill - 10 hours ago

Zelenskyy urges allies to act before North Korean troops reach the front

The Biden administration said Thursday that some 8,000 North Korean soldiers are now in Russia's Kursk region near Ukraine's border.

Italy takes more migrants to controversial Albanian asylum centre

World - Yahoo News - November 8

Europe's human rights watchdog urges Cyprus to let migrants stuck in UN buffer zone seek asylum

A senior official with Europe’s top human rights watchdog is urging the government of ethnically divided Cyprus to allow passage to nearly three dozen asylum seekers who have for months been ...

World - ABC News - October 30

Trump’s Claims That Blame Migrants: False or Misleading

The Trump campaign has consistently pointed to unauthorized immigration as the cause of a series of problems it says plagues the country. That is rarely actually the case.

Top stories - The New York Times - October 18

U.S. stocks staged an epic rally after Trump won the election. What history says could happen before year-end.

Historically, stocks have tended to rise in the postelection period — and market analysts say they still have the potential to keep climbing through the rest of the year.

Business - MarketWatch - November 7

Putin critic Alexey Navalny's widow urges Americans not to take democracy for granted

Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny, told ABC's "The View" that Americans should not take their democracy for granted.

Obama urges patience with election results: 'It takes time to count every ballot'

Former President Obama on Tuesday urged the country to be patient as election workers count ballots to determine the results of the election. “It took several days to count every ballot in 2020, ...

Politics - The Hill - November 5

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