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Former presidential hopeful is Florida Republican serving on Senate Foreign Relations and Intelligence committees 

The defense ministry says its air defense units destroyed 23 Ukrainian drones overnight

Authorities in Sierra Leone have launched an Ebola vaccination campaign targeting at least 5,000 health workers. Many health workers caught the Ebola virus during the outbreak that hit West Africa a decade ago. Victoria Amunga reports from Kenema, Sierra Leone. Camera: Jimmy Makhulo.

President Joe Biden welcomed President–elect Donald Trump to the White House Wednesday. Despite the unprecedented nature of the election, the Biden administration continued a long-standing tradition of the United States’ democratic process of a peaceful transfer of power. A conversation about that tradition with VOA Chief National Correspondent and former White House Bureau Chief Steve Herman.

President-elect returns to Washington, visits Congress, White House to work on transition ahead of second term

There were about 97,000 overdose deaths in the 12-month period that ended June 30, according to provisional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data

A recently contained outbreak in the country had killed more than 700 people over an 18-month period

Uncertain about access to birth control and abortions in the coming years, may many women are stockpiling the pills in case they need them

New storms cause school closures and train cancellations, two weeks after flash floods in Valencia and other parts of the country killed more than 220 people and destroyed thousands of homes

Pete Hegseth is a graduate of Princeton and Harvard but has no previous experience in government or in running a large organization

Mexico's civic and nonprofit rights groups have been almost unanimous in their criticism of Piedra's reelection

With contract farming, farmers grow a certain crop for a price set in advance

Activists say women constitute just over one-third of the candidates in this year’s races

Thune beat out John Cornyn and Trump ally Rick Scott for the top position

After initially blocking the Biden administration’s recent move to promote family unity for some U.S. citizens with undocumented spouses in August, a federal judge in Texas issued a final judgment last week ending the parole process altogether. Judge J. Campbell Barker found that the whole concept of “parole in place” – the practice of granting […]

The post Judge Strikes Down ‘Keeping Families Together’ Parole Process appeared first on Immigration Impact.

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President-elect Donald Trump vowed to deport millions of immigrants in his successful bid for a second term at the White House. This week, we gained a clearer picture about how he aims to fulfill this promise. Tom Homan, former acting chief for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), will oversee border policy and work to fulfill […]

The post Biden Should Use His Authority to Protect Vulnerable Immigrants Before He Leaves Office appeared first on Immigration Impact.

Incoming Trump administration faces “tough, complicated relationship” between the U.S. and China, says White House