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San Antonio, which is 250km (150 miles) from the US-Mexico border, is a major transit route for people smugglers. Human traffickers often use trucks to transport undocumented migrants after meeting them in remote areas once they have managed to cross into the United States. “They had families… and were likely…

“The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled; and the authority to regulate abortion is returned to the people and their elected representatives,” The justices voted 6-3 to strike down Roe. Alito wrote the majority opinion, with Thomas, Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett joining. Thomas and…

Last week, Freddie Mac reported an average mortgage rate of 5.78%, up from 5.23% the week before. That was the largest weekly increase in rates since 1987. Some lenders are already quoting rates of 6% or more. The latest increase in home buyer borrowing costs comes after the Federal Reserve last…

“The Second and 14th Amendments protect an individual’s right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside the home,” Justice Clarence Thomas wrote for the court. New York law requiring that applicants justify their need for a concealed weapons permit thus was unconstitutional. The decision swept further than the rules for concealed-weapons permits.…

Biden and his advisers have been discussing the issue for months in the midst of increasing political pressure to take action to address record-high gas prices. The announcement is expected on Wednesday, officials said, when Mr. Biden is scheduled to deliver remarks on gas prices at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. A…

In Southern states, contractors advertise sunny weather and 12 months of work on help-wanted websites in the frostier Northeast and Midwest. Project managers in remote areas are luring employees with signing and referral bonuses and per diems for housing, knowing they won’t be able to find enough workers locally. Central…

Biden is the “acting” president because he didn’t win legally; Texans should vote on seceding; the Voting Rights Act of 1965 should be repealed. The Republicans’ 2022 platform is outlined in a 40-page document that addresses state issues but also much broader priorities such as calling for the U.S. to leave the…

Head counts at companies with fewer than 50 employees declined in three of the past four months, according to ADP payroll data. Owners of many small companies say inflation has added to the pressures of an already tight job market, making it increasingly difficult to keep pace with the wages and benefits offered…

Sens. Chuck Grassley (IA) and Ron Johnson (WI) sent a May letter to U.S. attorney David Weiss, who is handling the Biden criminal case. The senators asked about possible conflicts of interest and the existence of recusals within the Justice Department, raised concerns about the president’s son’s claims of judicial influence in Delaware, pressed the federal prosecutor on…

Housing starts, a measure of U.S. home-building activity, decreased 14.4% in May compared with the previous month. The sharp drop in housing construction comes amid other signs U.S. growth is slowing. Retail spending dropped in May for the first time this year; consumer sentiment has soured under the weight of inflation, and measures of…