NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell sharply Tuesday after disappointing inflation data made investors confront the bitter possibility that interest rates will stay high for months longer than they were hoping. The S&P 500 tumbled 1.4% as traders delayed forecasts for when the Federal Reserve will deliver the cuts to interest rates they crave…… MORE
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LISTEN LIVE: U.S. Supreme Court Now Hearing Arguments That May Determine Donald Trump’s Future Likelihood on Ballots This November.
The U.S. Supreme Court is now engaged; hearing arguments on the high stakes case concerning the eligibility of former President Donald Trump to be on ballots. The justices are considering whether they will rule Trump restored on Colorado’s primary ballot, after that state’s Supreme Court removed him citing the 14th Amendment “insurrectionist clause” for his…… MORE
Department of Homeland Security Demands Texas Account for Federal Access to Eagle Pass Park.
By Kimberly James, WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security adds it’s voice to Border Patrol demands for full access to an Eagle Pass park on the Rio Grande, fenced off and guarded by the Texas military. Texas has fenced off the area of Shelby Park, barring Border Patrol…… MORE
Department of Homeland Security Demands Texas Account for Federal Access to Eagle Pass Park.
WASHINGTON – The Department of Homeland Security adds it’s voice to Border Patrol demands for full access to an Eagle Pass park on the Rio Grande, fenced off and guarded by the Texas military. Texas has fenced off the area of Shelby Park, barring Border Patrol agents from entering. DHS now wants full accounting from…… MORE
Woman, 2 Children, Drown; Federal Government Charges Border Agents Prevented from Accessing Texas Held Park to Help Save Them.
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. AUSTIN – (WBAP/KLIF)- Federal officials and Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar says National Guard soldiers deployed by Republican Governor Greg Abbott refused to allow Border Patrol agents to enter Shelby Park, in the city of Eagle Pass and on the banks of the Rio Grande, to help…… MORE
Consumer Prices Up More Than Expected
Consumer prices rose 0.3% in December, higher than expected, pushing the annual rate to 3.4% Consumers paid more than expected in Decmeber for a variety of goods and services, pushing the Consumer Price Index .3% for the month, higher than the .2% estimate in a time policymakers and economists see inflation related pressures easing. Fox…… MORE
Migrant-Forced Freight Train Border Closures in Texas to Affect All North America, Officials Warn.
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. WASHINGTON – (WBAP/KLIF)- The economic impact of shutting down border crossings for two freight lines that carry 45 perecnt of goods between the U.S. and mexico could soon be felt by consumerson both sides of the border. It will be a cascading effect if the train…… MORE
Texas vs Chicago: Abbott Flies Migrants to the Windy City.
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. CHICAGO – (WBAP/KLIF) – Another Lone Star State delivery of migrants to a northern big city, with 120 flown from Texas to Chicago Wednesday, as Texas Governor Greg Abbott chooses a flight, rather than continuing to bus them. Chicago officials were left scrambling to pick up…… MORE
Texas Wins Latest Legal Round Concerning Border Razor Wire
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. AUSTIN – (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas office of Attorney General wins another round in court in it’s efforts to keep in place concertina, or razor wire, on the banks of the Rio Grande. It was placed by Texas with the stated intent of stopping the illegal…… MORE
Governor Abbott To Sign SB 3 & 4 Today; Immigration Advocates Say It Legalizes Racial Profiling.
By Kimberly James; WBAP and KLIF News, Dallas, Texas. AUSTIN – (WBAP/KLIF) – Governor Greg Abbott heads to Brownsville today to sign two immigration bills into law. SB 3 provides $1.5 billion for more border security; SB 4 allows any Texas peace officer to arrest someone suspected as having entered the country illegally. Nationwide, from…… MORE
