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Gas Prices Hit Four-Year Low Under President Trump ⛽ – The White House

Gas Prices Hit Four-Year Low Under President Trump ⛽ – The White House

Americans are seeing some of the lowest prices at the gas pump in more than four years as President Donald J. Trump’s relentless commitment to American energy production pays off. GasBuddy reports the nationwide average for gasoline has dropped to $2.98 per gallon — the lowest average intra-day price in four years — with prices expected to remain that way …

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Federal Judge Presses ICE, Border Patrol Officials On Tactics And Use Of Tear Gas

Federal Judge Presses ICE, Border Patrol Officials On Tactics And Use Of Tear Gas

This is part of our series of daily recaps of ICE activity in the Chicago region. Have a tip we should check out? Email newsroom@blockclubchi.org. CHICAGO — Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino must sit for questioning, under limited conditions, in the ongoing lawsuit over force used against journalists and peaceful protesters by federal immigration agents, a judge ruled Monday. U.S. District …

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Official defends use of tear gas in Chicago and says agents on immigration sweeps have cameras

Official defends use of tear gas in Chicago and says agents on immigration sweeps have cameras

U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to immigration enforcement in the Chicago area have been given body cameras, an official testified Monday as a judge held a hearing to learn more about the Trump administration’s crackdown, which has produced more than 1,000 arrests as well as complaints that agents are increasingly using combative tactics. U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis last week …

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Feds repeatedly use tear gas, pepper spray on crowd of hundreds outside Portland ICE

Feds repeatedly use tear gas, pepper spray on crowd of hundreds outside Portland ICE

A growing crowd of protesters, counter-protesters, live streamers, onlookers and journalists coalesced around the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement complex in South Portland on Saturday, hours after a massive “No Kings” rally downtown drew at least 40,000 peaceful protesters to the city core. Around 4:30 p.m., the party atmosphere that sometimes spreads over the area had turned tense as federal …

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‘Gas them’: How a leaked pro-Nazi young Republicans chat sparked GOP storm | Investigation News

‘Gas them’: How a leaked pro-Nazi young Republicans chat sparked GOP storm | Investigation News

A Telegram chat between young members of the US Republican Party was found rife with racism, anti-Semitism, white supremacist symbols and violent language, Politico revealed on Tuesday. The group chat, called “RESTOREYR WAR ROOM” – referring to an organisation called Restore YR, a young Republicans movement – included members of Young Republican organisations in different states, and related organisations. Peter …

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Tear gas used by federal immigration agents following East Side traffic crash, neighborhood uprising – Chicago Tribune

Tear gas used by federal immigration agents following East Side traffic crash, neighborhood uprising  Chicago Tribune ICE Is Cracking Down on Chicago. Some Chicagoans Are Fighting Back.  The New York Times Video shows moment feds chased and crashed into vehicle, sparking standoff on Southeast Side  CBS News Federal Agents Deploy Tear Gas In Albany Park As Neighbors Block Immigration Arrest  Block Club Chicago Tear …

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