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View of the US-Mexico border wall in Nogales, Arizona on September 17, 2025. As of 2022, approximately 11 million people lived in the United States illegally, according to government figures. And this figure may have risen since then to as many as 14 million, according to the Washington-based Migration Policy Institute. Undocumented workers paid $97 billion in taxes in 2022 alone, according to Americans for Tax Fairness. Figures from 2024 from the US Labor Department said nearly half of the foreign-born workforce in America is Latino. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

‘MOST SECURE border in American history’: Illegal southern border crossings drop to lowest annual level in over 50 years

The Trump administration ended fiscal year 2025 with the lowest amount of United States Border Patrol apprehensions since 1970. As a testament to the administration’s success, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) also reported the lowest total monthly illegal border encounters ever recorded.

An Israeli and a Palestinian flag hang on an installation set up by members of the Brazilian NGO Rio de Paz at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on October 4, 2025, featuring photos of Israeli children killed in the bloody October 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel, Palestinian children killed in Israeli bombardments of the Gaza Strip in retaliation, and Brazilian children killed by stray bullets during police operations. The demonstration, featuring 200 photos of Israeli, Palestinian and Brazilian children, denounced the violence that cuts lives short and steals childhoods. (Photo by Pablo PORCIUNCULA / AFP) (Photo by PABLO PORCIUNCULA/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel drafts hostage release plan as Trump suggests possible deal by this weekend

Israel is actively drafting a hostage release proposal, and officials indicate that a hostage and ceasefire agreement could be finalized as soon as Friday, October 10th.

The Wisconsin State Capitol building on December 24, 2011 in Madison, Wisconsin. AFP PHOTO/Karen BLEIER (Photo credit should read KAREN BLEIER/AFP via Getty Images)

Wisconsin’s DOJ seeks stay after judge orders U.S. citizenship verification for voter registrations

After a Wisconsin judge mandated an Elections Commission to verify the U.S. citizenship of all registered voters and new registrants by February 2026, the state’s Department of Justice requested a stay on the order — arguing it would require significant changes to the registration system and could disrupt voter rights.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 03: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) arrives for a press conference at the U.S. Capitol Building on October 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. The federal government shut down early Wednesday after Congress and the White House failed to reach a funding deal. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Senate Vote to end govt shutdown fails for 6th time as shutdown enters second week

The U.S. Senate failed for the sixth time to pass a stopgap bill to end the government shutdown on Wednesday, which has now entered its second week.

(L) Accused suspect 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht. (Photo via: DOJ) / (Background) Acting U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli speaks withLos Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell (R) and Special Agent in Charge Kenny Cooper of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Los Angeles Field Division, at a press conference announcing an arrest in the Palisades Fire investigation on October 08, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Accused Palisades Fire arsonist arrested in Florida

Federal authorities announced the arrest of a 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht, in connection with the catastrophic Palisades Fire in Los Angeles earlier this year — which claimed 12 lives and destroyed thousands of homes.

A crest of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is seen 03 August 2007 inside the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Building in Washington, DC. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Patel shutters ‘corrupt’ FBI unit that previously spied on GOP senators, firing agents involved

FBI Director Kash Patel announced that the FBI has officially dismantled a public corruption unit, known as CR-15, in addition to firing a number of agents connected to previous misconduct involving surveillance of Republican senators — outed by a recent report by the Senate Judiciary Committee.