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Texas Border Standoff
On Jan. 10, Texas authorities — in an attempt to tackle the current illegal migrant crisis in Texas — used gates and razor wire to block US Federal Border Patrol from accessing a 2.5 mile stretch in Eagle Pass known as Shelby Park. Eagle Pass, a Texas border city sitting on the US side of the Rio Grande river, has become a major corridor for illegal immigration in recent years.
Trump Fights 34 Counts of Fraud in Court
Former US President and billionaire Donald Trump pled not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records on Apr. 4. The prosecutors stated that Trump had intentionally created business documents with inaccurate information, as a means of covering a story about his affair with pornographic actor Stormy Daniels during the 2016 US presidential election.
How Banks Across the Globe Failed
On Mar. 10, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in the United States took control of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) after billions of dollars were withdrawn by depositors and the bank defaulted. As a result of this, a couple of days later, two other banks defaulted as well, creating negative consequences globally.
US Congressman Lies About Everything
Freshman United States Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) originally seemed to be a possible future star in the Republican Party (GOP). The son of Brazilian immigrants and the first openly gay Republican to win election to the House, he flipped a Democrat-held congressional district in an underwhelming year for Republicans. However, Santos’ credibility has taken a major hit after media investigations revealed that he had lied about much of his past.
After Two Years, Border Restrictions are Lifted in Canada
All COVID-19 border restrictions were lifted on Oct. 1, after the federal government announced on Sept. 26 that the order in council for the border restrictions would expire on Sept. 30.
Opinion | Roe v. Wade and the Fall of Reproductive Rights Across the United States
Enshrining the disregard for bodily anatomy into their constitution is not a step forward for America, it is 50 steps back.
Diplomatic Boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics
In December, countries announced a diplomatic boycott of Winter 2022 Olympic Games in protest of human rights abuses by the Chinese government in Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong.