The Department of Homeland Security says all detainees have been moved out of Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” immigration facility because of hurricane-season safety concerns. Advocates and attorneys say the transfers follow months of complaints over conditions and access to legal counsel.
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ICE says detainees have been moved out of Florida’s Everglades detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” because of hurricane-season safety concerns. The transfers come amid reports of a possible shutdown and continuing allegations over conditions at the facility.
Florida’s Supreme Court refused to block a new congressional map for the midterm elections, leaving districts drawn by Republicans in place while a legal challenge continues. Voting rights groups say the map is an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander; state officials defended it as lawful.
Eight Republican presidential candidates took the stage in Milwaukee on Wednesday night for the first GOP primary debate of the 2024 election cycle. Former President Donald Trump, who is leading the polls, chose to skip the showdown and instead taped an interview with Tucker Carlson. The debate kicked off with the candidates training their fire at President Biden, and it remains to be seen how they will fare in the coming months as they continue to campaign for the Republican nomination.
Key takeaways: Eight candidates will appear onstage in Wisconsin for the first Republican primary debate of the 2024 presidential cycle. The debate will be a…
A new poll released by NBC News, the Des Moines Register, and Mediacom shows that former President Donald Trump is the heavy front-runner in Iowa’s Republican presidential primary, with 42% of likely caucusgoers planning to support him as their first choice. The poll also found that 79% of Iowa Republicans approve of the job Trump did as president, and only 37% of likely caucusgoers said they would be more likely to support a candidate who is a strong supporter of Trump. The poll results come as the Iowa caucuses are set to take place on January 15th, suggesting that Trump is in a strong position to win the Republican nomination in Iowa.
A new poll conducted by Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer has revealed that former President Donald Trump has a 20-point lead over his nearest rival, Ron DeSantis, among likely Iowa Republican caucusgoers. 71 percent of Trump's supporters believe what he says is true, and 62 percent of the respondents plan to back him in the primary. Trump has an advantage over other sources of information, and the poll results show that he has an early advantage in the first nominating contest.
Donald Trump is leading the polls for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, but has not yet said if he will join the first primary debate next week. Karl Rove, a Fox News contributor and GOP adviser, suggested Trump should join the debate to prove he is in charge, despite the risk of being attacked by his opponents. At least eight other candidates have qualified for the debate, including Chris Christie, one of Trump's most vocal critics.