"The Number One Priority": GOP's Laken Riley Act Cracks Down Unsafe Borders

On Tuesday, the first bill of the 119th Congress was passed. All
Congressional Republicans, along with 48 Democrats, voted in favor
of the Laken Riley Act, which would require federal authorities to
detain illegal immigrants convicted of theft-related crimes. The
Senate is expected to vote on the bill later this week. Senator Ron
Johnson (R-WI) stated that securing the border is the nation's
"number one priority." As a member of the Senate Committee on
Homeland Security and the Subcommittee on Government Operations and
Border Management, Johnson discusses the GOP's plans to secure the
border, combat terrorism, and reduce government spending. Big
changes are coming to content moderation on Facebook and Instagram
after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he wants to restore free speech
on his platforms and work with President Trump. In a statement on
Tuesday the Meta CEO says they are getting rid of fact-checkers and
replacing them with a community notes system similar to what X
(formerly Twitter) has. Zuckerberg explained he hopes to combat the
censorship that formed on his platform with sweeping change. Senior
research associate at the Heritage Foundation’s Tech Policy Center,
Daniel Cochrane shares why this is a step in the right direction
but explains how social media algorithms still pose censorship
issues. Plus, commentary from columnist David Marcus. Photo Credit:
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