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Border Patrol Agent Fatally Shoots Suspected Illegal Immigrant Who Stabbed Him: Officials

Gabbard: Election Fraud a ‘Serious Threat’

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) has put forward a bipartisan bill aiming to improve the security of vote-by-mail. It proposes to incentivize states to ban ballot harvesting. Here’s the latest on the 2020 U.S. presidential election coverage.Focus News: Gabbard: Election Fraud a ‘Serious Threat’

Border Patrol Agent Fatally Shoots Suspected Illegal Immigrant Who Stabbed Him: Officials

A Border Patrol agent looking for illegal activity near the U.S.-Mexico border on Monday was stabbed when he or she tried to arrest a group of suspected illegal aliens, Customs and Border Protection officials said.

The agent “was attacked and stabbed multiple times while on patrol near Nogales,” a town of some 20,000 in southeast Arizona, said Roy Villareal, chief patrol agent of the Border Patrol’s Tucson Sector.

Officials said the agent, who was on foot, tried arresting a group of suspected illegal immigrants when one person in the group stabbed the agent multiple times with a knife.

The agent then shot his assailant, who died from the gunshot wounds.

The agent was taken via flight to an area hospital for treatment.

“The entire #USBPFamily sends their thoughts and prayers to our Border Patrol Agent. Wishing our Agent a prompt recovery,” Customs and Border Protection Chief Rodney Scott said in a statement.

The agency’s Office of Professional Responsibility, the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General, and the Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office were notified along with the FBI.

The bureau is leading an investigation into the shooting.

No other information was made available.

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Focus News: Border Patrol Agent Fatally Shoots Suspected Illegal Immigrant Who Stabbed Him: Officials

House Democrats Unveil Bill to Avert Government Shutdown, Lacks Farm Aid

House Democrats on Monday introduced a bill to keep the federal government funded until Dec. 11, although it’s not clear if the White House or congressional Republicans will take it up, raising the prospect of a federal shutdown by the end of September. The continuing resolution (CR) bill (pdf) extends current levels of spending past the Sept. 30 deadline until Dec. 11. However, it does not include $30 billion for farm aid that the White House sought, officials said. “We do prefer additional farm aid in the CR. Most of all we want a clean CR, keep the government open,” White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow told reporters on Monday, suggesting that the White House may still accept the bill in its current form without farm aid. It’s not clear if the…

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