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In this Jan. 25, 2011, file photo, a cache of seized weapons that were to be smuggled into Mexico is displayed in Phoenix. Among the thousands of immigrants who have been coming across the U.S.-Mexico border in recent months, many are seeking to escape gang and drug violence raging in their homelands. The weapon of choice used to intimidate them is often an American-made gun. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

40% of guns traced from crimes in Central America came from U.S.

Thousands of firearms manufactured or bought in the U.S. end up being used in crimes in Central America, according to an audit released last week that found about half of the weapons are smuggled into the region and the others are exported legally and "diverted" into criminals' hands.

January 17, 2022
The Treasury Building is viewed in Washington, May 4, 2021. The first three months of fiscal 2022 are in the books, and the numbers show the federal government's deficit has gone from the catastrophic levels of last year back to the merely grave situation pre-pandemic. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Soaring tax revenue helping constrain federal deficit

The first three months of fiscal 2022 are in the books, and the numbers show the federal government's deficit has gone from the catastrophic levels of last year back to the merely grave situation pre-pandemic.

January 12, 2022
Afghan refugees look for donated clothing and shoes at the donation center at the Fort McCoy U.S. Army base on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021, in Fort McCoy, Wis. The fort is one of eight military installations across the country that are temporarily housing the tens of thousands of Afghans who were forced to flee their homeland in August after the U.S. withdrew its forces from Afghanistan and the Taliban took control. (Barbara Davidson/Pool Photo via AP)

52,000 Afghan evacuees released into U.S. in 2021

More than 50,000 Afghan evacuees have been processed and released into American communities over the last four months, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday as it announced the closure of another of the camps that had been erected at military bases to house the Afghans.

December 31, 2021