Biden Administration

The ruling from the Louisiana-based judge comes less than three days before the Biden administration was scheduled to lift the policy, known as Title 42. It was originally put in place at the beginning of the pandemic by the Trump administration.

President Biden signed the Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021 on Monday, outlawing the manufacture and sale of crib bumpers and certain inclined infant sleepers.

"One million empty chairs around the dinner table. Each an irreplaceable loss," President Biden said Thursday.

The average out-of-stock rate for baby formula at retailers across the country was 43% during the first week of May, according to the firm Datasembly.

The request comes after Gov. Greg Abbott announced last month that Texas would divert about $500 million from state agencies to fund the controversial border mission. Abbott launched Operation Lone Star last year in response to what he called President Biden’s “open-border” policies.

Gas prices surged to a national record, not adjusted for inflation, surpassing the previous milestone hit around two months ago. It comes just ahead of the key summer driving season.

Twenty internet providers, including national companies like AT&T, Comcast and Verizon have committed to the program.

The lawsuit is the 11th Ken Paxton has filed over the president's proposed immigration or border policies. But the White House’s plans have also raised concerns from legal and immigrant rights groups.

The decision comes after more than 20 states sued to block the end of the pandemic-era policy that rapidly expels migrants back to their home countries. Texas filed a separate lawsuit last week that is still pending.

Some key Senate Democrats and candidates have come out this week and expressed reservations about the Biden administration's decision to lift Title 42 by May 23.