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Oct 16 2019
News
State Department restarts some Central America assistance
The State Department will resume “targeted” foreign assistance for Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, according to an announcement Wednesday.
The move comes after President Donald Trump in March ordered a freeze on hundreds of millions in development and security funding for the Central American nations. At the time, Trump said the countries hadn’t slowed adequately the outflow of
PoliticoAug 05 2018
News
‘Never In My Wildest Dreams’: GOP Candidates Find Key to Winning Trump’s Strong Praise
President Trump, unaccustomed to campaigning for others, has settled into a new rhythm with Republican candidates who have found the key to securing a vigorous endorsement from their party’s leader.
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 08 2019
News
Judge blocks Trump policy forcing asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico
A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration's policy requiring Central American asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases are decided in the U.S., ruling that Department of Homeland Security overstepped its legal authority.
That policy was one of the last attempts by outgoing Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen to gain control of the southern border,
USA TODAYDec 10 2020
News
The US Government Says Facebook Needs To Sell Instagram And WhatsApp
Facebook has used illegal monopoly power and an “unlawful scheme” to stifle competition, degrade personal privacy, and crush rivals, according to antitrust lawsuits filed Wednesday by the Federal Trade Commission and attorneys general from 46 states and two territories.
“For nearly a decade, Facebook has used its dominance and monopoly power to crush smaller rivals and snuff out
BuzzFeed NewsJun 28 2021
Analysis
Critics Warned the Largest Tax Increase in San Francisco History Would Be Ill-Spent. It's Now Funding $60,000 Tents for the Homeless.
When San Francisco voters were considering a 2018 ballot measure that would impose the largest tax increase in city history to fund homelessness services, critics warned that the initiative's spending plan was vague and unaccountable. Now, a chunk of that money is going to fund some very expensive tents.
On Wednesday, staff for the city's Department of Homelessness and Supportive
ReasonMar 11 2017
News
Flynn told Trump team he might register as a foreign agent
Attorneys for Michael Flynn, President Trump’s former national security adviser, informed the incoming White House legal counsel during the transition that Flynn might need to register with the government as a foreign agent — a phone call that raised no alarms within Trump’s team, despite the unusual circumstance of having a top national security post filled by someone whose work may have
Washington PostOct 20 2012
Opinion
Think Again: Rigging the Numbers
One of the central problems for scholars seeking to study ideological bias in the media is the lack of agreed-upon data.
Center For American ProgressApr 03 2018
News
'A BIG STEP': Trump says military will guard the US/Mexico border until wall can be built
President Trump on Tuesday said that the U.S. will secure the southern border with the military until a wall can be built, calling the move a “big step.”
Fox News DigitalApr 01 2021
News
719,000 Americans file for first-time unemployment benefits
The number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose last week, according to the Labor Department.
Data released Thursday showed 719,000 Americans filed first-time jobless claims in the week ended March 27. Analysts surveyed by Refinitiv were expecting 680,000 filings. The prior week’s reading was revised down to 658,000 from 684,000. The increase comes
Fox News DigitalMay 13 2021
News
Jobless Claims Fall to 473,000 as U.S. Reopening Rebound Continues
New jobless claims fell to 473,000 for the week ended May 8th, data from the Department of Labor showed Thursday.
Economists had expected claims to fall to 475,000. The previous week was revised up to 507,000 from the preliminary estimate of 498,000.
Jobless claims can be volatile week to week so economists like to look at the four-week average. This fell to 5340,000, the lowest
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