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Jun 11 2020
News
U.S. Initial Unemployment Claims Fell to 1.5 Million Last Week
The number of people seeking and receiving unemployment benefits fell, signs the labor market continues to mend.
The ranks of Americans drawing unemployment benefits declined slightly in the week ended May 30 to 20.9 million, the Labor Department said Thursday.
Though states continue to work through a backlog of claims, new applications for unemployment benefits have trended down
Wall Street Journal (News)
Jun 11 2020
News
Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), who is now the front-runner to be Joe Biden’s running mate, is trying to straddle the divide on the left over police reform.
The death of George Floyd and subsequent calls from progressives to defund the police have put Harris, a former prosecutor, in a politically difficult position. How she handles the emotionally charged issue over the next several
The Hill
Jan 31 2017
News
Trump borrowed the legislative branch—without bothering to tell the legislators
It might seem that the Trump regime didn’t bother to talk with anyone about their Muslim ban. After all, they didn’t discuss it with the people at Homeland Security who would have to enforce it. They didn’t share it with the State Department to see how it would affect America’s relationships overseas. They didn’t give the military a peek, so someone could determine how to prepare.
Daily Kos
Dec 10 2019
Opinion
Obama spied on an opponent and the FBI lied repeatedly. Trump is being impeached?
The FBI spied on an official they believed — or pretended to believe — was working inside the 2016 Trump presidential campaign on behalf of the Russian government to hijack the election and install a Manchurian candidate who would give America away to Moscow.
The FBI never alerted the Trump campaign to this grave inside threat, obviously, because the Department of Justice believed that
Washington Times
Mar 16 2017
News
Donald Trump's first budget outline, explained
President Donald Trump’s first official budget document includes massive changes to the one-third of federal spending going to “discretionary” programs. Programs to mitigate climate change are cut or eliminated across the government. Programs to assist the poor are slashed. And while almost every department would face large cuts, three would see sizable increases in spending: Defense, Homeland
Vox
May 21 2013
News
Hillary's Benghazi Scapegoat
Another State Department whistle-blower of sorts has come forward, this one with an axe to grind -- and it looks like Hillary's inner circle handed him the axe:
Following the attack in Benghazi, senior State Department officials close to Hillary Clinton ordered the removal of a mid-level official who had no role in security decisions and has never been told the charges against him. He
Townhall
May 18 2019
News
Fatal police shootings could become a crime under proposed California law
A showdown over when police in this state can use deadly force is set to unfold in the California Legislature next week, one that could bring sweeping changes to local law enforcement departments that give officers broad latitude in deciding when to shoot to kill. At issue is Assembly Bill 392, known as the California Act to Save Lives, which would put the onus on officers to justify
USA TODAY
May 13 2020
Fact Check
Testing, By the Numbers
Flanked by large signs proclaiming, “America leads the world in testing,” President Donald Trump said at a May 11 press conference, “we’ve prevailed on testing.” While the United States has done more total tests for COVID-19 than any other country, it doesn’t lead when testing is measured by other metrics.
At the same press briefing, Adm. Brett Giroir, the assistant secretary for health
FactCheck.org
Mar 06 2020
News
US added robust 273K jobs in February before virus escalated
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring in the United States jumped in February as employers added 273,000 jobs, evidence that the economy was in strong shape before the coronavirus began to sweep through the nation.
The Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment rate fell to 3.5% last month, matching a 50-year low, down from 3.6% in January.
The monthly job gain comes from a survey of
Associated Press
Apr 10 2020
Background
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is the domestic intelligence and security service of the United States and its principal federal law enforcement agency. Operating under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Justice, the FBI is also a member of the U.S. Intelligence Community and reports to both the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence.[3] A leading
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