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Nov 13 2019
News
Blueprints for 3D-printed guns banned online
A federal judge in Seattle, Washington has ruled illegal the Trump administration's decision last year to allow a Texas company to post blueprints online for 3D-printed guns. Judge Robert Lasnik of the U.S. District Court in Seattle said in his ruling that the administration violated federal law with its July 2018 decision for failing to notify Congress in advance, and failing to provide a "
CBS News (Online)Mar 14 2019
Opinion
Actually, we can’t afford not to build the Wall
President Trump launched another battle for border security on Monday, calling for $8.6 billion in funding for the Wall in his proposed federal budget for next year. Predictably, top Democrats came out swinging, bashing a border wall as “expensive and ineffective.”
Truth is, the Democrats aren’t leveling with the public about the billions we are already forced to spend on shelters, food
New York Post (News)Jun 25 2013
Opinion
The Carbonated President
President Obama's climate speech on Tuesday was grandiose even for him, but its surreal nature was its particular hallmark. Some 12 million Americans still can't find work, real wages have fallen for five years, three-fourths of Americans now live paycheck to check, and the economy continues to plod along four years into a quasi-recovery.
Wall Street Journal (Opinion)Jan 07 2021
News
How security failures enabled Trump mob to storm U.S. Capitol
The bloody chaos inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday came after the police force that protects the legislative complex was overrun by a mob of Trump supporters in what law enforcement officials called a catastrophic failure to prepare.
The siege of the Capitol, home to both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, represents one of the gravest security lapses in recent U.S.
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Capital Research Center
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Nov 25 2020
News
Will Trump ever concede to Biden? Approving the transition may be as close as he gets to that, aides say
When President Donald Trump signed off this week on formally allowing President-elect Joe Biden's transition to move forward, it was a decision he arrived at after a series of embarrassing setbacks in his efforts to challenge the results of the Nov. 3 election.
Though Trump made clear he intends to keep up his election legal battle, it was a turning point after conversations over the
USA TODAYAug 15 2015
News
President Obama has had an eventful year. His approval rating hasn't budged.
2015 has been an eventful year for Barack Obama. He made a historic nuclear deal with Iran, two of his Supreme Court appointees voted to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide, he's fought with the left to advance his trade agenda, and he gave a speech on race and gun violence that was hailed as the best of his presidency.
And none of that has caused his approval rating to budge in the
VoxSep 02 2020
News
How Markey took down a Kennedy
Sen. Ed Markey (D) on Tuesday successfully fended off a challenge from Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D) in the Massachusetts Senate primary after facing what was initially seen as an uphill climb against a rising Democratic star and member of the most famous political family in the U.S.
Those close to Markey attribute his success to robust progressive support at the grassroots level as well as
The HillJul 22 2019
News
How Equifax's $700 million settlement could end up compensating you for ID theft
Americans will now get compensation for losses tied to one of the biggest data security failures ever.
Credit-reporting company Equifax has agreed to pick up the tab in a proposed deal with the Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and 50 states and territories to settle allegations that it did not implement sufficient security measures to protect its network.
USA TODAYFeb 05 2020
News
Impeachment trial: Senate poised to vote on final Trump verdict
Washington — The Senate is set to issue a verdict in President Trump's impeachment trial with a vote that is all but certain to end in his acquittal Wednesday afternoon, bringing the monthslong impeachment saga to a close.
Senators will resume delivering speeches to explain their votes Wednesday morning ahead of the 4 p.m. vote. The upper chamber's 47 Democrats will fall far short of
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