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Oct 12 2021
Headline Roundup
Mayorkas Tells ICE to Stop Worksite Deportation Raids
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in a memo sent Tuesday to cease mass worksite deportation raids. Mayorkas said the Biden administration would instead focus on penalizing employers who hire immigrants without work authorizations, rather than the immigrants themselves. The memo also instructed DHS officials to
CBS News (Online) Axios Fox News (Online News)May 07 2020
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Justice Department Drops Michael Flynn Case
The Department of Justice dropped its case against former Trump administration national security advisor Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty in late 2017 to lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as part of the Russia probe. This comes as recently publicized internal FBI notes put a microscope on the bureau's reason for investigating Flynn; DOJ officials concluded in a statement
Daily Beast Bloomberg National Review (News)Apr 24 2020
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Trump Asks if Disinfectant, Sunlight can Treat Coronavirus
During Thursday's White House press briefing, President Donald Trump asked a Homeland Security official if disinfectant or sunlight could be used as a direct treatment for the COVID-19 coronavirus. The discussion created an online uproar over possible coronavirus cures, and led critics to accuse Trump of pushing unregulated virus treatments.
Many left-rated outlets framed Trump's
The Hill The Daily Wire NBC News (Online)Aug 30 2021
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Perspectives: The 13 US Service Members Killed in Kabul
Thirteen U.S. service members were among more than 170 people killed in last Thursday's suicide bombing at the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan amid the nationwide evacuation effort. The 11 fallen Marines are: Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, age 25; Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, 23; Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, 31; Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22; Cpl. Daegan W. Page, 23; Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, 22; Lance Cpl. David
New York Post (Opinion) Military Times Washington PostOct 16 2023
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Should the US Accept Gaza Refugees?
As Israel looks poised to launch a ground operation in the Gaza Strip, should the U.S. help resettle displaced Palestinians?
The Details: Over 1 million people in the Gaza Strip have been displaced as Israel retaliates for the deadly Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, and Gaza's border remains closed to evacuees. Over the weekend, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and several other Republicans said
CNN (Online News) The Hill National Review (News)Apr 17 2023
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Two Men Arrested For Operating Secret Chinese Police Station in NYC
Federal prosecutors in New York announced the arrest of two U.S. citizens Monday, claiming the men operated an illegal secret “police station” for the Chinese Communist Party.
Details: Lu Jianwang, 61, and Chen Jinping, 59, were arrested at their homes Monday morning and are expected to be charged with conspiring to act as agents of China's government without informing U.S. authorities
Reuters New York Daily News Fox News (Online News)Aug 22 2022
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Daughter of Putin Ally Killed in Car Bombing
On Saturday, the daughter of a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin was killed in a car bombing after an explosive device planted on the car she was driving reportedly exploded.
Darya Dugina, daughter of influential ultra-nationalist philosopher Alexander Dugin, was a 29 year-old journalist and a vocal supporter of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Reports suggest that her father
BBC News Fox News (Online News) CNN (Online News)Feb 01 2020
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Trump Restricts Travel From Six New Countries
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday that extends his administration's travel ban to six new countries, including Nigeria, Eritrea, Sudan, Tanzania, Kyrgyzstan and Myanmar. Under the ban, citizens from those countries will be barred from obtaining certain types of visas, though they will still be able to visit the US as tourists. The administration has argued that the
BBC News Washington Times Al JazeeraJan 07 2021
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Democrats in Congress Call for Trump Removal Under 25th Amendment
Several Democrats and at least one Republican in Congress have called on Vice President Mike Pence to remove President Donald Trump from office under the 25th Amendment, after hundreds of Trump supporters breached the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday. The 25th Amendment allows the vice president and a majority of the cabinet to remove a president if he is “unable to discharge the powers and
Axios Politico Washington ExaminerJan 07 2021
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Congress Certifies Biden Win, Trump Promises "Orderly Transition"
Congress certified President-elect Joe Biden's victory shortly before 4:00 a.m. ET Thursday. After the official certification, President Donald Trump released a statement saying "there will be an orderly transition" on Jan. 20, while also maintaining unsubstantiated claims of decisive voter fraud. The conclusions followed chaos in Washington D.C. Wednesday, as Trump supporters breached the U.S
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