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May 17 2019
News
Tracking Trump On Immigration: Despite Focus, Many Ideas Are Stalled Or Blocked
President Trump is proposing a fundamental overhaul of the U.S. immigration system, including more border security and tougher standards for who could be admitted. It's the latest in a long line of White House efforts to reshape and restrict immigration.
But many of those efforts have been stymied by the courts, Congress, and the administration's critics at the state and local level.
NPR (Online News)Mar 13 2015
News
US General: ISIS Recruiting from Caribbean, Could Enter US Via Caribbean Nations, South America
A top American general says that 100 would-be militants have already left small Caribbean countries to fight with Islamic State extremists in Syria – and could potentially get across the US border when they return home.
Marine Gen. John F. Kelly, chief of the US Southern Command, made the remarks at a Pentagon briefing with reporters on Thursday. He said that small Caribbean nations –
Fox News DigitalNov 24 2020
Perspectives Blog
No, It’s Not Okay to Make Lists of Political Dissidents
A View from the RightEditor's Note: This piece is from a writer rated Lean Right. Get all sides of this topic by reading another view: Why Many On the Left Are Cutting Off Trump Supporters
As many media outlets have declared Joe Biden the projected winner of the 2020 U.S. election, some high-profile individuals, such as politicians and journalists, have begun making lists of
Julie MastrineMar 11 2024
Headline Roundup
Federal Judge Rejects Red States’ Challenge of Biden Admin Asylum Program
On Friday, a federal judge upheld an asylum policy that allows 30,000 monthly asylum seekers from Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Haiti, to enter the U.S.
The Details: The court rejected a challenge brought by Texas and 20 other Republican-controlled states that claimed the Department of Homeland Security lacked the authority to implement the program. U.S. District Judge Drew B. Tipton
NPR (Online News) Reuters Just The NewsJul 08 2019
News
After Rancorous Border Fight, Congress Faces Funding Deadlines
Lawmakers return to the Capitol this week, with lingering acrimony among Democrats and Republicans expected to hover over debates on legislation and passage of spending bills needed to avoid a government shutdown.
House Democrats left Washington at the end of June riven by negotiations over a $4.6 billion bill funding humanitarian aid for migrants at the southern border. More
Wall Street Journal (News)Jul 07 2020
Analysis
153 "Left-Leaning" Economists Say US Should Continue To Hand Out Free Money Indefinitely
Once the money helicopter takes off, it can never again land. It's also why once a country is on the road to socialist utopia, also known as Venezuela or CHOP, and "free money for everyone" has been unleashed, there usually are no detours until financial ruin for everyone is finally achieved.
And while the road to hell may or may not be paved with good intentions, it certainly is lined
ZeroHedgeOct 01 2019
Opinion
Keep It Steady and Cool with Iran, America
And keep pumping that American oil and gas.
Expect more desperate Iranian efforts to prompt a U.S. military response in the Persian Gulf. Trump’s sanctions have cut off 90 percent of Iran’s oil revenues. Soon Tehran’s shattered economy will be followed by more pent-up domestic unrest of the sort that Barack Obama ignored in 2009, when he felt that the continued viability of the
Victor HansonSep 23 2019
News
America 'isolated' at UN? General Assembly breaking with US on most votes, report finds
As President Trump prepares to address the U.N. General Assembly this week, a new State Department report shows that the world body is out of sync with U.S. interests in more than two-thirds of votes -- likely raising further concerns within the Trump administration about the organization and America's financial commitment to it.
“The United States continues to be diplomatically
Fox News DigitalMay 20 2019
News
Buttigieg Leans In on His Military Service
Democrat who has quickly risen to top tier of 2020 field is putting more emphasis on Navy Reserve stint.
IOWA CITY, Iowa—Pete Buttigieg is entering a new phase of his White House bid, nodding more forcefully to a part of his background that distinguishes him from nearly all of his campaign rivals—his military service.
Mr. Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Ind., over
Wall Street Journal (News)Sep 11 2019
News
Bolton’s Departure Removes a Counterweight to Trump’s Foreign Policy
President Trump has rewritten the U.S. foreign policy playbook with his willingness to meet anyone and go anywhere to get a deal. With his hawkish national security adviser John Bolton gone, Mr. Trump has removed one of the last dissenting voices on his impulses and instincts.
So far, Mr. Trump has become the first president to set foot in North Korea and to meet its leader, and has
Wall Street Journal (News)