Mexico aids Easter invasion of over 1,000 illegals into US
Mexican officials have aided a ‘Holy Week’ caravan of over 1,000 migrants headed to the U.S. border to demand Easter asylum, according to reports.
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Extreme vetting: State Department to demand tourists’ social media history
The State Department will publish new rules this week to require most visitors and immigrants to the U.S. to divulge their recent social media histories, carrying out one of the key security enhancements from President Trump’s extreme vetting executive order.
Hawaii Lawmakers Legalize Medically Assisted Suicide
Hawaii lawmakers approved legislation Thursday that would make it the latest liberal-leaning state to legalize medically assisted suicide.
Documents suggest possible coordination between CIA, FBI, Obama WH and Dem officials early in Trump-Russia probe: investigators
Newly uncovered text messages between FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page suggest a possible coordination between high-ranking officials at the Obama White House, CIA, FBI, Justice Department and former Senate Democratic leadership in the early stages of the investigation into alleged collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia, according to GOP congressional investigators on Wednesday.
U.S. watchdog to probe Republican claims of FBI surveillance abuses
The internal watchdog at the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday he is launching a review into allegations by Republican lawmakers that the FBI made serious missteps when it sought a warrant to monitor a former adviser to President Donald Trump’s 2016 election campaign.
Trump takes infrastructure plan on the road, touts jobs boost to pressure Democrats
President Trump is hyping the economic boost from a massive infrastructure program, applying pressure on Capitol Hill Democrats to get on board or risk missing out as they did on tax cuts that are increasingly popular with voters.
Orlando nightclub shooter’s father, an FBI informant, brushed off son’s terror comments, agent says
The Orlando nightclub shooter’s dad – revealed to be an FBI informant – told authorities who were investigating Omar Mateen before the attack that pro-terror comments the would-be gunman made to coworkers were just examples of him ‘being stupid,’ an agent testified Monday.
Supreme Court weighs Republican challenge to Maryland electoral map
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday considers for the second time in recent months whether to rein in politicians who draw state electoral maps with the aim of entrenching their party in power in a case involving a Maryland congressional district.
Trump expels 60 Russian officials over nerve-agent attack in Britain
President Trump expelled 60 Russian intelligence officers Monday and closed Russia’s consulate in Seattle, joining European allies in punishing Moscow for the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain.
FBI Investigating Suspicious Packages Sent to Military and Intelligence Locations
The FBI is investigating multiple suspicious packages sent to military and intelligence locations in and around Washington, D.C.
Overhaul of U.S. Telecoms Database Sparks Fear of Catastrophic Failure
An impending overhaul of the national U.S. telecommunications database is prompting fears the transition could spark a catastrophic failure, crippling emergency communications networks across the United States, according to industry insiders who told the Washington Free Beacon the foreign firm handling the upcoming transition may not be prepared to initiate the switch.
202,796 attend ‘March For Our Lives’ in DC says aerial analysis
Organizers for the ‘March For Our Lives’ initially predicted their rally in the nation’s capital would draw, at minimum, 500,000 people. In the aftermath, the well-organized group said 850,000 showed up Saturday. One source claims otherwise.
Insurers pick up the pieces after Obamacare bills fail
Insurers have a few months to decide whether to participate in Obamacare’s exchanges after an effort to stabilize them fell apart Thursday.
Trump moves to limit transgender individuals from military service
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Friday that bans some transgender individuals from serving in the U.S. military, but gives the armed forces latitude in implementing policies.
‘Never again’: Trump’s promise against signing huge spending bills will be hard to keep
President Trump vowed he would never get snookered into signing another one of Congress‘ bloated, budget-busting spending bills, but the resounding response from Washington was ‘fat chance.’
Congress Gives Itself a Bonus in Omnibus
The House and Senate increased their own budgets in the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending package.
John Bolton to Replace McMaster as National Security Advisor
The White House announced Thursday that former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton will replace Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as President Donald Trump’s National Security Advisor.
Pro-life movement rallies behind student walkout to protest abortion
A California student is challenging his school’s double standard on which causes are permissible to protest by calling for a national school walkout against abortion.
State and Local Income, Sales and Property Taxes All Hit Records in 2017
Real state and local income, sales and property taxes all hit records in 2017, according to data released this week by the Census Bureau.
‘Lone DNC Hacker’ Guccifer 2.0 Slipped Up and Revealed He Was a Russian Intelligence Officer
Guccifer 2.0, the ‘lone hacker’ who took credit for providing WikiLeaks with stolen emails from the Democratic National Committee, was in fact an officer of Russia’s military intelligence directorate (GRU), The Daily Beast has learned. It’s an attribution that resulted from a fleeting but critical slip-up in GRU tradecraft.