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Let’s hope Trump’s border-family order succeeds

Let’s hope Trump’s border-family order succeeds

President Trump has wisely moved to stop separating families at the border, but that won’t remotely end the immigration wars — and may not even mean a permanent end to this dust-up  Read more

DeVos urged to probe Chinese spying at U.S. universities

DeVos urged to probe Chinese spying at U.S. universities

Dozens of lawmakers are urging Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to launch an investigation into possible attempts by Chinese organizations to steal research and technology from U.S. universities  Read more

House Republicans Turn Up the Heat in Standoff With DOJ

House Republicans Turn Up the Heat in Standoff With DOJ

House Republicans escalated their monthslong standoff with the Justice Department, saying the FBI hasn’t adequately addressed bias within the agency and threatening to hold top department officials in contempt — or even impeach them  Read more

U.S. slams rights groups, says aided its withdrawal from U.N. body

U.S. slams rights groups, says aided its withdrawal from U.N. body

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley slammed rights groups on Wednesday for thwarting Washington’s attempts to reform the Geneva-based U.N. Human Rights Council  Read more

GOP strategist resigns from the 'party of Trump'

GOP strategist resigns from the 'party of Trump'

GOP political strategist Steve Schmidt on Wednesday renounced his membership in the Republican Party because he feels the Party is now “fully the party of Trump.”  Read more

A New Wave Of Meth Overloads Communities Struggling With Opioids
  • NPR
  • 06/20/2018 12:00 AM

A New Wave Of Meth Overloads Communities Struggling With Opioids

Principal Mary Ann Hale dreads weekends  Read more

Trump and the Invasion of the West

Trump and the Invasion of the West

"It is cruel. It is immoral. And it breaks my heart," says former first lady Laura Bush of the Trump administration policy of "zero tolerance,"  Read more

White House says new tariffs on China are 'defensive' to protect U.S. businesses and workers

White House says new tariffs on China are 'defensive' to protect U.S. businesses and workers

President Trump’s move to impose more tariffs on Chinese products is a “purely defensive” action to prevent China’s deliberate takeover of U.S. technology and intellectual property, the White House said Tuesday  Read more

 President Trump knows religious freedom is a right, not a policy preference

President Trump knows religious freedom is a right, not a policy preference

Our Founders recognized that religion and religious people play a key role in strengthening our society  Read more

Senate FBI hearing takes twists and turns, including a 'wangdoodle' reference

Senate FBI hearing takes twists and turns, including a 'wangdoodle' reference

It was not, perhaps, the most somber moment in the history of the U.S. Senate  Read more

Our border crisis grows worse as Washington sits on the sidelines

Our border crisis grows worse as Washington sits on the sidelines

The situation on America’s southern border is worse than we’ve been led to believe  Read more

Trump risks political damage as he barrels forward with separating migrant families

Trump risks political damage as he barrels forward with separating migrant families

President Donald Trump showed no sign of backing down from his administration's migrant family separation policy Monday, despite mounting condemnation of the practice that threatens the political fortunes of the president and his Republican Party  Read more

Director: FBI won’t repeat mistakes noted in watchdog report
  • AP
  • 06/18/2018 12:00 AM

Director: FBI won’t repeat mistakes noted in watchdog report

The FBI is determined to not repeat any of the mistakes identified in a harshly critical watchdog report on the handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation, Director Chris Wray told lawmakers at a congressional hearing Monday at which he repeatedly sought to distance himself from his predecessor  Read more

Trump directs DOD to establish a Space Force in a surprise announcement today

Trump directs DOD to establish a Space Force in a surprise announcement today

‘We are going to have the Air Force and we’re going to have the Space Force, separate but equal’  Read more

Why Tariffs on Chinese Goods Make Sense

Why Tariffs on Chinese Goods Make Sense

The Trump administration has released a list of tariffs on Chinese goods that have benefited from intellectual property theft, totaling $50 billion. The products range from flat-screen TVs to aircraft parts  Read more

Supreme Court Punts On Partisan Gerrymandering, Leaving Status Quo In Place
  • NPR
  • 06/18/2018 12:00 AM

Supreme Court Punts On Partisan Gerrymandering, Leaving Status Quo In Place

The U.S. Supreme Court essentially punted on extreme partisan gerrymandering Monday, declining to address the central questions at the heart of whether the practice is constitutional  Read more

Trump to meet with House Republicans Tuesday on immigration

Trump to meet with House Republicans Tuesday on immigration

President Trump will meet on Tuesday with House Republicans to discuss a GOP bill shielding young, undocumented immigrants from deportation, according to a GOP source.  Read more

IG Report: Anti-Trump Texts 'Cast a Cloud' Over FBI Probes

IG Report: Anti-Trump Texts 'Cast a Cloud' Over FBI Probes

As the FBI investigated both candidates running for president in 2016, two FBI employees exchanged thousands of personal texts and messages that included a running political commentary  Read more