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Facebook blames a 'bug' for keeping copies of users' seemingly deleted private videos

Facebook has claimed a 'bug' caused the platform to save copies of videos that had been deleted by its users.  Read more

EPA, Pruitt announce rollback of Obama-era fuel standards, setting up another battle with California

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt laid out plans on Tuesday to roll back Obama-era fuel standards in a move seen as a win for automakers, but one that is likely to ignite a major political and legal battle with the nation’s most populous state.  Read more

Trump says the military will secure the southern border until wall can be built

President Trump on Tuesday said that the U.S. will secure the southern border with the military until a wall can be built, calling the move a “big step.”  Read more

Beto O'Rourke says he raised staggering $6.7M in first quarter of 2018

U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, says he raked in over $6.7 million for his U.S. Senate bid in the first quarter of 2018. It's an eye-popping number that poses a new category of threat to Republican incumbent Ted Cruz.  Read more

For every Amazon package it delivers, the Postal Service loses $1.46

An old salesman joke: A salesman says, "We sell below cost." A customer asks how he can do that. "Simple," he says. "We buy below cost."  Read more

Fox News Says Laura Ingraham Will Return

Laura Ingraham will return to Fox News Channel, despite a spate of recent defections by advertisers from the program she hosts there each weeknight.  Read more

Pain In The Pump: Gas Prices On The Rise

The cost of gas is up across the country, including in Maryland, and is inching toward the highest price in three years. Gas is going up about a penny every other day — 15 cents in the past month.  Read more

Ted Kennedy and Chappaquiddick: A new film looks at the accident that ended a political dynasty

One of the great mysteries of 20th century American politics is being resurrected in a new film that takes its title from a byword for political and sexual scandal: Chappaquiddick.  Read more

CARAVAN RELEASES LIST OF DEMANDS AND EXPECTS TRUMP TO COMPLY

A caravan of 1,500 people funneling through Mexico towards the U.S. border have released a list of demands that President Trump is expected to comply with, including unfettered access to the United States.  Read more

GOP seeks to avoid Dem upset in Arizona

Republican groups are dropping hundreds of thousands of dollars into Arizona in the hopes of keeping any prospect of another Democratic upset in next month's special election at bay.  Read more

Trump' Approval Rating is at %45

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Tuesday shows that 45% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance. Fifty-three percent (53%) disapprove.  Read more

America's aluminum industry needs Trump's fair-trade vision

President Trump has 90 days to decide whether to impose tariffs or quotas on aluminum and steel imports into the U.S. He has already taken similar action for the solar energy and washing machine industries...  Read more

Democrats Won Another Special Election in Trump Country. Should the GOP Be Worried?

Second verse, same as the first...  Read more

  • Washington Examiner
  • 02/09/2018 12:00 AM

An Iran without the ayatollah is no longer unthinkable

Unlike protests in 2009, the overwhelming majority of those engaged in the recent 142-city uprising in Iran were from poor and underprivileged backgrounds...  Read more

Paul Ryan, cornered on immigration, defers to Trump

Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, need political cover from President Trump, an immigration hawk beloved by the GOP base, if they're to risk crossing their most committed voters and supporting legislation that could provide amnesty to around 2 million people...  Read more

Congress can and should end government shutdowns for good

According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, unlike the federal government, only 22 states partially shut down without a budget agreement...  Read more

If Trump wins the shutdown fight, can he prevail on immigration too?

After the last government shutdown, some Democrats already fear they are losing leverage in the immigration debate against President Trump...  Read more

Democrats Still Unhappy With Administration's Handling of Russia Sanctions

Assurances from Treasury secretary Steve Mnuchin fall flat...  Read more