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Economists: U.S. Economy Needs Immigrants
In a letter sent to President Donald Trump and top leaders in Congress on Wednesday, close to 1,500 economists outlined the benefits brought into the U.S. economy by immigrants and urged the U.S. Congress to modernize the immigration... More of this article »
White House Returns to Square One With Tax Reform
President Donald Trump has returned to square one with his tax reform as he seeks wide-ranging support from Republicans beyond legislation to give the tax systems an overhaul. Officials in the White House said that it was now unlikely... More of this article »
Government Wants to Know Trump Critic on Twitter
Twitter on Thursday filed a lawsuit to block that order it received from Homeland Security seeking the microblogging site to reveal its user of an account that has been very critical of the immigration policies of President Donald... More of this article »
Susan Rice Denies leaking Names of Officials in Intelligence Reports
Former national security adviser under President Barack Obama Susan Rice said on Tuesday she absolutely never looked to uncover names of Trump campaign and transition officials for political purposes who were concealed in intercepts... More of this article »
Senate Facing Showdown over Nomination of Neil Gorsuch
The Supreme Court nomination of Neil Gorsuch faces its most dramatic week to date as senators are preparing to make important votes that could cause a splintering of the chamber and a divisive change in the rules imposed by the Republicans... More of this article »
Ex-Trump Advisor Michael Flynn Seeking Immunity
Former national security adviser to President Donald Trump, Michael Flynn, is seeking immunity to give testimony on the alleged meddling by Russia in the November election, said his lawyers. One of his attorneys said Flynn has a story... More of this article »
Challenges on Rollback of Climate Policies to Come
Opponents of the decision by President Donald Trump to rollback policies of climate change put in place by former President Barack Obama say they are going to organize a campaign to pursue legal means to challenge it. New York and... More of this article »
President Trump Creating American Innovation Office
President Donald Trump on Monday will unveil a new agency in the White House named the Office of American Innovation that will be run by Jared Kushner his son-in-law. The agency will have extensive powers of overhauling procedures... More of this article »
Republicans in Senate Vote to Repeal Rules on Internet Privacy
Lawmakers from the GOP moved on Thursday to tear down landmark protections covering Internet privacy for consumers in a first decisive strike against technology and telecommunications regulations created under the Barack Obama administration... More of this article »
Sanctuary Cities Being Named by Trump Administration
On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security released its initial report to the public that names counties that refused to honor requests by the federal government to detain those who are suspected of violating the U.S. immigration... More of this article »
FBI Director Comey Testifying Monday on Russian Interference
FBI Director James Comey and Head of National Security Agency Michael Rogers will testify Monday on the conclusion reached by the intelligence community that Russia interfered win the presidential election of 2016, and they will face... More of this article »
President Trump Promised Infrastructure Spending, But Cut It
In the recently released budget that President Donald Trump proposed there are cuts to or elimination of a number of key infrastructure programs even though he vowed repeatedly to increase spending for roads, utilities along with other... More of this article »
Conservative Site Only Media Outlet on Trip With Tillerson
Rex Tillerson the U.S. Secretary of State is on a trip to Asia accompanied by just one reporter, a correspondent at the White House from IJR the Independent Journal Review, on online outlet that was founded during 2012 by former political... More of this article »
Senator John McCain Calls for President to Clarify Claim of Wiretapping
On Sunday, Arizona Senator John McCain said that President Donald Trump should substantiate or retract the claim he made that he was wire-tapped by President Barack Obama during the final weeks of Trump’s presidential campaign prior... More of this article »
After Debate of 27 Hours, Second Committee Oks Repeal of Obamacare
Late Thursday a second committee in the House of Representatives approved the Obamacare repeal legislation from the Republican Party. President Donald Trump used deal making skills that helped him reach the White House to build the... More of this article »
Hawaii Planning to Sue Over New Travel Ban by President Trump
The U.S. state of Hawaii will ask a judge to block the revised Presidential executive order that bars issuance of new visas to people from six nations that are Muslim-majority, according to a filing of a document in court. Lawyers... More of this article »
New Travel Ban by President Trump Could be Announced Monday
It is expected that President Donald Trump would sign his latest executive order as early as Monday that suspends admissions of refugees and bans the entry of people from six countries that are Muslim-majority. The new order was revised... More of this article »
Hackers Accessed Private Email of Mike Pence While He Was Governor
Vice President Mike Pence, while the Indiana Governor, used a private email account, which later was compromised his office confirmed on Thursday. The account’s existence was reported after an Indianapolis newspaper obtained copies... More of this article »
President Trump’s First Address Optimistic
President Donald Trump delivered his first address to Congress on Tuesday. In his address, he defended his presidency and said he wanted to reach across the party lines and put trivial fights aside to help Americans. He asked Congress... More of this article »
Trump Asking for Steep Increases in Spending for Military
On Monday, President Donald Trump instructed federal agencies to assemble a new budget for the upcoming fiscal year that would include steep increases in spending by the Department of Defense and drastic cuts for many domestic agencies... More of this article »
President Trump Wants the Largest Nuclear Arsenal
On Thursday, President Donald Trump announced that he wanted to ensure that the nuclear arsenal of the U.S. was “top of the pack.” He said the U.S. has dropped behind in weapons capacity. During an interview with Reuters, Trump... More of this article »
Immigration Enforcement Plan Has Immigrants and Advocates Worried
To advocates of immigration, the White House administration laid out a plan of mass deportations Tuesday when it released a detailed outline of how it is going to enforcement immigration laws in the U.S. The National Immigration Law... More of this article »
Sweden Statement Clarified by President Trump
On Sunday, President Donald Trump, in what can be described in an unusually measured and subdued tweet, pushed back against the false claims he made up a terrorist attack in Sweden. The president used his twitter account to clarify... More of this article »