A New Jersey man was stripped of his citizenship last week on the grounds that he provided a false name to authorities to avoid deportation. The man, Baljinder Singh, has lived in the US for 25 years.
Authorities say that …
Continue ReadingThe Administrative Office of the US Courts has established a working group to examine the procedures in place that protect employees from inappropriate workplace behavior. The office was responding to a request by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, …
Continue ReadingA majority of respondents to a new survey said they believe the GOP tax package passed last month will benefit the wealthy the most. Sixty-six percent of those polled in a Quinnipiac University poll released yesterday said the wealthy …
Continue ReadingFacebook has announced that it will be making major changes to the way stories show up in users’ newsfeeds, with an added focus on delivering “meaningful interactions between people.” Users can expect to see more posts from friends and …
Continue ReadingA cyber research firm believes the same Russian hackers that attacked the Democratic Party’s computer servers are now targeting the U.S. Senate. The firm, Trend Micro Inc, believes the Russian group, known as Fancy Bear to national security professionals, is …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump has cancelled a trip to Great Britain to open a new American Embassy there citing a bad deal made for the new embassy building by the Obama administration. The president and British Prime Minister Theresa May were involved …
Continue ReadingThe FDA has announced new requirements for the labeling of prescription cough and cold medicines that contain opioids, indicating that they should no longer be given to children under the age of 18. The FDA says the new requirements …
Continue ReadingPresident Trump denied the comments attributed to him last night where he called Latin American and African countries “shitholes.” The president wrote in an early morning tweet that that was not the language used by him in an immigration meeting …
Continue ReadingA bipartisan group of six senators have agreed on a framework for an immigration deal that solves the status of DREAMers, as well as addresses President Trump’s demand of funding for a border wall. The lawmakers rushed to the White …
Continue ReadingWalmart announced today that it is closing 63 Sam’s Club stores. The move will affect some 11,000 employees in the US, who will be laid off. Employees and customers say the move came suddenly. Some stores stopped business today, …
Continue ReadingThe president decried immigration from certain countries in an oval office meeting today on immigration, when someone suggested restoring protections for immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and African countries as part of a bipartisan deal on comprehensive immigration reform.
“Why …
Continue ReadingSpecial Counsel Robert Mueller has added a veteran cybercrimes prosecutor to his team of special investigators investigating the Russian hacking of the 2016 presidential election. The addition potentially signals a focus on cybercrimes of the investigation going forward.
The prosecutor, …
Continue ReadingIn their latest video, Project Veritas and James O’Keefe publish a report suggesting that Twitter employees downgrade, if not ban altogether, content from a specific viewpoint they don’t agree with. More often than not it is content from a …
Continue ReadingThe House of Representatives is set to vote on renewal of the controversial 702 section of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance (FISA) Act. That section is what authorizes the U.S. intelligence community to collect conversations of non-U.S. citizens on foreign …
Continue ReadingThe Trump administration announced this morning that it will allow states to require that able-bodied Medicaid enrollees work, volunteer or enroll in classes to receive benefits. The administration characterized it as a states issue rather than a directive from the …
Continue ReadingDeadly mudslides hit parts of California this week devastating entire communities and wreaking havoc on areas still recovering from deadly wildfires. The death toll from the slides currently stands at 17.
The mudslides were triggered by a heavy downpour early …
Continue ReadingThe FBI released two documents today relating to the firing of former director James Comey. The first was an email from Attorney General Jeff Sessions to the FBI informing them that the decision had been made. The second was …
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