President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week that allows federal and state agencies to make changes to their welfare programs. The measure also allows states more flexibility in deciding their own welfare laws.
“Since its inception, the welfare …
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Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City, has reopened negotiations between the White House and special counsel Robert Mueller on a possible interview between Mueller and President Trump. Giuliani and Mueller met face-to-face earlier this week to discuss …
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Can show and tell with your teammates lead to success on an NBA court?
The question seems to have helped the Philadelphia 76ers reach the playoffs for the first time in years. While some may think the game should be …
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Soon-to-be Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a secret trip to North Korea to meet with reclusive leader Kim Jong-Un last month in order to lay the ground work for a summit between Kim and President Trump, it was recently …
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A band of news organizations have filed a motion with a federal court to unseal documents related to Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. The records specifically concern the indictments of several former Trump campaign …
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Google’s Director of Engineering, Ray Kurzweil has been known for making bold predictions since the 1990s. His latest prediction is that the world will have a universal basic income by the 2030’s. Kurzweil touts an 84% success rate on his …
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A confirmation hearing for Veterans Affairs Secretary nominee Rear Admiral Ronny Jackson has been indefinitely postponed amid allegations of improper conduct, it was announced today. The announcement was made by the ranking democrat on the Senate Veteran’s Affairs Committee, …
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President Trump let his dissatisfaction with the Iran nuclear deal be known today, furthering speculation that the U.S. would be pulling out of the agreement. The U.S., along with France, Germany, China, Russia, and Britain, struck a deal with …
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Amazon.com has rolled out a new service in which orders are delivered directly to customers’ cars. The service is designed to foil “porch thieves,” people who steal unattended packages from the front steps of homes after they’re delivered but …
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Fired FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe is looking into suing the Trump administration for defamation and wrongful termination his attorney said last week. A timeframe for any potential lawsuit hasn’t yet been worked out. His legal team “want [the lawsuits] …
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A van struck and killed nine people and injured sixteen in Toronto, Canada, this afternoon in what authorities are calling a deliberate act. According to U.S. and Canadian authorities, mental illness seems to be the cause of the incident. There …
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Twenty North American cities are competing to land the next headquarters for online-retail giant Amazon.com. Reports are that the company has now narrowed the list down to a handful of cities.
The site that’s picked is expected to …
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A new study by the right-leaning Center for Immigration Studies found that the education levels for new immigrants has increased dramatically in the last decade, but employment and income have not kept pace by nearly as much.
The study found …
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President Trump has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to disband immigrant caravans who are traveling from Central America through Mexico to the United States in the hopes of seeking asylum.
“Despite the Democrat inspired laws on Sanctuary Cities and …
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Former first lady, Barbara Bush, passed away this week after a lengthy battle with multiple ailments in the later part of her life. The announcement was made Tuesday on Twitter by family spokesperson Jim McGrath and comes only a few …
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The opioid epidemic continues to be a high priority for the U.S. government. Not only is that evident by the $1 billion opioid-treatment grant added to last month’s spending bill that kept the government running, but also by President Donald …
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Legislation was introduced this week in the Senate that would decriminalize the use of marijuana at the federal level and create dedicated funding streams for women and minority business owners to produce and sell the drug. The legislation was introduced …
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