White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked to leave a restaurant in Lexington, Virginia, last night because she works for the Trump administration. Sanders confirmed the reports this morning on Twitter.
“Last night I was told …
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The Office of the Human Rights of the United Nations harshly criticized the U.S. this week for the policy of separating young immigrant children from their parents at its southern border. Spokesperson for the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights …
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement carried out one of the largest raids against undocumented workers in recent years yesterday, when about 200 federal agents descended on Corso’s Flower & Garden Center in Ohio. The raid resulted in the arrest of …
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The State Department has announced it will limit the length of some visas issued to Chinese citizens visiting the U.S. The announcement comes as the Trump administration is combating U.S.-intellectual-property theft by China.
The changes will go into effect on …
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An informant was sent by the FBI to infiltrate the Trump campaign in the hopes of ascertaining whether officials were colluding with the Russian government on interference in the 2016 presidential election.
The informant interacted with three Trump campaign staffers: …
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The Department of Homeland Security announced this week that it will be lifting protections for over 50,000 Hondurans, giving them twenty months to either leave the country or face deportation. The Hondurans received temporary protection status (TPS), giving them …
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Controversial data research firm Cambridge Analytica announced it was shutting its doors this week. The company uses psychometrics, the study of human characteristics to predict human behavior. It’s best known for harvesting the personal information of some 87 million …
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The President’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, has had his phone calls monitored for some time, according to authorities, it was learned today. Cohen has represented the Trump organization for nearly two decades in business and various other dealings, according …
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Close associates of President Trump’s are worried recordings made by his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, were seized in raids on his offices earlier this week. FBI agents raided space Mr. Cohen uses in the offices of another law firm …
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The relationship between President Trump and Chief of Staff John Kelly has become strained according to sources within the White House. The source of the friction, according to officials, is Trump’s reluctance to adhere to restrictions imposed by Kelly …
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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is facing increasing scrutiny over the way he is running the agency. The questions regard travel expenses as well as his questionable use of an EPA statute that allows him to hire political appointees, …
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President Donald Trump has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to the White House according to the Russian Kremlin. The invitation was extended during a phone call last month in which the President congratulated Putin on his reelection victory.
The Kremlin, …
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Recently fired Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin is alleging he was forced out of his job because members of the Trump administration secretly want to privatize the VA, something Shulkin opposed. Shulkin made the statements in an op-ed for The …
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The Trump administration announced today that it will begin collecting social media information on individuals applying for visas to the United States. The new policy is expected to affect roughly 14 million visitors per year. Visitors will be asked to …
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Russia has announced the expulsion of sixty American diplomats in response to a similar measure announced by the U.S. earlier this week. The Russian Foreign Ministry also announced the closing of the U.S. consulate in St. Petersburg, Russia.
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Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump announced today that he has fired Veterans Affairs secretary David Shulkin in the latest shakeup in his cabinet. The President nominated Dr. Ronny Jackson as his replacement. The President shared the announcement on Twitter.
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Continue ReadingAttorneys for the White House are looking into whether the President’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, violated ethics regulations by meeting with banking executives who then lent his family’s real estate business hundreds of millions of dollars.
Kushner had several meetings …
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