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  • Democrats Line Up Against Trump’s New Public-Charge Policies for Immigrants
    Democrats Line Up Against Trump’s New Public-Charge Policies for Immigrants
    October 14, 2018 | By Matthew Vadum
    The Trump administration’s decision to move forward with a long-awaited regulatory overhaul aimed at encouraging financial self-sufficiency among prospective immigrants to the United States is being met with opposition by Democrats, who characterize it as an attempt at “radically reshaping our legal immigration system.” The plan consists of a move to enforce the largely ignored […]
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  • Melania Trump Talks About Potentially Becoming First Lady in 1999 Video
    Melania Trump Talks About Potentially Becoming First Lady in 1999 Video
    October 13, 2018 | By Allen Zhong
    An interview video of Melania Trump in 1999 has re-emerged in which the first lady said that Donald Trump, her then-boyfriend, “would be a great leader.” She also shared some thoughts on potentially being the first lady. Melania, who was then 26 and known by her maiden name Melania Knauss, was interviewed by former ABC […]
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  • Freed From Turkish Prison, Pastor Andrew Brunson Kneeled, Prayed for Trump in Oval Office
    Freed From Turkish Prison, Pastor Andrew Brunson Kneeled, Prayed for Trump in Oval Office
    October 13, 2018 | By Petr Svab
    A day after his release from a Turkish prison, Pastor Andrew Brunson met with President Donald Trump in the White House on Oct. 13. Brunson thanked the President before kneeling in prayer for him. Brunson, a Christian pastor from North Carolina, had been charged with unsubstantiated terrorism offenses by Turkey and jailed since 2016. Trump has repeatedly […]
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  • Hillary Clinton’s Security Clearance Removed in August, Judiciary Committee Reveals
    Hillary Clinton’s Security Clearance Removed in August, Judiciary Committee Reveals
    October 13, 2018 | By Allen Zhong
    Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s security clearance was removed at her request on Aug. 30, according to a letter (pdf) from the State Department to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Clearances for five other people Clinton designated as researchers have also been withdrawn on Sept. 20, including Clinton’s close aide Cheryl Mills, the State Department […]
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  • Trump’s New Global Trade Order Aims at Ramping Up Pressure on China
    Trump’s New Global Trade Order Aims at Ramping Up Pressure on China
    October 13, 2018 | By Emel Akan
    WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is set to flex its muscles by convincing trading partners to pressure China. The revamped deal with Canada and Mexico is a clear sign that Washington is willing to isolate Beijing in a new global trade order by edging China out of trade deals with allies. The new United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA) contains […]
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  • Trump to Meet Freed Pastor at White House on Saturday
    Trump to Meet Freed Pastor at White House on Saturday
    October 13, 2018 | By The Associated Press
    US President Donald Trump says he will meet with pastor Andrew Brunson in the Oval Office on Oct. 13, following his release by Turkey. Trump says the 50-year-old pastor “suffered greatly” but is in “very good shape.” A Turkish court on Friday convicted the North Carolina native of terror links but released him from house […]
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  • MSNBC Star Admits Telling Jeb Bush to Sucker Punch Donald Trump During Primary
    MSNBC Star Admits Telling Jeb Bush to Sucker Punch Donald Trump During Primary
    October 12, 2018 | By Zachary Stieber
    A top MSNBC host admitted during a segment on Oct. 11 that she told presidential candidate Jeb Bush to punch presidential candidate Donald Trump during the Republican primary race in 2016. The admission comes amid top Democratic leaders encouraging activists to harass Republicans, with one former top official under President Obama telling people recently to […]
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  • California Teacher Who Disclosed Details About Third-Grader to Media Gets Suspended
    California Teacher Who Disclosed Details About Third-Grader to Media Gets Suspended
    October 12, 2018 | By Zachary Stieber
    A California teacher who disclosed details about an aide to President Donald Trump when he was in the third grade has been suspended. Nikki Fiske, 72, told the Hollywood Reporter details about Stephen Miller when the now-33-year-old was an 8-year-old in her class at Franklin Elementary School in Santa Monica. She claimed that his behavior […]
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  • American Pastor Andrew Brunson Freed, Turkish Court Rules
    American Pastor Andrew Brunson Freed, Turkish Court Rules
    October 12, 2018 | By Bowen Xiao
    A Turkish court has ruled for the release of American evangelical Christian pastor Andrew Brunson, after months of spiraling relations between the country and the United States over his incarceration. The ruling passed on Oct. 12 over a 3 year, 1 1/2 month sentence on Brunson, who had been charged with unsubstantiated terrorism offenses by Turkey. The court said […]
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  • Kanye West Gives Speech in Georgetown Apple Store After White House Visit
    Kanye West Gives Speech in Georgetown Apple Store After White House Visit
    October 12, 2018 | By Zachary Stieber
    Kanye West visited an Apple store in Washington after visiting the White House on Thursday, Oct. 11, delivering an impromptu speech from atop a table. Pictures from the scene, including some from RNS reporter Jack Jenkins, show the singer and businessman taking pictures with customers before standing on the table and giving a “keynote” speech. […]
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  • Trump Signs Bill to Improve International Cooperation on Ocean Trash Cleanup
    Trump Signs Bill to Improve International Cooperation on Ocean Trash Cleanup
    October 11, 2018 | By Holly Kellum
    President Donald Trump extended and expanded what he called a “very important” program to clean up sea-borne waste by signing a bill to boost international cooperation on removing debris from the planet’s oceans. The Save Our Seas Act of 2018 extended the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Marine Debris Program for an additional five years, […]
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  • Amazon Must Be Broken Up: NYU Professor Amplifies Trump’s Antitrust Comments
    Amazon Must Be Broken Up: NYU Professor Amplifies Trump’s Antitrust Comments
    October 11, 2018 | By Petr Svab
    The retail behemoth Amazon must be targeted for antitrust violations and broken up into smaller companies, argues Scott Galloway, a marketing professor at New York University. “Amazon has become an invasive species that is unhealthy for our economy,” he said at the Recode conference on Sept. 17. In fact, Galloway would like to see Apple, Facebook, […]
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  • Two Long-Stalled Nominees to Justice Department Confirmed
    Two Long-Stalled Nominees to Justice Department Confirmed
    October 11, 2018 | By Matthew Vadum
    Commentary The long-delayed nominations of two key Department of Justice officials who will oversee the enforcement of civil rights and environmental laws were narrowly approved by the Senate on Oct. 11, over the strong objections of left-wing activists. Although the Democrats’ ongoing, unprecedented blockade of President Donald Trump’s nominees across all agencies of the federal […]
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  • Kanye West Meets Trump at Oval Office, Delivers 10-Minute Monologue
    Kanye West Meets Trump at Oval Office, Delivers 10-Minute Monologue
    October 11, 2018 | By Bowen Xiao
    Kanye West met with President Donald Trump on Oct. 11 at the Oval Office, giving an unprepared 10-minute monologue in front of reporters and drawing praise from Trump for his honesty. Donning a signature red “Make America Great Again” (MAGA) hat, West, sitting just feet away from the president at the Resolute Desk, talked freely about […]
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  • US Should Embed Human Rights in Every Aspect of Foreign Policy: CECC Report
    US Should Embed Human Rights in Every Aspect of Foreign Policy: CECC Report
    October 11, 2018 | By Jennifer Zeng
    WASHINGTON—The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) issues a report every year on human rights and rule of law in the People’s Republic of China, although the feeling at the release of this year’s report felt different. There was sadness that an already desperate human-rights situation continues to deteriorate, but also a sense that things might […]
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  • Trump Wary of Halting Saudi Arms Sales Over Journalist
    Trump Wary of Halting Saudi Arms Sales Over Journalist
    October 11, 2018 | By Reuters
    WASHINGTON/ISTANBUL—President Donald Trump said on Oct. 11, that he saw no reason to cut off arms sales to Saudi Arabia because of the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, possibly setting up a clash with the U.S. Congress. Trump also said the United States may be closer to finding out what happened to Khashoggi, a […]
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  • Kid Rock Comes to White House as Trump Signs Royalty Bill
    Kid Rock Comes to White House as Trump Signs Royalty Bill
    October 11, 2018 | By The Associated Press
    WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump welcomed musicians Kid Rock and country star John Rich to the White House on Oct. 11, as he signed legislation overhauling the way music is licensed and songwriters compensated. Trump signed the Orrin B. Hatch Music Modernization Act on Thursday. The bill won wide bipartisan support in the House and Senate and […]
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  • Trump, Republicans Condemn Democrats’ Increasing Calls for Violence
    Trump, Republicans Condemn Democrats’ Increasing Calls for Violence
    October 11, 2018 | By Bowen Xiao
    A number of prominent Republicans, including the sitting president, have reacted with antipathy and condemnation over former Attorney General Eric Holder’s apparent call for violence. Holder, the latest in a growing list of prominent Democrats to use violent rhetoric against Republicans in recent months, urged fellow supporters to abandon former First Lady Michelle Obama’s previous […]
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  • Trump Administration Resets Policy Toward China in Landmark Speech
    Trump Administration Resets Policy Toward China in Landmark Speech
    October 11, 2018 | By Joan Delaney
    Vice President Mike Pence’s unprecedented speech on China-U.S. relations last week is still causing shockwaves due to its unflinching directness in calling out China on its litany of transgressions.
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  • Eric Holder, Former Obama AG, Tells Crowd to Kick Republicans
    Eric Holder, Former Obama AG, Tells Crowd to Kick Republicans
    October 11, 2018 | By Zachary Stieber
    Eric Holder, attorney general under President Barack Obama, told a crowd that they should not be civil to Republicans but instead kick them. After noting Michelle Obama’s saying, “When they go low, we go high,” Holder said, “No. When they go low, we kick them.” “That’s what this new Democratic Party is about,” he added. […]
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