House Passes Major Tax Bill, But Reconciliation with Senate Bill Is a Challenge
On a near-party line vote of 227-205, the House of Representatives passed a major tax overhaul bill on November 16 that would cut taxes more than $1.4 trillion over...
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White House Sends Nomination to Senate to Name Tom Homan as Permanent ICE Director
The White House is sending ICE Acting Director Tom Homan’s nomination to the Senate as President Trump’s choice to head Immigration and Customs Enforcement permanently. ...
28,783 Visas Granted to Aliens From Nations That Are State Sponsors of Terrorism
Between 2007 and 2016 the U.S. government, through its Visa Lottery program, issued 28,783 visas to people from countries designated as “State Sponsors of Terrorism.” ...
Trump Has Cordial Meeting With Philippine President Duterte
President Donald Trump and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte met in Manila on November 13 “to discuss a broad range of shared interests and priorities.” ...
In Tests Conducted by DHS, TSA Screeners Failed to Detect Weapons More Than Half the Time
The Department of Homeland Security told a congressional committee that TSA security screenings failed to detect weapons or explosive materials more than half the time. ...
NAACP Urges Calif. Legislature to Ask Congress to Rescind “Racist” National Anthem
The California NAACP is lobbying the state legislature to ask Congress to rescind the “Star Spangled Banner” as our national anthem, and also to support Colin Kaepernick. ...
Trump Optimistic About North Korea, Says “It Will All Work Out”
At a press event with South Korea’s President Moon, President Trump invited North Korea’s leaders “to come to the table and to make a deal that’s good for the...
Saudi King Orders Arrests of Multiple Officials in Anti-corruption Purge
King Salman of Saudi Arabia issued a decree establishing an anti-corruption committee chaired by his son, and more than 40 princes and government ministers were arrested. ...
Declassified FBI Paper Reveals Martin Luther King’s “Sexual Aberrations”
An FBI paper, “Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Current Analysis,” said King had “continued to carry on his sexual aberrations secretly” while posturing as a moral leader. ...
Declassified FBI Paper Reveals Communist Associates of Martin Luther King
An FBI paper just released, “Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Current Analysis,” expressed concern about “the degree of communist influence on King.” ...
Declassified JFK Files Reveal Memo About U.S. Plans to Invade Cuba
Among the files related to the JFK assassination that were recently released was a memo with the subject line: “Consequences of US Military Intervention in Cuba.” ...
Declassified JFK Files Reveal CIA Reviewed Claims Hitler Was Alive in South America
Documents just released from the CIA archives along with the JFK files record an informant telling a CIA agent in 1954 that Adolf Hitler was alive and living in...
NYC Police Official: Uzbek Suspect Plotted Fatal Terrorist Attack for Weeks
In the worst terrorist attack in New York since 9/11, a native of Uzbekistan allegedly drove a truck down a pedestrian and bike path, killing eight people. ...
U.S. Special Operations Forces Capture Benghazi Suspect in Libya
U.S. forces captured Mustafa al-Imam — a suspect in the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, and are bringing him to Washington, D.C. ...
Defense Secretary Mattis Says North Korea Nuke Threat Makes Cooperation With Seoul Urgent
Secretary of Defense James Mattis said the growing nuclear threat from North Korea has brought “a new urgency” to cooperation between the United States and South Korea. ...
Partial Release of JFK Assassination Files Produces More Questions than Answers
President Trump ordered the release of more than 2,800 documents related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, but is withholding approximately 300 additional records. ...
Judge Denies Request by States to Force Trump Administration to Continue ObamaCare Payments
U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria denied a request that would have forced the Trump administration to continue making payments to health insurers under ObamaCare. ...
Senators Ron Wyden and Rand Paul Lead Bipartisan Effort to Rein in NSA Spying
A bipartisan group of senators has cosponsored a bill to protect the privacy rights of Americans by banning warrantless searches by the NSA and other federal agencies. ...
Sessions Sees Civil-asset Forfeiture as “Key Tool” for Law Enforcement
Attorney General Jeff Sessions asserted that civil asset forfeiture is a key tool that helps law enforcement defund organized crime. ...
Sessions Authorizes Feds to Go After MS-13 Gang, Using Tactics Like Those That Took Down Al Capone
Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he has designated the brutal MS-13 gang as a priority for the Justice Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces. ...
