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Ignoring slavery, Trump says human trafficking has reached all-time high
“Human trafficking is worse than it’s ever been in the history of this world,” Donald Trump declared today, apparently unaware of human history.
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DOJ watchdog reportedly sends criminal referral for McCabe to federal prosecutor
The Justice Department’s internal watchdog reportedly has sent a criminal referral for fired FBI official Andrew McCabe to the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington.
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Senate committee sets Monday vote even as Pompeo appears to lack support
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is pressing forward with a vote on CIA Director Mike Pompeo’s nomination to be secretary of State — even as he appears to be short of the votes to clear the panel. Chairman Bob Corker’s (R-Tenn.) office…
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Trump contradicts Calif. gov, says feds won’t fund National Guard deployment
President Trump lashed out at California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) on Thursday, accusing Brown of sending his state’s National Guard to the U.S.-Mexico border “to do nothing” and insisting that the federal government would not pay for the…
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Ex-EPA chief lashes out at Pruitt in Time magazine’s ‘Influential People’ entry
Former Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Christine Todd Whitman penned a submission for current EPA chief Scott Pruitt in Time magazine’s “100 Most Influential People List,” lashing out at Pruitt for endangering…
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Cruz calls Trump a ‘flash-bang grenade’ in Time 100 profile
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) hailed President Trump as a “flash-bang grenade thrown into Washington,” writing in a profile published Thursday that the president had delivered on his promise to “disrupt the status quo.””President Trump is a flash-bang…
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Top LGBT group targets Pence in new campaign
The nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization is launching a campaign effort to “expose” Vice President Pence’s views on the LGBTQ community.The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) on Thursday released “The Real Mike Pence,” a report and video…
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Justice IG sends criminal referral of Andrew McCabe to US attorney
The Justice Department’s inspector general has sent a criminal referral regarding former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe to the US attorney’s office in Washington, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell Kills President Trump’s Plan to Cut $60 Billion in Spending
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R, KY) has torpedoed President Donald Trump’s plan to cut $60 billion in federal spending, despite a promise to open a “discussion” on the cuts.
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