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U.S. Department of Defense

Trump issues executive orders designed to deconstruct the administrative deep state

The orders will limit the use of a tool the Trump administration believes short-circuits the rule-making process. They take aim at federal guidance, which agencies can use to explain how they intend to implement policy.

October 11, 2019 in U.S..
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This is ‘the one person Senator Sanders listens to above everybody else’

“Where Jane goes, Bernie goes,” said high-ranking campaign aide Michael Ceraso, according to the Times. “She is his engine.”

October 10, 2019 in U.S..
The White House

Southern border arrests totaled nearly 1 million in fiscal year 2019, CBP chief says

CBP’s enforcement actions on our southwest border totaled nearly 1 million in fiscal year 2019. This is a staggering 88% higher than the number of enforcement actions in 2018.

October 10, 2019 in U.S..
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Gas taxes help push California pump prices past $4, high above $2.64 national average

California has the highest gas taxes in the nation at an average of 57.8 cents a gallon — more than one-eighth of the total price of the gas. The tax was raised most recently by 5.6 cents per gallon July 1. California imposed a 12 cents-a-gallon tax increase in 2017.

October 10, 2019 in U.S..
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In a blistering letter, White House tells Democrats there will be no cooperation with ‘illegitimate’ impeachment inquiry

“[T]he President cannot allow your constitutionally illegitimate proceedings to distract him and those in the Executive Branch from their work on behalf of the American people,” Cipollone wrote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the chairmen of several House committees.

October 9, 2019 in U.S..
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New Hampshire looking at proposal to limit greenhouse gases from vehicles

Rebecca Ohler, who heads the DES climate and energy program, said that state officials are looking at the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) to help reduce such emissions. It would be similar to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

October 9, 2019 in U.S..
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Court rules FBI searches for info on Americans went against surveillance law

The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court ruled in 2018 that the FBI’s capacity to search government databases for information on certain individuals without the necessary warrants to do so in 2017 and 2018 violated Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

October 9, 2019 in U.S..
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Zuckerberg ‘understands’ Bernie’s opinion that billionaires shouldn’t exist

The Facebook founder’s comments came after Sanders said, “I don’t think that billionaires should exist,” while explaining his wealth tax proposal in a Sept. 24 interview with The New York Times.

October 8, 2019 in U.S..
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Elite American institutions keep bowing to communist China

The NBA provided the latest example Sunday night, when league commissioner Adam Silver apologized for Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey’s tweet in support of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.

October 8, 2019 in U.S..
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Report: Benefit, job cuts resulting from minimum wage hike offset increased pay

“A minimum wage hike may produce an immediate wage hike for many of the 2.2 percent of hourly workers who are impacted, but the higher labor costs force employers to cut non-wage benefits, like free meals, flexible leave arrangements, and health insurance coverage.”

October 7, 2019 in U.S..
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Buttigieg, Warren, and Sanders out raise Biden during third quarter

Sanders raised $25.3 million during the third quarter, which lasts from July to September, Buttigieg raised 19.1 million, and Biden raised $15 million. Warren raised $24.6 million, she announced Friday, and said she has $25.7 million cash on hand.

October 7, 2019 in U.S..
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Expect to see Bernie Sanders on the debate stage in October

The Vermont senator, 78, will be joining the Oct. 15 Democratic primary debate stage in Westerville, Ohio, campaign spokesman Joe Calvello told the Los Angeles Times Thursday.

October 4, 2019 in U.S..

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