SNOWDEN’S LAWYER: WE HOPE FOR CLEMENCY FROM TRUMP

JD Wed, 02/08/2017 - 10:15

Edward Snowden hopes that President Donald Trump will soon drop the case against the NSA whistleblower and allow him to return to the United States, says Snowden’s lawyer.

“We hope very much that the new U.S. president would show some weighted approach to the issue and make the one and only correct decision – to stop prosecution against Edward Snowden,” Anatoly Kucherena, Snowden’s Russian lawyer, told Russian media on Tuesday.

DEVOS CONFIRMED AS EDUCATION SECRETARY; BILL TO END EDUCATION DEPT INTRODUCED

JD Wed, 02/08/2017 - 09:44

Massie's legislation, HR 899, simply states, "The Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2018."

On the day that Betsy DeVos was confirmed as the Secretary of Education, House Representative Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) introduced a short bill to abolish the Department of Education, which was established under the Carter administration in 1980.
Massie’s legislation, HR 899, simply states, “The Department of Education shall terminate on December 31, 2018.”

Trump Just Called Democrats the ONE WORD that Will Ruin Them

JD Wed, 02/08/2017 - 09:34

This is totally freaking nuts! Donald Trump has been America’s president for almost a full month and he STILL has not gotten his cabinet confirmed thanks to a bunch of lousy Democrat politicians.

You can bet he is P*SSED so he just took to Twitter and called Democrats the One word they hate:

DISGRACE!

MSM In Crisis: Evaporating Ad Revenue

JD Wed, 02/08/2017 - 09:23

Pew Research Center reported last year that newspapers were especially hard hit in both areas. During 2015, the study found weekday circulation fell by 7 percent while ad revenue dropped by 8 percent.

When revenue drops, no matter the cause, businesses are often forced to make uncomfortable adjustments. In the realm of news media, experts say certain expenses are usually the first to go.

Navy successfully tests new missile-defense system in Hawaii VIDEO

Ron Aldof Tue, 02/07/2017 - 22:34

" A new missile-defense system developed by the United States and Japan destroyed a target missile during a test off the coast of Hawaii on Friday, a Missile Defense Agency statement said.

The intercept of a medium-range ballistic missile, launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii, was a first for the system, which had conducted two previous flight tests, the statement said."

GOP Senators To Introduce Bill To Reduce Legal Immigration

JD Tue, 02/07/2017 - 19:51

Republican Sens. Tom Cotton and David Perdue are set to introduce legislation Tuesday that would cut legal immigration to the U.S. by 50 percent over the next 10 years.

resident Donald Trump pledged during his campaign to end illegal immigration, and criticized the current legal immigration system. Trump campaign site says that the U.S. needs to reform legal immigration to “serve the best interests of America and its workers, keeping immigration levels within historic norms.”

Here’s Why Many Pollsters Are Probably Still Getting Support For Trump Wrong

JD Tue, 02/07/2017 - 19:45

Pollsters appear to be misreading support for Donald Trump’s presidency for the same reason they got it wrong on the campaign trail. Many so-called “shy” Trump supporters are hesitant to express their support.

New Poll Shows Most Americans Support President Trump’s Immigration Ban

JD Tue, 02/07/2017 - 19:41

Approval of President Trump’s executive order that temporarily freezes immigration is on the rise.

According to a new poll conducted by Investor’s Business Daily and TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence, 51 percent of voters approve of the president’s decision to temporarily restrict citizens from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from entering the country, while 42 percent of Hispanics who were surveyed also approved.

Trump Considering Removing Immigrants Who Receive Welfare Benefits

JD Tue, 02/07/2017 - 19:34

President Donald Trump has been moving quickly over the past few weeks on executive orders to implement his agenda and show those who voted for him that he is sticking to the promises he made on the campaign trail.

When it comes to illegal immigration, Trump has been working hard to craft orders that would follow through on his promises. However, a new order Trump is considering could result in millions of deportations of even legal immigrants, according to The Washington Post.

Ryan: Congress Will Scrap, Replace Obamacare in 2017

JD Tue, 02/07/2017 - 19:32

House Speaker Paul Ryan said flatly on Tuesday that Obamacare will be repealed and replaced in 2017.

“The legislating is going to be done this year,” he said during a news conference. “We are going to be done with legislating with respect to Obamacare.”

On Sunday, President Donald Trump had indicated the timetable could be more fluid.

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