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Finally, Trump Cuts 70 Obama Holdovers from the National Security Council

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 11, 2020 48 Comments

Last week, to the great dismay of Democrats and the media, Trump sent Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman packing. This was the beginning of a trend because Trump just gave walking papers to 70 Obama holdovers in the National Security Council.

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Michael Flynn Seeks to Withdraw Guilty Plea

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 15, 2020 33 Comments

General Michael Flynn is now accusing federal prosecutors of acting in “bad faith” during the Russia probe and is moving to withdraw his guilty plea. This is unfolding as he faces a term of six months in prison.

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President Trump launches U.S. Space Force as the sixth military branch

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 21, 2019 24 Comments

When it comes to pen and phones, it appears nobody wields them as well as President Donald Trump. He has officially signed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The NDAA, among other action items, launches the U.S. Space Force as the sixth branch of the military.

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Trump Admin to End War on Incandescent Light Bulbs

Posted by Mike LaChance on December 21, 2019 100 Comments

The war on cheap incandescent light bulbs began with the Bush administration and was expanded by the Obama administration. Team Trump is now preparing to end the madness.

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House Pushes Through Spending Bills Totaling $1.4 Trillion With a Ton of Pork

Posted by Mary Chastain on December 17, 2019 16 Comments

The House of Representatives had less than 24 hours to review spending bills, totaling 2,000+ pages and worth $1.4 trillion, to keep the government fund through the next fiscal year. Despite the small time frame, the representatives passed the bill in order to avert a shutdown, which would have happened on Friday.

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BLM employees would rather quit than move to new headquarters in Colorado

Posted by Leslie Eastman on December 14, 2019 81 Comments

The Trump administration is moving the headquarters of the Bureau of Land Management to Grand Junction, CO. However, reports are coming in that many staffers who are being reassigned are opting to quit rather than move out West.

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NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Called out by HUD for Shipping Homeless Residents off to Other States

Posted by Stacey Matthews on December 07, 2019 25 Comments

When it comes to the public housing and homeless problems plaguing New York City, HUD regional administrator Lynne Patton is not messing around.

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Trump Reconsiders Stance on Ban of Flavored E-Cigarettes

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 25, 2019 12 Comments

President Donald Trump seemed to reconsider his stance on banning flavored electronic cigarettes during a recent White House-sponsored roundtable. This event focused on addressing the concerns over minors using flavored e-cigarettes as well as ending the spate of serious illnesses tied to additives in vaping products.

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Navy Secretary Fired by Defense Secretary For Secretly Securing Navy SEAL Deal With Trump

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 25, 2019 66 Comments

Secretary of Defense Mark Esper fired Navy Secretary Richard Spencer due to the latter's attempts to strike a deal with the White House over Navy SEAL Edward Gallagher, the man who posed next to a dead body of an ISIS terrorist. Esper discovered Spencer's actions after the fact, which made him lose faith and confidence in Spencer.

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AG William Barr: Anti-Trump Resistance used “an explicit strategy of using every tool and maneuver available to sabotage the functioning of his Administration”

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 17, 2019 32 Comments

Attorney General William Barr gave a speech at the Federalist Society this weekend in which he called out Democrats and the so-called "resistance" for their constant obstruction of Trump.

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Nikki Haley Claims Tillerson, Kelly Wanted Her to Help Them to Undermine Trump

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 11, 2019 26 Comments

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley revealed in her new memoir that former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and former Chief of Staff John Kelly tried to recruit her to undermine President Donald Trump.

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Trump Administration Orders EU Ambassador Not to Testify in Impeachment Probe

Posted by Mary Chastain on October 08, 2019 34 Comments

President Donald Trump's administration demanded US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland not to testify on Tuesday morning in the House's impeachment inquiry. Sondland's attorney Robert Luskin said the order came from the State Department.

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VIDEO: Georgetown Students Shout Down Speech by Homeland Security Secretary

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 08, 2019 3 Comments

"was set to be the keynote speaker for Georgetown's 16th annual Immigration, Law, and Policy Conference"...

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Why are e-cigarettes now the target of panic-based regulation?

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 14, 2019 19 Comments

The Trump administration announced this week that it plans to ban the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes, after hundreds of people have been sickened by mysterious lung illnesses.

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Trump Orders Sweeping Crackdown on Homeless Camps in California

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 12, 2019 52 Comments

President Donald Trump is sending a team of White House officials to California so they can conduct a sweeping crackdown on homelessness in California.

The planning has intensified in recent weeks. Administration officials have discussed using the federal government to get homeless people off the streets of Los Angeles and other cities and into new government-backed facilities, according to two officials briefed on the planning.

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Students and Faculty at Northeastern Illinois U. to Protest Appearance by Sean Spicer

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 11, 2019 7 Comments

"not an acceptable choice for a university that in 2018 had an undergraduate enrollment that was nearly 40% Hispanic and considers itself a safe space"...

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Report: Gun Control Measures Could Reduce Trump’s Base Support Going Into 2020

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on September 07, 2019 78 Comments

I haven't paid as much attention to "sharpiegate" as I might if it actually mattered.  What a ridiculous tempest over pretty much nothing.  Can you imagine if the media went this insane every time Obama said something that was questionable, demonstrably wrong, or even a simple mistake?

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Trump Administration turns out lights on Obama-era lightbulb rules

Posted by Leslie Eastman on September 07, 2019 34 Comments

The Trump administration is turning out the lights on Obama-era rules that set onerous energy-use requirements for some of the most commonly used lightbulbs.

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