President Donald Trump, under pressure from angry members of his own party, said Wednesday that he would be “signing something in a little while” that would keep families together at the border, halting a policy he instituted earlier this year. “I’ll be doing something that’s somewhat pre-emptive and ultimately will be matched by legislation I’m […]
Category: Domestic
US Withdraws From Human Rights Council After Being Criticized
WASHINGTON — The United States plans to withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council, two U.S. officials confirmed to NBC News on Tuesday. The announcement is expected to be made by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley at 5 p.m. this evening. The Trump administration has threatened […]
Opioid Epidemic Flooding Foster Care With Thousands Of Children
The opioid epidemic ravaging states and cities across the country has sent a record number of children into foster and state care systems, taxing limited government resources and testing a system that is already at or near capacity. An analysis of foster care systems around the country shows the number of children entering state or […]
Republicans Scramble To Fix Trump Separation Policy
The Trump administration is facing mounting pressure from fellow Republicans and other allies to end the practice of separating children from parents caught illegally crossing the border, as backlash over the enforcement policy quickly escalates into a political crisis. Some GOP lawmakers want the administration to stop the policy on its own, while Texas Sen. […]
Anti-Trump Agent Escorted From FBI Building
Lawyer for anti-Trump FBI agent Peter Strzok fires back against criticism, saying his client is not a conspirator but instead a patriot. Peter Strzok, the FBI agent under fire over a series of anti-Trump text messages, was “escorted” from the FBI building, his lawyer confirmed to Fox News on Tuesday. Strzok’s lawyer, Aitan Goelman, argued […]
Woman Who Lied About Rape Sentenced To Jail Time
A Michigan woman who lied about being raped on her college campus was sentenced to jail time on Monday. Mary Zolkowski, 21, was sentenced to 45 days in jail after pleading guilty to fabricating a story about being sexually assaulted in a parking lot at Delta College in Bay County, MLive.com reported. Judge Joseph Sheeran, […]
Hillary Clinton Says Separating Of Families Is A Moral Crisis
NEW YORK – Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday called the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy that has separated children from their parents at the southern U.S. border “a moral and humanitarian crisis.” Speaking at an awards lunch for the Women’s Forum of New York, Clinton said what was happening to families at […]
Trump Orders “Space Force” To Be 6th Branch Of Military
Trump tells military members at Miramar Air Station in San Diego, California that space is a war-fighting domain. President Trump vowed on Monday to make space great again. Speaking at a meeting of the National Space Council, Trump ordered the Pentagon to immediately establish a national “space force” that would become the sixth branch of […]
Trump Says US Will “Not Be A Migrant Camp”
“The United States will not be a migrant camp and it will not be a refugee holding facility — it won’t be,” Trump said at the White House during a meeting for his space council. “I say it’s very strongly the Democrats’ fault,” he said Monday. “If the Democrats would sit down instead of obstructing, we […]
22 Injured In Shooting At Art Festival, Suspect Dead
Nearly two dozen people were injured after gunfire broke out early Sunday during a fight at an all-night art event in New Jersey’s capital city, leaving one suspect dead which authorities said appeared to be caused by “neighborhood beef.” Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo Onofri said at a news conference that a total of 22 people […]
Manhunt Underway For Escaped Convicts, One Alleged Murderer
Three inmates, including one charged with murder, busted through the wall of an Illinois jail on Saturday morning and led authorities on a manhunt. Justin Bray, Zachery Shock and Johnny Tipton allegedly used a pipe to break a hole in the concrete wall of White County Jail in Carmi, Illinois. White County sheriffs were notified […]
Bannon Says MLK Jr. Would Be Proud Of President Trump
Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon said that Martin Luther King, Jr. would be “proud” of what President Donald Trump has done for African-American and Latino workers in the U.S. Karl pushed back on Bannon’s claim that Martin Luther King, Jr. would be proud of the effects of Trump’s policies on minorities. “I think […]