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California Pardons 5 Illegal Immigrants Facing Deportation
President Trump took aim at California Gov. Jerry Brown on Saturday for pardoning five ex-convicts facing deportation, asking if residents of the Golden State “really want” such policies for criminal immigrants. The president referred to Brown as “Moonbeam,” a nickname he was given in the late 1970s during his first time as governor for proposing […]
Gaza-Israel Violence Escalates As Israel Threatens Action In Gaza
The Israeli military has warned it could take action against “terrorist targets” inside the Gaza Strip. Brig Gen Ronen Manelis told journalists that Hamas – the militant group that controls Gaza – was using Palestinian protests as a cover for launching attacks on Israel. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has said Israel bears “full responsibility” for […]
Voter Fraud Gets Texas Woman 5 Year Prison Sentence
A Texas woman was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison for voting illegally in the 2016 elections. The Dallas Morning News reported Thursday that Crystal Mason, 43, was convicted of casting a provisional ballot in 2016 while she was on supervised release for a 2011 tax fraud conviction. Convicted felons are not allowed to vote […]
Kentucky Cop Killer Shot By Police In Tennessee
The man accused of killing an off-duty Kentucky police officer was shot and killed during an encounter with law enforcement officers. Mike Tobin reports from Chicago. Law enforcement in Tennessee killed the man authorities said posed as a cop and fatally shot an actual police officer after pulling him over in his car. James Decoursey, […]
Police Chief Calls Austin Bomber A Domestic Terrorist
Austin’s interim police chief called the city’s serial bomber, who killed himself last week amid a standoff with authorities, a “domestic terrorist” for the impact he had on the central Texas community. “This is a distinction that I want to make today,” Chief Brian Manley said during a panel discussion about Mark Conditt, according to the […]
Fox News Anchor Apologizes To Activist David Hogg
Fox News host Laura Ingraham apologized Thursday over a critical tweet she sent out the day before about a Parkland, Fla., shooting survivor, as at least seven advertisers pulled their spots from her program. After mocking Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student David Hogg over his college rejections, Ingraham tweeted an apology “in the spirit of Holy Week” to him and his […]
Donations To The NRA Have Tripled Since Parkland Shooting
Contributions to the National Rifle Association’s political action committee tripled in February amid public attacks against the organization following the Feb. 14 high school shooting in Parkland, Fla. Supporters of the Second Amendment donated about $779,000 in February to the NRA’s political arm, the Political Victory Fund, according to recent Federal Election Commission (FEC) data. […]
Watchdog Launches Investigation Into DOJ FISA Abuses
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) inspector general formally announced Wednesday that he will launch a separate investigation into the DOJ’s handling of a surveillance warrant application for former Trump campaign aide Carter Page. The inquiry comes “in response to requests from the attorney general and members of Congress,” according to the statement from Inspector General […]
Trump Fires Head Of Veteran’s Affairs After Several Scandals
Trump announced on Twitter on Wednesday that he would be nominating his personal White House physician to the top VA spot: I am pleased to announce that I intend to nominate highly respected Admiral Ronny L. Jackson, MD, as the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs…. ….In the interim, Hon. Robert Wilkie of DOD will serve […]
Trump Trying To Get Pentagon To Pay For The Wall
Trump is privately pushing for the Pentagon to pay for his proposed border wall between the U.S. and Mexico, according to a new report. The Washington Post reports that Trump made the suggestion to several advisers last week, saying it was a “national security” issue that the wall be funded. Trump reportedly told Speaker Paul […]
Maryland School Shooter Shot Himself In Head When Confronted
The Maryland high school student who fatally shot his ex-girlfriend and injured another student also killed himself, authorities said. Austin Rollins, 17, shot himself in the head when he was confronted by school resource officer Blaine Gaskill during the March 20 school shooting, the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. Gaskill had arrived within […]