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Posted at 1:00 am on July 27, 2017 by Jennifer Van Laar Imran Awan, the ringleader of a group of Pakistani IT “professionals” who were employed by numerous Democrat members of Congress and the caucus itself, was arrested on bank fraud charges Monday at Dulles Airport as he was attempting to leave the country.

Posted at 1:45 am on July 27, 2017 by Brad Slager The new White House Communications Director is having a hard time getting his point across accurately. Apart from his sartorial obsession the main thing Anthony Scaramucci, the incoming White House Communications Director, has been known for is his quest to stop all administration leaks.

Posted at 4:00 am on July 27, 2017 by Joe Cunningham Yesterday morning, President Donald Trump tweeted an announcement that the military would not allow transgender soldiers in its ranks. The move was praised by many Republicans and decried by Democrats. The Media, who are rarely (if ever!) on the side of the Republicans, went to work to find anything and everything they think will discredit Trump in some way.

Canada's Armed Forces took an implicit swipe on Wednesday at President Trump's decision to ban transgender people from serving in the U.S. military.  "We welcome [Canadians] of all sexual orientations and gender identities.

White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci said Wednesday night that he plans to contact the FBI and Justice Department regarding a leak of his financial disclosure. "In light of the leak of my financial disclosure info which is a felony.

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Kid Rock continues to flirt with a Michigan Senate bid, announcing at midnight Thursday that he is still "exploring" a run and in the meantime plans to set up a nonprofit promoting voter registration. The singer, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, made the announcement in a tweet. "When my name was thrown out there for U.S. Senate I decided to launch kidrockforsenate.com.

Since President MORE emerged on the political scene, Democrats have relentlessly challenged the truthfulness of his statements. Ridiculing Trump’s so-called “alternative facts,” the Democrats have some “alternative facts” of their own. Take this statement from the “Our History” page of the DNC website:“For more than 200 years, our party has led the fight for civil rights, health care, Social Security, workers' rights, and women's rights.”

On a remote pass through Himalayan peaks, China and India, two nuclear-armed nations, have come near the brink of conflict over an unpaved road. It is one of the worst border disputes between the regional rivals in more than 30 years. The road stands on territory at the point where responded by sending troops and equipment to halt the construction.

Over the past decade, California has passed a sweeping set of climate laws to test a contentious theory: that it’s possible to cut greenhouse gas emissions far beyond what any other state has done and still enjoy robust economic growth. Now that theory faces its biggest test yet.