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Mueller to give extended testimony after appearance postponed | TheHill

posted onJuly 13, 2019
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Former special counsel MORE will give extended testimony when he appears before Congress on July 24, one week later than originally anticipated, the Democratic chairmen of the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees announced Friday. Mueller has agreed to testify for three hours before the Judiciary panel, allowing all members the opportunity to question him.

Trump's census opponents warn the fight isn't over | TheHill

posted onJuly 13, 2019
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Advocacy groups are celebrating MORE's decision to give up adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census — but they aren't letting their guard down just yet. Trump’s concession handed his critics one of their biggest legal victories to date after judges, including the Supreme Court, repeatedly ruled against the question’s inclusion on next year's census. But those who fought Trump say their work isn’t done quite yet. The groups say they must make sure court orders blocking the citizenship question from the 2020 survey remain in place. And they're reviewing the exec

Study: Deporting Illegal Aliens Saves Americans Billions in Tax Dollars

posted onJuly 13, 2019
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is expected to conduct a mass deportation effort next week, where at least 2,000 illegal aliens who have final orders for removal will be arrested, detained, and deported from the U.S. American taxpayers stand ready to benefit significantly from the deportation of thousands of illegal aliens, all of whom have been ordered deported and have refused to leave. The latest analysis from the Center for Immigration Studies Director of Research Steven Camarotta compared an

Virgin Islands Sen: Corrupt Epstein 'Has People on His Payroll’

posted onJuly 13, 2019
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“There is widespread corruption within the territory that needs to be addressed and looked at with fresh eyes,” Benta said in an exclusive interview with Breitbart News on Thursday. In the wake of fresh charges in New York City brought against Epstein, Benta says the authorities in the U.S. Virgin Islands both locally and federally need to probe into more potential crimes that may have been committed. A career law enforcement official who was chief of police in St.

Alexander Acosta Resigning as Labor Secretary Amid Epstein Saga

posted onJuly 13, 2019
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President Donald Trump, with Acosta at his side, made the announcement on Friday morning as he left the White House for a trip to Wisconsin and Ohio. The president said Acosta had been a “great” labor secretary. “I hate to see this happen,” the president said. He said he did not ask Acosta to leave the Cabinet. Acosta said his resignation would be effective in seven days.

After spate of Boston shootings, Cory Booker highlights plan for gun regulations - The Boston Globe

posted onJuly 13, 2019
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Presidential candidate Cory Booker highlighted his proposals to strengthen federal gun laws Friday in the wake of more than a dozen shootings in Boston over five days last weekend. In a phone call with local media, Booker, a New Jersey senator, touted his experience dealing with the “nightmare” of gun violence as a former mayor of Newark.

Watch Ayanna Pressley’s dramatic testimony on border detention facilities - The Boston Globe

posted onJuly 13, 2019
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Four House Democratic freshmen who recently toured detention stations for migrants along the Texas border told a House committee Friday of jam-packed, fetid holding areas ‘‘in front of the American flag’’ and accused President Trump of intentional cruelty to discourage future arrivals. Representative Ayanna Pressley was one of the four representatives last week who visited McAllen, Texas, to tour border detention facilities for migrants arriving in the United States.

Alex Acosta resigns as labor secretary amid scrutiny over Jeffrey Epstein case - The Boston Globe

posted onJuly 13, 2019
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WASHINGTON — Labor Secretary Alex Acosta’s resignation Friday amid the mushrooming Jeffrey Epstein investigation made him the latest in a growing list of President Trump’s Cabinet members to depart under a cloud of scandal, plunging an administration that has struggled with record turnover into further upheaval. Trump announced Acosta’s departure in a morning appearance together on the South Lawn, telling reporters that his labor secretary had chosen to step down a day after defending himself in a contentious news conference over his role as a US attorney a decade ago in a d