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“I am in the Oval Office & just gave out a 115-mile long contract for another large section of the Wall in Texas,” President Trump tweeted. “We are already building and renovating many miles of Wall, some complete. Democrats must end Shutdown and finish funding.

“I am in the Oval Office & just gave out a 115-mile long contract for another large section of the Wall in Texas,” President Trump tweeted. “We are already building and renovating many miles of Wall, some complete. Democrats must end Shutdown and finish funding.

The Times suggests banks are “unwittingly financing mass shootings” by allowing individuals to use their cards to buy firearms and related accessories. The NYT observes: They pivot to the June 20, 2012, Aurora movie theater attack: They jump to the Las Vegas attacker, “who spent nearly $95,000 on firearms and gun-related purchases in the year before the massacre, buying some 55 guns, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s report.” In between var

The Times suggests banks are “unwittingly financing mass shootings” by allowing individuals to use their cards to buy firearms and related accessories. The NYT observes: They pivot to the June 20, 2012, Aurora movie theater attack: They jump to the Las Vegas attacker, “who spent nearly $95,000 on firearms and gun-related purchases in the year before the massacre, buying some 55 guns, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s report.” In between var

WASHINGTON — Irritated with the criticism and fallout from Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’s resignation, President Trump on Sunday pushed the Pentagon chief out the door two months earlier than planned, an acrimonious end to a tense relationship that had been eroding in recent months. In a series of tweets, Trump appeared to question why he had put Mattis in his Cabinet in the first place and said Deputy Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan will take over as acting secretary on Jan.

Michael A. Cohen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is one of the best things to happen in American politics. She should pick her battles wisely.  Editorial Warren-Gardner bill would take pot shops out of legal limbo and clear the way for access to banking and credit care services.  Opinion | Stephen Kinzer Wherever the United States deploys troops, we stay until we get what we want. President Trump seems to recognize this as a recipe for permanent war and occupation.

Michael A. Cohen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is one of the best things to happen in American politics. She should pick her battles wisely.  Editorial Warren-Gardner bill would take pot shops out of legal limbo and clear the way for access to banking and credit care services.  Opinion | Stephen Kinzer Wherever the United States deploys troops, we stay until we get what we want. President Trump seems to recognize this as a recipe for permanent war and occupation.

Michael A. Cohen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is one of the best things to happen in American politics. She should pick her battles wisely.  Editorial Warren-Gardner bill would take pot shops out of legal limbo and clear the way for access to banking and credit care services.  Opinion | Stephen Kinzer Wherever the United States deploys troops, we stay until we get what we want. President Trump seems to recognize this as a recipe for permanent war and occupation.

Michael A. Cohen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is one of the best things to happen in American politics. She should pick her battles wisely.  Editorial Warren-Gardner bill would take pot shops out of legal limbo and clear the way for access to banking and credit care services.  Opinion | Stephen Kinzer Wherever the United States deploys troops, we stay until we get what we want. President Trump seems to recognize this as a recipe for permanent war and occupation.

MORE, who resigned in protest last week, would leave his job on Jan. 1, two months before his planned departure. Trump said in a tweet that Mattis’s deputy, Patrick Shanahan, will serve as acting Pentagon chief. “Patrick has a long list of accomplishments while serving as Deputy, & previously Boeing,” Trump wrote.