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Senate Environment and Public Works Committee member Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., points to a chart as he questions Environmental Protection Agency Administrator-designate, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, during Pruitt's confirmation hearing before the committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Archives for فبراير 2017

Trump Administration Sends Conflicting Messages On Russia

A month after inauguration, the future of US-Russian relations are a lot less clear, with top Trump Administration figures sending wildly conflicting messages on their intentions.

Jason Ditz
بواسطة Jason Ditz
The Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, right, and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stand together during the G-20 Foreign Ministers meeting in Bonn, Germany, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. (AP/Michael Probst)

(REPORT) --- Over the course of the presidential campaign, President Trump repeatedly suggested that the US would seek improved relations with Russia, a policy that was extremely controversial, but seen as more or less a “sure thing” after the inauguration. A month after inauguration, the future of US-Russian relations are a lot less clear, with

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Donald Trump’s Vengeful Pledge To Pursue ‘Low-Life’ Leakers

In his first year as president, Trump may follow in Obama’s footsteps in an even harsher and more unforgiving manner to make sure no one defies his authority by bringing openness to his administration.

Kevin Gosztola
بواسطة Kevin Gosztola
President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. During a screwball press conference, President Donald Trump indicated he contacted the Justice Department to look into “criminal leaks.” He said his administration has got to stop the leaks and suggested there would be penalties for those who disclosed classified information without

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Trump Considering 100,000 Strong Nat Guard Deployment For Immigration Roundups

Use of National Guard troops would greatly increase the number of immigrants targeted in one of Trump’s executive orders last month, which expanded the definition of who could be considered a criminal and therefore a potential target for deportation.

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بواسطة Associated Press
border patrol

The Trump administration is considering a proposal to mobilize as many as 100,000 National Guard troops to round up unauthorized immigrants, including millions living nowhere near the Mexico border, according to a draft memo obtained by The Associated Press. The 11-page document calls for the unprecedented militarization of immigration

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Congress Moves Forward With Plan To Strip Gun Ban For Mentally Disabled

As part of the ban around 75,000 people with mental disabilities would be barred from purchasing firearms.

MintPress News Desk
بواسطة MintPress News Desk
Senator Charles Grassley Photo by Gage Skidmore

(REPORT) --- The United States Congress voted on Wednesday to block a gun regulation that would prevent thousands of people with mental disabilities from purchasing weapons. Passed by the Republican-led house, the legislation will now be sent to President Donald Trump. The move was passed by 57 votes to 43 in the Republican-controlled Congress.

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Pressure Mounts Over Trump’s Refusal To Address Right-Wing Terrorist Threats

Since the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, the Southern Poverty Law Center has tracked domestic terrorist plots and attacks in the United States. It lists more than 100, including the slaying of nine black churchgoers during a 2015 prayer meeting in Charleston, S.C.

Associated Press
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Police tape surrounds the parking lot behind the AME Emanuel Church as FBI forensic experts work the crime scene where nine people where shot by Dylann Storm Roof, 21, in Charleston, S.C. Since the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, the Southern Poverty Law Center has tracked domestic terrorist plots and attacks in the United States. It lists more than 100, including the slaying of nine black churchgoers during a 2015 prayer meeting in Charleston, S.C. (AP/Stephen B. Morton)

OKLAHOMA CITY (REPORT) — Bud Welch knows something about the human cost of terrorism. His 23-year-old daughter was killed when a rental truck packed with explosives destroyed the Oklahoma City federal building. That was in 1995, when domestic terrorism seemed to be the nation's most immediate security threat. Now President Donald Trump sees

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Tax Day Protests To Demand Trump Tax Returns Now Planned In Over 60 Cities

While President Donald Trump insists people “don’t care” about his tax returns, marches nationwide on April 15 will demonstrate otherwise.

Deirdre Fulton
بواسطة Deirdre Fulton
Marching protesters hold up a sign demanding that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump release his tax returns, in Miami on Sept. 16. (AP/Lynne Sladky)

(REPORT) --- From New York to Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. to Little Rock, Arkansas, protesters will take to the streets on Saturday, April 15 to show President Donald Trump that the American public does, in fact, care about his tax returns. Trump and his associates have repeatedly claimed that people "don't care" about the returns—a claim

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