Category Archives: National News
Numbers Don’t Lie: Trump’s Free Speech Executive Order Could Cost Colleges Billions
In light of President Trump’s executive order directing government agencies to restrict and remove federal research funding from universities that infringe on students’ rights to free speech, Campus Reform compiled existing government data to determine exactly how much federal research money is doled out each year. And, to some states, it could mean billions lost.
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Recycle Crisis Sweeps Across America After China Halts Plastic Waste Imports [VIDEO]
China has cut plastic shipments from the U.S. by 99.1% causing recycling and waste companies to now slap municipalities with higher service fees. China’s ban on imported plastic leaves fewer options to recycle. Some shipments had been diverted to Canada, but it looks like most plastic waste will end up in landfills.
Read moreTrump Wins: Supreme Court Rules Convicted Illegals Can Be Detained And Deported
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Trump administration Tuesday, allowing federal officials to detain and deport illegal immigrants after they have served their time in the U.S. for other crimes.
Read moreFamilies Are Crossing Southern U.S. Border In Record Numbers
Undocumented immigrants travelling in family units have been crossing the Southern U.S. border in record numbers. The number of families arrested has pushed total border apprehensions to an 11-year high in February.
Read moreTrump Signs First Ever Veto Upholding Border Emergency Declaration [VIDEO]
President Trump has vetoed the Senate resolution, his first since taking office.
Read moreMale-Only Draft “Unconstitutional”: Federal Court Paves Way For Women’s Compulsory Military Service
US District Judge Gray Miller of the Southern District of Texas wrote in his ruling that the “time has passed” on continued debate for women in the military, regardless of if the controversial issue of women serving in combat “may have justified past discrimination.”
Read moreCovington High School Student Files $250 Million Defamation Suit Against Washington Post
After an investigation conducted by the Covington Diocese turned up no evidence that 16-year-old high school student Nicholas Sandmann confronted Native American activist Nathan Phillips during a March for Life rally at the Lincoln Memorial last month, seemingly confirming that the mainstream press was incorrect to pillory the white, MAGA-hat wearing teen for a confrontation that never actually happened, lawyers for Sandmann filed the first of what are expected to be many defamation lawsuits demanding compensatory and punitive damages for leading an Internet mob that vilified Sandmann and his peers.
Read moreGovernment Shutdown Looms As Border Wall Talks Break Down…Again [VIDEO]
Just two weeks after the longest government shutdown on record, and following 48 hours of narrative-molding declarations that a border security deal was “imminent” or “expected before the end of the weekend”, The Hill and Bloomberg now report that talks to avert a second government shutdown over border wall funding have broken down and Republicans and Democrats have stopped communicating for now.
Read moreTrump Scores Major Victory As “Delinquent” NATO Members Boost Contributions By $100 Billion
NATO states have agreed to increase their defense spending by $100 billion over two years after President Trump went on a fiery tirade last July – calling on “delinquent” countries to boost their contributions by 2% to 4% of GDP. According to NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, the alliance heard Trump’s call “loud and clear” and that member nations are “stepping up,” according to the Telegraph.
Read more“5,000 Troops To Colombia” To Quell Venezuela Crisis? John Bolton Flashes Notepad Contents At Briefing
During a Monday White House press briefing national security adviser John Bolton was photographed carrying a notepad — presumably as he was fresh out of a national security meeting — and one of the things which appears to be handwritten on the pad is “5,000 troops to Colombia”.
Read moreArmy Struggles To Reach Generation Z, Tries Recruiting At Video Game Tournaments
Army recruiters are having a challenging time convincing Americans born between 1995 and 2005 to sign up and serve. The situation is so dire that Army Recruiting Command has turned to e-Sports video game tournaments.
Read moreTrump Makes History: Government Shutdown Will Be Longest On Record
The partial government shutdown, that is currently in its 21st day, will surpass what was the longest shutdown that ended in December 1995. Thus becoming the longest in American history.
Read moreWatch President Trump Addresses Nation’s Border Security (& Dems Respond) [VIDEO]
Many watched with anxious anticipation as President Trump took to the Oval Office – after a trip to the Southern border – where he gave a major policy speech about his plans for border security and his promised wall.
Read moreTrump Did Not Expose “Covert” SEAL Team In Iraq, Say Special Forces Vets
Task & Purpose, a military analysis site, notes that while photographing deployed special forces troops is not ideal, it in no way constitutes revealing “covert ops” as many of the headlines are now claiming. “Is it a secret that these guys are out there in that part of the world? No,” a defense official told Task & Purpose on condition of anonymity. “It’s been a little more sensationalized than we would’ve hoped.”
Read more“No End To Shutdown In Sight” As Trump Promises “Whatever It Takes” To Fund The Wall
“Whatever it takes,” Trump said. “I mean, we’re gonna have a wall. We’re gonna have safety. We need safety for our country.”
Read moreNew Census Data Show Americans Are Migrating from Tax-Punishing States
The Census Bureau released new data that show Americans are continuing to move from high-tax to low-tax states.
Read more1 In 3 ‘Caravan’ Migrants Are Sick, Some With Deadly Diseases [VIDEO]
Tijuana health officials have said that of those migrants in the caravan at the United States’ border with Mexico, about one third is being treated for health concerns. Migrants who came with the caravan are suffering from respiratory infections, tuberculosis, chickenpox, and some other serious health issues, Tijuana’s Health Department warned on Thursday morning.
Read moreSan Ysidro Port Locked Down As Hundreds Of Migrants Rush US Border; Tear Gas Deployed [VIDEO]
Officials closed the largest land crossing in North America on Sunday at San Ysidro as hundreds of migrants rushed the US border in an attempt to cross into the United States.
Read moreTrump Signs Order Closing Border With Mexico, Authorizing Lethal Force
Besides authorizing troops stationed at the border to act in a law enforcement capacity to “perform those military protective activities that the Secretary of Defense determines are reasonably necessary” to protect border agents, including “a show or use of force (including lethal force, where necessary), crowd control, temporary detention. and cursory search.”, the president said on Thursday that he also signed an order to close the U.S. border with Mexico, adding that he’s authorized troops to use lethal force against migrants who attempt to enter the U.S.
Read moreThe Postal Service Lost $3.9 Billion Last Year
Despite a $1 billion increase in revenue, unsustainable personnel costs pushed USPS’ losses to such great heights. “Simply put, we cannot generate revenue or cut enough costs to pay our bills,” says Postmaster General Megan Brennan.
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