Washington Examiner – by Susan Ferrechio

What was supposed to be an open-ended debate on immigration reform stalled on Tuesday when Democrats objected to the Republican’s first amendment, which would punish so-called sanctuary cities.

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., blocked a request by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., to start by debating the sanctuary city language. Without Schumer’s consent, the debate cannot begin until either late tonight or tomorrow morning.   Continue reading “Senate immigration debate stalls after Democrats block first GOP amendment”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

With the calm of global capital markets shattered in the past two weeks, the ongoing military conflict in the Middle East has taken an understandable back seat to monetary matters. And yet, tensions involving Syria, Iran and Israel continue to escalate, most notably with this weekend’s outright attack by Israel on Syria, allegedly in retaliation for an Iranian drone launch from a Syrian army base, and which led to the first downing of an Israeli F-16 jet in decades.

Yet what has so far prevented the proxy way from spinning out of control, was that Putin – as guarantor of the Syria-Iran axis on one hand, and Netanyahu as his nemesis on the other, had expressed restraint. For now.   Continue reading “Russian Fighters Killed In Clash With US-Led Coalition Forces In Syria”

Yahoo News

BALTIMORE (AP) — Two Baltimore police detectives were convicted of robbery, racketeering, and conspiracy Monday in a trial that’s part of an ongoing federal investigation into corruption among rogue members of the city’s beleaguered police force.

After the jury foreman read the verdict following two days of deliberations, Detectives Daniel Hersl and Marcus Taylor were shackled and led out of U.S. District Court in Baltimore. Some of Hersl’s relatives burst into tears, while one of his victims called out: “Justice.”   Continue reading “2 Baltimore detectives convicted of racketeering, robbery”

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Educate Yourself – by Ken Adachi

[Editor’s Note: I awakened to the New World Order takeover of planet earth in 1995 after reading Bill Cooper’s book, Behold a Pale Horse. Prior to that, I was naively assuming – as most people did at the time (and in earlier decades) – that the information being presented to us by mainstream media and the government were an accurate reflection of surprising, unfolding “news” events and that the government and media were trying to inform us in order to help us understand these events and to alert the public to any dangers or concerns that these “news” events might impose on our lives. Continue reading “Population “Control,” New World Order Style”

The Hill

The White House on Monday officially released a 55-page proposal for President Trump‘s long-awaited infrastructure overhaul.

The plan puts forth a framework for lawmakers to craft legislation for a $1.5 trillion infrastructure package that would focus on public-private partnerships and funding from state and local governments.   Continue reading “White House releases 55-page, $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan”

Washington Examiner – by John Siciliano

The largest natural gas exporter in the U.S. announced two major deals with China on Friday to sell U.S. natural gas through the 2040s.

Cheniere Energy agreed to supply China’s state-owned energy company with 1.2 million tons of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, per year. The long-term supply and purchase agreements were built on a Memorandum of Understanding the company signed with China’s energy authority in November.   Continue reading “US’ largest natural gas exporter announces huge deal with China”

Washington Post – by Cleve R. Wootson Jr.

The pilot of a Grand Canyon tour helicopter and three British passengers were under intensive medical care Monday for burns and other injuries, two days after the chopper plunged into jagged rocks during a sightseeing flight.

Three others — also from Britain — were killed in the Saturday crash.  Continue reading “Medical teams fight to save 4 survivors of deadly Grand Canyon helicopter fireball”

Miami Herald – by Joshua Tehee

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has issued a warning about an influx of large, semi-aquatic rodents that have been caught reproducing within the San Joaquin Valley.

Cut to “The Princess Bride.”   Continue reading “Rodent from hell: They weigh 20 pounds, breed like rabbits – and they’re on the move”

Fox News

A gunman shot and killed four people at two locations Saturday afternoon in Johnson County, Ky., before turning the gun on himself, authorities said.

The county sheriff’s office identified the killer as Joseph Nickell, the Lexington Herald-Leader reported. The names of the four victims were not immediately released.   Continue reading “Gunman kills 4, then self, in ‘horrific murder spree,’ police say”

RT

The An-148 aircraft operated by Saratov Airlines went missing from radar shortly after take-off from the Moscow airport, according to the source.

The plane is understood to have been carrying 65 passengers and six crew.

A source told Russia’s Interfax news agency: “The airplane reportedly crashed outside Argunovo village in the Moscow region.   Continue reading “Russian passenger jet crash – 71 feared dead as plane goes down in Moscow”

Yahoo News

Jerusalem (AFP) – Israel struck a dozen Syrian and Iranian targets inside Syria on Saturday in “large-scale” raids after an Israeli fighter jet crashed under fire from Syrian air defences in a severe increase in tensions, the military said.

The confrontation was the most serious between arch foes Israel and Iran since the start of the civil war in Syria in 2011.

Israel’s raids came after it intercepted what it said was an Iranian drone entering its airspace from Syria, which it labelled an “attack.”   Continue reading “‘Large-scale’ Israeli raids hit Iranian targets in Syria”

Fox News

The White House on Friday told Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee to redraft their rebuttal to a controversial GOP memo alleging government surveillance abuse during the 2016 campaign, saying sensitive details need to be stripped out before the document can be made public.

The message was sent to the committee on Friday in a letter from White House Counsel Don McGahn.    Continue reading “White House seeks revisions to Dems’ FISA rebuttal memo, halting release”

AZ Central

Federal prosecutors want to drop charges against the four remaining defendants in the Bundy Ranch standoff case, including two militia members from Arizona.

Attorneys for the Nevada U.S. Attorney’s Office filed a motion late Wednesday asking the court to dismiss the remaining cases “in the interest of justice.”

Dave and Mel Bundy, and Arizona residents Joseph O’Shaughnessy and Jason Woods, were scheduled to stand trial Feb. 26.    Continue reading “Feds move to drop charges against remaining Bundy standoff defendants”

Patch – by Doug Gross

LOCUST GROVE, GA — A police officer was killed and two sheriff’s deputies were injured in a shooting Friday in Henry County, authorities said at a press conference. The alleged shooter, who was being placed under arrest by the officers, also was shot and killed.

The slain police officer has been identified as Chase Maddox, 26. Locust Grove Mayor Robert Price told WSB-TV that Maddox was a five-year veteran of the city’s police department whose wife is expecting their second child any day.   Continue reading “Georgia Police Shooting: Officer Killed, 2 Deputies Injured”

Fox News

People expect to see the Army National Guard during disasters.

In Huntington, W.V., the guard has been called in to help tackle the opioid crisis – which the governor has called a disaster.

“We have to stop this terrible drug epidemic,” West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said. “We have to. If we don’t, it will cannibalize us.”   Continue reading “West Virginia calls in National Guard to tackle opioid crisis”

The Hill – by Timothy Cama

The two-year budget deal reached by congressional leaders would set up the biggest sale in history from the nation’s emergency oil stockpile.

In an effort to partially pay for new spending, the budget agreement would sell 100 million barrels of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) in the next decade.

Taken with sales Congress authorized last year to pay for other spending, the deal would leave the Department of Energy-managed reserve with just over 300 million barrels, or about half its previous size.   Continue reading “Budget deal envisions largest oil stockpile sale in history”

Yahoo News

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House moved swiftly early Friday to reopen the federal government and pass a $400 billion budget deal, overcoming opposition from both liberal Democrats and tea party conservatives to endorse enormous spending increases despite looming trillion-dollar deficits.

The 240-186 vote came in the pre-dawn hours, putting to bed a five-and-a-half hour federal freeze that relatively few would notice. Many who did quickly labeled it a pointless, head-scratching episode. The shutdown was the second in three weeks.   Continue reading “Congress votes to reopen government, passes budget deal”

UPI

Feb. 8 (UPI) — Syria’s foreign ministry appealed to the United Nations Security Council Thursday to condemn a U.S. assault that killed more than 100 government troops.

The U.S. military said the overnight airstrike in Deir el-Zour was retaliation for an “unprovoked attack” against the U.S.-led coalition occupying Syria.

The Syrian government, though, called the act a “barbaric aggression” and said the real purpose of the “so-called international coalition” was to support the Islamic State terror network.   Continue reading “Syria slams deadly U.S. strike as ‘war crime’”