Fox News

As the Trump administration hunts for the source of a series of politically embarrassing leaks that have plagued the young administration, dozens of White House staffers have had their phones searched in what is being termed “recess” compared to what may be planned, two top administration officials told Fox News.

One official told Fox that White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer called nearly two dozen staffers into his office and demanded the staffers’ cell phones in order to check for evidence of leaks. Spicer warned that the initial search would be “recess” compared to what awaits staffers in round two of the investigation, if the leaker – or leakers – aren’t discovered.   Continue reading “Sean Spicer Checks White House Staffers’ Phones for Leaks, Vows More Searches Coming”

KATU 2 News

PORTLAND, Ore. —  The leader of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge takeover returned to Oregon Friday.

Ammon Bundy was booked into the Multnomah County Jail just before 7 p.m.

He’s expected to be called as a defense witness in the second trial stemming from the refuge occupation. Fellow occupier Ryan Payne is also in Portland and is expected to testify next week.     Continue reading “Ammon Bundy, Ryan Payne back in Portland as witnesses”

Gateway Pundit – by Jim Hoft

On Wednesday Connecticut Governor Daniel Malloy issued a memo to his state’s authorities, telling them to ignore federal law regarding illegal immigrants.

Malloy declared Connecticut a sanctuary state.

On Friday a previously deported illegal alien murdered his girlfriend and kidnapped her six year-old daughter.   Continue reading “TWO DAYS After Governor Declares CT Sanctuary State – Illegal Alien Murders Mother and Kidnaps 6 Yr-Old Girl”

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Natural Blaze – by Brandon Turbeville

A study being conducted by the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is looking into claims made by parents that their children developed “neuropsychiatric problems” after consuming the over the counter laxative MiraLAX.

Parents have reported that their children became angry, aggressive and paranoid after taking MiraLAX with some saying that their children experienced “near psychiatric events” and mood swings.   Continue reading “Parents Target Bayer Laxative For Causing Psychiatric Breakdowns In Children”

Yahoo News

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government made clear to visiting U.S. emissaries that it will not accept deportees from third countries under any circumstances, the interior secretary said Friday.

Miguel Angel Osorio Chong said in an interview with Radio Formula that U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly asked Mexican officials during their Thursday visit if they would host deportees from other countries while their immigration cases are processed in the U.S.   Continue reading “Official: Mexico rejected US plan on 3rd-country deportees”

Reuters

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday aimed at repealing or simplifying federal regulations.

The order, signed by Trump in the Oval Office with chief executives of major U.S. corporations standing behind him, directs each federal agency to establish a regulatory reform task force to ensure every agency has a team to research all regulations and take aim at those deemed burdensome to the U.S. economy.   Continue reading “Trump Signs Executive Order Aimed at Cutting Federal Regulations”

Ready Nutrition – by Joshua Krause

Love him or hate him, there’s definitely one thing that you cannot deny about Bill Gates. He’s a guy who is in the know. Since he made his billions, he has brushed shoulders will all manner of experts and powerful people. That’s why regardless of how you feel about him, you should listen up when he provides a warning. Even if that warning is BS, it’ll tell you a lot about what is on the minds of the most powerful people in the world. Those individuals are after all, well acquainted with each other.   Continue reading “Bill Gates Admits Biological Terrorism Could Kill Hundreds of Millions”

Mint Press – by Whitney Webb

TOKYO — While media attention has largely drifted away from the 2011 meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in the years since the disaster, a recent and disturbing development has once again made Fukushima difficult if not impossible to ignore.

On Feb. 2, Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, quietly released a statement regarding the discovery of a hole measuring 2 meters in diameter within the metal grating at the bottom of the containment vessel in the plant’s No. 2 reactor.   Continue reading “2 Robots Crippled By Record Levels Of Radiation Leaking At Fukushima Daiichi”

Yahoo News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The administration of President Donald Trump may ramp up enforcement of federal laws against recreational marijuana use, a White House spokesman said on Thursday, setting up potential conflicts in states where the drug is legal.

More than two dozen U.S. states have legalized marijuana for either medical or recreational purposes, and the administration of former President Barack Obama mostly looked the other way. But White House spokesman Sean Spicer said the Trump Administration may distinguish between medical and recreational use of the drug.  Continue reading “White House may boost recreational marijuana enforcement: spokesman”

Fox News

As Donald Trump becomes the latest U.S. president to attempt a ‘reset’ with Russia, a key Republican ally is pressing the White House not to lose sight of an emerging battle for influence that Moscow is currently winning – in the Arctic.

Russia has aggressively built up its fleet of ships cruising Arctic waters, while the U.S. has fallen far behind. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., is now urging Trump to counter that influence by funding additional so-called “icebreakers” for the U.S. Coast Guard, as well as drones to help the U.S. patrol.    Continue reading “Trump facing GOP pressure to counter Russia’s Arctic fleet”

KNPR – by Carrie Kaufman

The trial of six defendants accused of being gunmen for Bunkerville rancher Cliven Bundy during a tense standoff with federal authorities in April 2014 enters its second week in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas.

KNPR contributor John L. Smith has been monitoring the trial and he joins us as he does each week with his observations on the news.

Last week, we learned of plenty of dramatic photos and video footage of the standoff outside the Bundy ranch on April 12, 2014.   Continue reading “Gunman in Bundy Trial Say They Were Afraid of the BLM”

Fuel Fix – by Jordan Blum

The United States is on track to become a net exporter of gas next year, driven largely by the growth of liquefied natural gas exports, according to the U.S. Energy Department.

The U.S. started exporting LNG last year, courtesy of Houston-based Cheniere Energy, and the country is increasingly piping more natural gas to Mexico while, simultaneously, importing less gas via pipeline from Canada. The U.S. was still an overall net importer last year.   Continue reading “The U.S. is transitioning into a natural gas exporter”

Fox News

EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt worked closely with major oil and gas producers, electric utilities and political groups to roll back numerous environmental regulations during his time as Oklahoma’s attorney general, new records reveal.

An Oklahoma judge ordered the release of thousands of emails between Pruitt and fossil fuel companies like Koch Industries and Devon Energy last week — after he and the state AG’s office were accused of ignoring multiple records requests.    Continue reading “Emails reveal EPA chief Pruitt’s work with oil, gas companies”

Tulsa World – by Randy Krehbiel

OKLAHOMA CITY — A trespassing bill prompted by pipeline protests in North Dakota cleared an Oklahoma House of Representatives committee on Wednesday.

House Bill 1123, by Rep. Scott Biggs, R-Chickasha, specifies penalties of up to $100,000 in fines and 10 years in prison for individuals involved in actions against “critical infrastructure.”

It also would provide for fines of up to $1 million for organizations “found to be a conspirator” in occupations that damage or intend to damage such facilities or inhibit their operations.
Continue reading “Bill stemming from pipeline protests passes Oklahoma House committee”

SF Gate

A roaring waterfall is pouring over Santa Clara County’s Anderson Reservoir for the first time in 11 years.

The town of Morgan Hill, Calif. now has its own Niagara Falls–like attraction, and over the weekend many came out to take photographs and videos of the spectacular surge.

The man-made lake reached full capacity and began cascading over the spillway and into Coyote Creek on Saturday, the latest dramatic event to unfold amid a relentless rainy season.   Continue reading “Anderson Reservoir spills over for first time in 11 years as storms slam Bay Area”

WTSP

Only hours before a two-day visit to Mexico by the U.S. secretary of state and head of the Homeland Security, Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said Wednesday that Mexico “will not accept” the unilateral imposition of U.S. immigration proposals, according to media reports.

The foreign minister also said he would not hesitate to take the issue to the United Nations to defend what he called the rights of immigrants, Reuters reports.   Continue reading “Foreign minister: Mexico ‘will not accept’ new U.S. immigration proposals”

US News

(Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld Maryland’s ban on assault rifles, ruling gun owners are not protected under the U.S. Constitution to possess “weapons of war,” court documents showed.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit decided 10-4 that the Firearm Safety Act of 2013, a law in response to the massacre in Newtown, Connecticut, by a gunman with an assault rifle, does not violate the right to bear arms within the Second Amendment.

Continue reading “Maryland Ban on Assault Rifles Upheld in Court”

Reuters

China, in an early test of U.S. President Donald Trump, has nearly finished building almost two dozen structures on artificial islands in the South China Sea that appear designed to house long-range surface-to-air missiles, two U.S. officials told Reuters.

The development is likely to raise questions about whether and how the United States will respond, given its vows to take a tough line on China in the South China Sea.   Continue reading “China finishing South China Sea buildings that could house missiles – U.S. officials”