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The Hill – by Jaqueline Thomsen

The White House hit back at Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C.) comments calling White House aide Stephen Miller an “outlier” on immigration, using the same phrase to describe Graham’s stance on the topic.

“As long as Sen. Graham chooses to support legislation that sides with people in this country illegally and unlawfully instead of our own American citizens, we’re going nowhere. He’s been an outlier for years,” White House spokesman Hogan Gidley said in a statement Sunday night, according to several reports.  Continue reading “White House fires back at Graham: ‘He’s been an outlier for years’”

Judicial Watch

Immigrants entering the United States illegally through the southern border are quietly being relocated to different parts of the country on commercial flights, high-ranking Homeland Security officials told Judicial Watch this week. In the last few days alone, groups of illegal aliens boarded planes at airports in Texas and Arizona accompanied by a taxpayer-funded government escort in civilian clothes to avoid drawing attention. The first flight originated at Valley International Airport in Harlingen, Texas and was bound for Minneapolis. The second left from Tucson International Airport and arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah, federal sources said. In both locations the illegal aliens appeared to be in their late teens and were escorted by a Health and Human Services (HHS) chaperone. Judicial Watch reached out to HHS for comment but did not hear back from the agency.  Continue reading “Illegal Aliens Quietly Being Relocated Throughout U.S. on Commercial Flights”

The Hill

Senators voted late Friday to reject a House-passed bill that would have funded the government until Feb. 16, beginning a partial government shutdown.

Most Democrats voted to block the bill as part of a risky strategy to force Republicans to negotiate with them on a legislative fix for “Dreamers,” immigrants who illegally came to the country at a young age and now face the prospect of deportation. The procedural motion on the bill failed 50-49.   Continue reading “Senate rejects funding bill, partial shutdown begins”

Fox News

A U.S. marshal was reportedly killed and a federal officer was wounded when gunfire erupted during the service of a warrant.

The U.S. marshal died at the hospital, PennLive.com reported, though it’s unclear how he was injured.   Continue reading “US marshal killed, federal officer injured in shooting, reports say”

NPR

Apple announced in a statement on Wednesday that it plans to accelerate U.S. investment and create thousands of new jobs.

For years Apple Inc. has been criticized for outsourcing manufacturing to China.

Apple says it plans to bring back billions of dollars it has kept in tax havens overseas, and that it will pay a one-time tax of $38 billion on its overseas cash holdings.   Continue reading “Apple Plans To Create 20,000 Jobs And Build New Campus”

Mercury News – by Ethan Baron

With the debate over immigration to the U.S. as fiery as ever, a new analysis suggests that Silicon Valley would be lost without foreign-born technology workers.

About 71 percent of tech employees in the Valley are foreign born, compared to around 50 percent in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward region, according to a new report based on 2016 census data.   Continue reading “H-1B: Immigrants make up nearly three-quarters of Silicon Valley tech workforce, report says”

Washington Examiner – by Susan Ferrechio

The Senate just barely advanced legislation on Tuesday to reauthorize a key counterterrorism surveillance tool after several Republicans and Democrats demanded more privacy protections for U.S. citizens.

The bill, a six-year reauthorization of the Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, passed the House last week, but it was less clear whether the Senate would agree to end debate on the bill on Tuesday.   Continue reading “FISA surveillance bill barely advances in close Senate vote”

The Oregonian – by Maxine Bernstein

A half-inch piece of metal lodged in the shoulder of Oregon refuge occupier Ryan Bundy could become central to the federal government’s prosecution of an FBI agent accused of lying about firing two shots as police tried to arrest the 2016 takeover’s leaders.

When Bundy was arrested along U.S. 395, emergency medics found him bleeding and wrapped his wound in a dressing.

He was taken to Harney District Hospital, where an X-ray revealed a metal fragment next to his right shoulder bone, presumably from a gunshot.   Continue reading “Ryan Bundy’s new bargaining chip: his shoulder shrapnel”

Fox News

ALEXANDRIA, Va. –  A former CIA officer has been arrested and charged with illegally retaining classified records, including names and phone numbers of covert CIA assets.

Fifty-three-year-old Jerry Chun Shing Lee was arrested Monday night after arriving at JFK International Airport. He made an initial appearance Tuesday in federal court in New York, but will face charges in northern Virginia, where the CIA is located.   Continue reading “Ex-CIA officer arrested, charged with keeping documents”

Breitbart – by Tom Ciccotta

A San Diego State University professor was given $430,000 by the federal government to study the grocery store habits of Latino Americans.

According to a report from The College Fix, Professor Iana Castro of San Diego State’s College of Business Administration has received a $430,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to study the grocery store purchases of Latino American families. The purpose of the study is to learn how Latino Americans can combat obesity by making healthier choices at the grocery store.  Continue reading “Government Gives San Diego State Professor $430,000 to Study Latino Grocery Store Purchases”

WGN 9 News

A man shot and injured four law enforcement officers late Monday and early Tuesday near a South Carolina home, a sheriff’s spokesman said, after deputies initially were called there for a complaint of domestic violence.

The man suspected of firing the shots, Christian Thomas McCall, was injured in a shootout with officers near the home outside the city of York, ending a nearly six-hour ordeal in which the officers were looking for or trying to capture him, York County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Trent Faris said.   Continue reading “4 South Carolina officers shot after domestic violence call”

ABC News

Chelsea Manning on Sunday confirmed via Twitter that she is a candidate for U.S. Senate.

Three days after making her intention known to federal election officials, Manning tweeted “yup, we’re running for senate” with an attached campaign video indicating her intention to run in the 2018 Maryland Democratic primary. She sent a subsequent tweet seeking donations to her campaign.

The 71-second video weaves together images of white supremacists holding tiki torches in Charlottesville, Virginia, as well as protesters clashing with police elsewhere.
Continue reading “Chelsea Manning confirms US Senate run”

Argus

Houston, 12 January (Argus) — Landowners are contesting Nebraska’s approval of TransCanada’s 830,000 b/d Keystone XL pipeline route, shifting the case to a state appeals court.

The move adds uncertainty to the future of the project which has already faced years of delay.

Dozens of Nebraska landowners filed a notice of appeal to the Nebraska Court of Appeals. They are planning to contest a 20 November decision by the Nebraska Public Service Commission to approve a route through the state for Keystone XL.   Continue reading “Keystone XL route faces landowner challenge”