Egypt’s general intelligence registers Washington lobbyists

Egyptian intelligence has hired a U.S. public relations firm to lobby on the country's behalf in Washington and boost its image, the first such engagement by part of the country's powerful security apparatus to be made public. Sunday showed that Egypt hired public relations firm Weber Shandwick and released details of the registration to comply with the U.S. Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938.

Egypta s general intelligence registers Washington lobbyist

Egyptian intelligence has hired a U.S. public relations firm to lobby on the country's behalf in Washington and boost its image, the first such engagement by part of the country's powerful security apparatus to be made public. A filing dated Jan. 28 and seen by The Associated Press on the Department of Justice website Sunday showed that Egypt hired public relations firm Weber Shandwick and released details of the registration to comply with the U.S. Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938.

Letter: Legal immigration needs protection; illegal needs to end

But to be honest, the question should be, "How do you feel about illegal immigration? Because isn't that what's really being asked? I have never known a person that's against legal immigration, but my goodness do I know a whole lot a folks that speak about illegal immigration. So to answer the question, immigration is good; illegal immigration is not only bad, but it's against the U.S. visa law.

Ap Fact Check: Trumpa s skewed ledger of achievements

The start of a new administration is never a clean slate, even when parties flip. Day One is just another day for military operations, a budget that is still in place from the old crowd and a vast array of economic, social and law enforcement initiatives left over by the last president.

Trump administration mulls separating migrant women children at Mexico border drawing Democrat ire

An undocumented immigrant family from Guatemala talks to a volunteer after their arrival to Announciation House, an organisation that provides shelter to immigrants and refugees, in El Paso, Texas, U.S. on January 17, 2017. Photo - Reuters/Tomas Bravo /File Photo An undocumented immigrant family from Guatemala talks to a volunteer after their arrival to Announciation House, an organisation that provides shelter to immigrants and refugees, in El Paso, Texas, U.S. on January 17, 2017.

From the Right: Charles Krauthammer – Revolt of the attorneys general

Among the many unintended legacies of Barack Obama, one has gone largely unnoticed: the emergence of a novel form of resistance to executive overreach, a check-and-balance improvised in reaction to his various presidential power grabs. It's the revolt of the state attorneys general, banding together to sue and curb the executive.

DHS considering proposal to separate children from adults at border

The Department of Homeland Security is considering a proposal to separate children from adults when they are trying to enter the country illegally at the southern border, a senior DHS official confirmed to CNN on Friday. The proposal is meant to deter the exploitation of children, the official said: "We are trying to find ways to deter the use of children in illegal immigration," he said.

Lawyers challenge ‘all-American’ Argentine’s deportation

Daniela Vargas, whose father and brother were picked up during a recent immigration raid of undocumented immigrants listens as speakers discuss the series of raids that also picked up other undocumented immigrants across th... JACKSON, Miss. - Before she was arrested following an immigration protest, Daniela Vargas dreamed of becoming a math professor and soccer mom, with three kids in an SUV.

Deconstructing Trump’s Asia policy – it’s the border tax, stupid

President Donald Trump finally sounded presidential with his address to US Congress this week, after a tumultuous first month of sound and fury in tweets, executive orders and policy switches that left friends and foes around the world in total confusion. But those who watch President Trump's showmanship carefully will detect method to his erratic messages.

A Globalist’s GambitToday,

Tabitha Korol began her political writing with letters to the editor after her retirement, and earned an award from CAMERA "in recognition of outstanding letter-writing in 2009 to promote fair and factual reporting about Israel." She was cited as one of America"s modern-day, articulate, patriotic women in Frederick William Dame"s Three American Fur Hat Fighters for Freedom.

Black lives don’t matter in xenophobic South Africa

Foreign nationals and members of various South African civil society groups take part in an anti-xenophobia march through Cape Town, South Africa. Last week was an ugly, humiliating one for South Africa; a country once considered a jewel of democracy on the African continent has been gripped by a wave of xenophobic violence .