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New Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has kept up her tough talk on immigration enforcement during a multi-day trip to the Southwest border, calling out sanctuary cities and backing President Donald Trump's proposed border wall. After a stop in Austin Tuesday to discuss Texas' anti-sanctuary cities law, Nielsen headed to the U.S.-Mexico border, where she called on local jurisdictions to cooperate with immigration authorities in the detention and deportation of criminal aliens.
Two U.S. F-22 fighter jets chased Russian Su-25 planes out of the deconfliction zone in Syria on Wednesday using flares. Russian jets moved into the deconfliction zone east of the Euphrates River, but were quickly forced out by a pair of F-22 stealth fighters, which launched warning flares, a Pentagon official told The Washington Examiner on Thursday.
Are you tired of being festive? Can't stand singing those cheerful holiday songs? Does the Christmas spirit just seem outdated and offensive to you? Well, you're in luck. Because ad agency Grey London has teamed up with Goldstein Music and Refuge Women's Charity to bring you Hyrrs , the woke alternative to Christmas hymns.
Anna Kendrick hit the Hollywood premiere for "Pitch Perfect 3" in a gorgeous sequined brown and black animal print mini-dress in pictures that surfaced Thursday. Celebrities at the 'Pitch Perfect 3' Los Angeles Premiere held at Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California.
Not only are we supposed to believe he hacked the 2016 election all by himself but he was also apparently a stuntman in 1970s action movies. He took up the gig to earn a few extra bucks while he got himself through college.
The Environmental Protection Agency is considering an update to a decades-old regulation that would help prevent lead from leaching into drinking water. EPA Chief Scott Pruitt invited a slew of groups representing states to discuss possible provisions next year to the so-called Lead and Copper Rule.
The House and Senate agreed Thursday to scrap a proposal eliminating a large tax credit the electric vehicle market and other green energy companies rely on to keep the fledgling industry afloat. Lawmakers spared a $7,500 electric-vehicle tax credit and a wind production tax credit that Republicans nixed to balance out the hefty tax bill, according to a Bloomberg report Thursday.
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai spoke to The Daily Caller's Vince Coglianese about the racial backlash he has received over net neutrality. Pai told The Daily Caller, "I knew we would get some backlash, both because we live in a politically toxic time in which, if you're a 'Spinal Tap' fan, everything seems to be dialed up to eleven, but also on this particular issue, that people are very passionate."
Minnesota's Democratic governor said he plans to appoint Lt. Gov. Tina Smith to succeed Democratic Sen. Al Franken, who is resigning over allegations of sexual misconduct, and endorsed her for next year's special election for the seat.
Democratic Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson said she believes Florida Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings and not the former congressional staffer who accused Hastings of sexually harassing her. Congress' Office of Compliance settled a sexual harassment lawsuit with the former committee staffer, Winsome Packer, for $220,000 after she accused the Democratic congressman of making sexual advances, touching her and threatening her job.
Frank Bruni, by all accounts a standard liberal, noted in a Sunday column how universities are increasingly promoting a disturbing animus for white people, taking as his inspiration a recent op-ed by a Texas State University student that garnered national attention. "It used to be that when someone called me an abomination, I was in the presence of a homophobe," Bruni began his Times column.
In an apparent jab at Ivanka Trump, Steve Bannon let loose on all Republicans in general who are undermining the Senate candidacy of Roy Moore. Bannon, the former presidential strategist who has actively campaigned for Moore, said at a Midland, Al.
Oil giant ExxonMobil has capitulated to activist shareholders and will begin issuing detailed reports on potential risks "climate change policies" pose to its business operations. "These enhancements will include energy demand sensitivities, implications of two degree Celsius scenarios, and positioning for a lower-carbon future," Exxon wrote in a federal regulatory filing submitted Monday night.
A former NFL Network employee filed an amended complaint to a wrongful termination suit on Monday accusing a former executive producer and multiple former NFL players of sexual misconduct toward her. Jami Cantor, a former wardrobe stylist for the network, first filed the wrongful termination suit in October.
In true Mooch form, first he was spotted allegedly arguing with another finance guy at the very public Polo Bar in uptown Manhattan. Then, Dr. Phil entered the joint and looked to be trying calm the Mooch down.
Czar Vladimir Putin is no fool, so why did he just hurl three and a half billion dollars into Venenozuela's economic black hole? Because he wants Venenozuela's oil, and all the money he throws at Maduro's regime allows him to claim it. So, while Castrogonia continues to supply its colony of Venenozuela with its repressive machinery, Grand Putinia is quickly becoming its sole financial lifeline.
Ed Lee, San Francisco's 43rd mayor, died early Tuesday at the Zuckerberg general hospital in the city, reports said. He was 65. "It is with profound sadness and terrible grief that we confirm that Mayor Edwin M. Lee passed away on Tuesday, December 12 at 1:11 a.m. at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.
Roy Moore's wife defends against anti-Semitic claims: 'One of our attorneys is a Jew' Roy Moore's wife defended her husband at a rally Monday night against the 'fake news' claim that the U.S. Senate candidate was anti-Semitic by pointing out that one of their attorneys "is a Jew." Taking the stage at rally in Midland City, Ala., on the eve of election night, Kayla Moore accused "fake news" reports for falsely stating that the couple doesn't "care for Jews."
Tax estimate assumes that economy would grow 2.9% over long run; additional growth expected from cuts to corporate tax If the U.S. economy achieves the rapid growth the Trump administration says is possible under its economic policies, that expansion will generate enough money to pay for more than $1.5 trillion in tax cuts, according to a one-page Treasury Department memo released Monday.
Lawmakers are moving to change procedures for reporting sexual harassment on Capitol Hill and how settlements are funded, after Congress was shaken last week by more allegations of improper behavior and three resignations.