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As I remember Ronald Reagan's statement "America is a shining city upon a hill whose beacon light guides freedom-loving everywhere" I see that bright light beginning to dim in the eyes of today's world. The phrase "a city upon a hill" came from Jesus' sermon on the mount.
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during the Women in the World Summit at Lincoln Center in New York, Thursday, April 6, 2017. After more than 450 investigators spent over a year investigating the investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server, the most startling thing about the new report from Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz is how much it uncovered and how little it concluded.
The Latest on the separation of immigrant children from their parents following President Donald Trump's order allowing them to remain with their parents : Kansas Rep. Roger Marshall is returning from a visit to the Texas border saying that several hundred immigrant children detained in a center there are getting good care. Marshall traveled Saturday to the El Paso area as part of a bipartisan congressional group to meet with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials and to tour a center holding 400 young immigrants near the Tornillo port of entry.
Eager to keep the Republican Party in control of the Senate, President Donald Trump pressed his tough anti-illegal immigration stance before West Coast supporters Saturday, saying "we have to be very strong" as he sought to help boost the candidacy of a one-time critic.
I hear Bernie might have his sights set on a 4th home, and at this rate, the semi-dedicated socialist might just get there : A recent financial disclosure report shows the junior Vermont senator made nearly $1.06 million in 2017. Most of his income - $885,767 - came from advances and royalties, according to the report filed in May. Get all of VTDigger's political news.
Ramping up his campaign appearances in a tough election year, President Donald Trump told Republicans in Nevada on Saturday that he needs a GOP Congress to pursue his agenda on immigration and other items. "The fact is we need more Republicans, because the Democrats are obstructionists," Trump told a state GOP convention in Las Vegas just days after his immigration policies generated protests nationwide.
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, left, speaks while fellow Sen. John Cornyn listens as Federal officials, Lawmakers and local officials hold a roundtable at the U.S. Border Patrol station on Friday, June 22, 2018, in Weslaco. Catholic Bishop Daniel E. Flores speaks as part of a roundtable on immigrant children as federal officials, lawmakers and local officials held the round table at the U.S. Border Patrol station on Friday, June 22, 2018, in Weslaco.
Mitt Romney is flashing his familiar smile at city parks and backyards in Utah's mountains and suburbs this week, making his final pitch after being forced into a Republican Senate primary Tuesday against a conservative state lawmaker. His opponent has painted him as an outsider who can't get along with President Donald Trump, but Romney has quieted his once-strident criticism.
Mexico backdrops the Fabens Port-of-Entry which houses tent shelters used to hold separated migrant family members along the International border, Friday, June 22, in Fabens, Texas.
In this June 21, 2018 file photo, protesters and media gather outside a closed gate at the Port of Entry facility, where tent shelters are being used to house separated family members in Fabens, Texas.
What's happening: Trump's zero-tolerance policy led to family separations at the border. He signed an executive order to address this, but it's unclear what happens to the more than 2,000 kids who have been separated.
PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian National Committee of America on Friday, June 22 called upon the bipartisan leadership of key Senate and House oversight committees to investigate potential violations of U.S. arms export laws in connection with published reports that Azerbaijan will showcase U.S. -made Bell 412 helicopters at its June 26th military parade.
They will protest the separation of migrant children from their families that occurred under the "zero tolerance" policy President Donald Trump recently agreed to end. And they will call for already separated families to be reunited.
But as he spoke for more than 20 minutes Friday night to thousands of Democrats gathered in Fort Worth for their state convention , he laid out the case for party members to elect him in November to replace Republican Ted Cruz in the U.S. Senate. He said he wants to fight for those who need it most - from the migrant children taken from their parents at the state's border to cotton farmers, veterans and teachers.
Yet again, Donald J. Trump's foes will not take yes for an answer. President Trump's critics have bashed his policy of separating children from their illegal-alien parents who face prosecution for violating 8 U.S. Code 1325: "Improper entry by alien."
Gastonia Police arrested a former Lake Norman High School teacher Thursday on charges of statutory rape and indecent liberties with a child. According to arrest warrants, Jonathan Busch, of Mooresville, had sex with a girl who was reportedly between 12 to 15 years old from Gaston County.
A migrant mother walks with her two daughters on their way to the port of entry to ask for asylum in the U.S. on June 21, 2018 in Tijuana, Mexico. A migrant mother walks with her two daughters on their way to the port of entry to ask for asylum in the U.S. on June 21, 2018 in Tijuana, Mexico.
Gov. Rick Scott , who rejected $2.4 billion in federal funding for a high-speed train from Orlando to Tampa as one of his first acts in office, revealed Friday that a similar but privately funded project is on the table. The Florida Department of Transportation received an unsolicited proposal in March from Brightline to lease right of way and build a high-speed rail line connecting Orlando and Tampa along Interstate 4. Brightline already is building a rail line from Miami to Orlando, with a terminus at Orlando International Airport.
One insurance company proposes raising its premiums for Affordable Care Act health plans by 10 percent on average next year in Indiana, while the other insurer intends to hold its average rate steady and expand coverage statewide.