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Heavily Democratic California, which gave Hillary Clinton a resounding victory in the 2016 presidential race, was 'doing a lousy management job,' he said At the White House session with state and local officials, Trump said the nation's most populous state would turn into a 'crime nest' without federal agents President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is considering pulling U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from California, warning that the nation's most populous state would turn into a 'crime nest' without the federal agents. Trump said heavily Democratic California, which gave Hillary Clinton a resounding victory in the 2016 presidential race, was 'doing a lousy management job.'
Yesterday, in a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to broaden the definition of "whistleblower" in federal anti-retaliation law, ruling that employees who simply raise complaints with their employers are not protected by the Dodd-Frank Act despite regulations which sought to provide additional protections. This is a positive decision for employers because it significantly limits the type of reports protected by the Act, while decreasing the likelihood that you could face liability for discharging an employee .
Why is only one side in the gun culture war required to show respect? - You have perhaps heard the joke about the liberal who is so open-minded that he can't even take his own side in an argument. - What's less funny is that on gun control, liberals Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, facing high school students Wednesday night who survived the Parkland, Florida, shooting, defended his stance on gun rights - while changing the conversation surrounding the issue.
Minnesota legislators could vote Thursday to restore the House and Senate operating budgets, after Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed them in May. A conference committee approved a bill Wednesday night that would designate more than $64 million for both the House and Senate, allowing them to keep functioning for two years. The funding would be retroactive to July 1. Both chambers need to vote on the measure, and Dayton must sign off on it.
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue attends a Farmer's Roundtable where President Donald Trump signed the Executive Order Promoting Agriculture and Rural Prosperity in America on April 25, 2017, at the White House in Washington, D.C. Twenty-five Republican senators wrote to President Donald Trump on Feb. 21, encouraging him to "work aggressively" to rejoin the Trans-Pacific Partnership . "We write in support of your recent comments expressing interest in reengaging with the Trans-Pacific Partnership to bring about a stronger agreement for the United States," they wrote.
Influence can become a negative when the webs it weaves aren't transparent. And, that's what is getting a lot of professionals concerned about the role of BigLaw firms in the 21st century.
Donald Trump's candidacy jumbled the conservative movement. But more than a year into his presidency, the onetime Democrat holds what seems to be a near-total grip.
Why is only one side in the gun culture war required to show respect? - You have perhaps heard the joke about the liberal who is so open-minded that he can't even take his own side in an argument. - What's less funny is that on gun control, liberals Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, facing high school students Wednesday night who survived the Parkland, Florida, shooting, defended his stance on gun rights - while changing the conversation surrounding the issue.
President Donald Trump has ordered his Justice Department to work toward banning rapid-fire bump stocks like the ones used in last year's Las Vegas massacre - but officials aren't sure they can. Trump's surprise order this week comes as officials from the department's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are well into a review of whether they can regulate the devices without action from Congress.
California's Senate leader has introduced a resolution to expel a senator accused of sexual misconduct as lawmakers prepare to debate punishment. Democratic Sen. Tony Mendoza would become the first lawmaker expelled since 1905 if lawmakers decide to remove him on Thursday.
An idea that had been discussed for at least a year to limit the flow of weapons has accelerated in the wake of Parkland, Fla. shooting Gov. Phil Murphy speaks during a roundtable on gun violence prevention strategies at the Betty and Milton Katz Jewish Community Center in Cherry Hill on Feb. 13, 2018.
The Salt Lake Tribune With Seven Peaks in the background, former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, his granddaughter Allie, center, and wife Ann collect signatures along 640 West in Orem, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2018. Hey Mitt, as you've already been given the Senate seat for Utah, can you do one thing for a Democrat fellow Utahn? Live up to your hype and represent us all as Americans first.
A U.S. Army Corp of Engineers map shows dimensions of the ship channel that connects Mobile's waterfront to the Gulf of Mexico. A proposal to widen and deepen the Mobile Ship Channel will be the subject of a Thursday evening town hall meeting in downtown Mobile.
Federal law requires all federally licensed firearms dealers to conduct a background check on prospective gun buyers before the sale of a firearm. What goes into that background check? In the clamor to tighten gun restrictions following the horrific massacre at Florida's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last week, one important fact has been overlooked.
London: The fire burned for hours, ripping through a 24-story apartment block, in one of London's richest boroughs. Video footage showed desperate residents banging on windows and begging for help.
But look: Of 39 seats up for grabs this election cycle in the Illinois Senate, only five have contested primaries. Eighteen incumbents, many of whom have been in Springfield longer than a decade, have no challengers for the primary or general election.
Are you, perhaps, a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student who's sad or upset that a disturbed 18-year-old kid was able to legally buy an AR-15 rifle and kill 17 of your friends and teachers last week? Miami State Rep. Manny Diaz Jr. also has a message for you: You're actually too young and dumb to understand what happened to you, and are being used by disingenuous Leftists for political gain. They haven't actually said those messages in public.
Viktor Orbn has called for "patriotic" EU countries to assist Hungary's fight against globalism, reported Brietbart 's Virginia Hale. "Dark clouds are gathering over Europe because of immigration," Hungary's Prime Minister warned in Budapest on Sunday, at the nation's annual State of the Union Address.
Florida is preparing to execute a man convicted of raping and killing a college student in 1993 so he could steal her car. Barring a last-minute stay, 47-year-old Eric Scott Branch will be put to death by lethal injection at 6 p.m. Thursday at Florida State Prison.
Politico : "The mass shootings in Newtown, Orlando, Las Vegas and even Fort Lauderdale didn't get Marco Rubio to seriously reconsider his position on guns. But Rubio shifted on firearms Wednesday night as he weathered the righteous anger of a parent and of the students who survived the Valentine's Day massacre at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School and who then faced him onstage at a CNN town hall in purple Florida's liberal bastion of Broward County."