Some say tons of new border wall have been built under Trump; others say nothing has been built. I went to the border and found the truth.
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Raven 23 and the former U.S. soldier in prison under a life sentence
President Trump has stepped in to help three military troops whose supporters said were wrongly accused of war crimes. Not impacted is a former soldier serving a life sentence for his actions while providing security for a U.S. diplomat in Iraq. Nick Slatten served with the team known as “Raven 23.” In 2007, Raven 23 […]
“Read the transcript” (Call #2, July 25)
President Trump has insisted his July 25, 2019 phone call with Ukraine’s president was “perfect.” His critics argue it’s evidence of a criminal quid pro quo, extortion and bribery. Read the transcript as released by the White House below. Note: Per procedures described by White House officials, the “transcript” is not necessarily a direct verbatim […]
The Biden-Burisma part of the impeachment hearing
The following is a new analysis There are plenty of post mortems on day one of the impeachment hearings against President Trump. There’s a summary in The Huffington Post, this left-sided take is from Rolling Stone, and here’s a view from the right-side in The Washington Examiner. Instead of reinventing the wheel, I’ll highlight a […]
ISIS bride is not a U.S. citizen, says judge
A federal judge ruled today that a so-called “ISIS bride” Hoda Muthana is not a U.S. citizen and will not be allowed to return to the United States. Muthana, a Muslim woman, told her family she was going on a field trip to Atlanta in 2014. Instead, she joined the Islamic extremist terrorist group ISIS […]
Dissenting diplomats are the ones conducting “shadow diplomacy” against Trump
The following is an excerpt from my latest news analysis in The Hill. There’s an important revelation from the first day of impeachment hearings that I haven’t heard discussed. It has to do with the witnesses’ strange notion of how foreign policy works… …There must be some confusion. Under the U.S. Constitution, it is the […]
“Historic increases” and border issues create backlogs in U.S. Trusted Traveler Programs
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reports an historic increase in new applications and renewals for its Trusted Traveler Programs (TTP), and significant delays processing them. Backlogs blamed on: Historic increases in new applications and renewals Humanitarian and security crisis on southern border Extended, partial government shutdown CBP processes 100,000 – 200,000 applications and renewals/month […]
Sen. Graham chides Republican colleagues for not doing more to defend Trump
The head of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) seemed to express frustration and imply that his hands are tied when it comes to Republicans providing a counterpoint to Democrat-led impeachment hearings, which began today in the House of Representatives. On Fox News Tuesday night, host Sean Hannity asked Graham why the Republican-controlled […]
