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Federal judge tosses illegal immigrant's claim

Culpepr County Sheriff's office vehicle

A federal judge has thrown out an illegal immigrant's claim that a Virginia sheriff violated his constitutional rights.

According to an article in The Epoch Times, Francisco Guardado Rios--the illegal immigrant-- filed a class action suit alleging his rights were violated when the sheriff detained him at the request of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after his arrest two years ago.

The arrest was for driving without a license and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

I am pleased that this lawsuit seeking preferential treatment for criminal illegal aliens within our justice system has been dismissed.

Scott Jenkins, Culpeper County, Virginia, Sheriff, to The Epoch Times

Read the article by clicking the link below:

https://www.theepochtimes.com/judge-throws-out-suit-against-sheriff-over-immigration-detentions_3048221.html

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Should Trump cut unspent foreign aid? Unscientific poll

The vast majority of respondents said they support President Trump's plan to cut unspent foreign aid by $4 billion.

That's according to our latest unscientific poll at SharylAttkisson.com.

Ninety-five percent (95%) said slashing the cash assistance is a good idea.

Full results are below. Meantime, vote now in our new poll on the home page at SharylAttkisson.com. Look for the black box on the right sidebar or scroll down on the mobile site.

Do you support Trump's plan to cut unspent foreign aid by $4 billion?

95% Yes

3% No

3% I'm not sure

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Discrimination is the new norm for "wrong" political views.

The following is an excerpt from an article in The Hill.

President Donald J. Trump

A gay Cincinnati man— a lifelong Democrat living with HIV/AIDS  — recently tweeted that a local business refused his request to cater an event.

The story harkens to private bakers in Colorado who, citing religious beliefs, refused to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple in 2012. (Ultimately, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that the bakers were within their rights.) News of the bakery incident sparked outrage and was plastered on the news off and on for years.

But judging from the recent past, the reported refusal of a Cincinnati business to serve a gay man is unlikely to prompt across-the-board national outrage for one reason: The man is a Trump supporter. He says that was the reason he was provided for why he was rejected as a customer.

The gay Trump supporter is named Scott Ford and he discussed the incident with me over the phone. He says he planned an event for 20-30 people. When the owner of the business— where he says he’d been “a loyal customer for two years”—  asked what the event was for, Ford told him it was a “pro-Trump event to highlight the president’s accomplishments.” 

“She threw her hands up in the air and said ‘No, as badly as I need the money, I’m not doing this’,” Ford told me. “It blew up into an argument in a matter of seconds. I said ‘This is a great president I’m supporting as a Democrat. I was disappointed and shocked.’”

Ford’s account raises an interesting point: Are people with certain political beliefs becoming America’s new discriminated class?

The question cuts both ways. Some Democrats demonize “all” Republicans. Some Republicans demonize “all” liberals. Some Democrats and Republicans demonize “all” Trump supporters. Most of the vitriol occurs on the news and social media. But some of the hateful rhetoric and behavior bleeds over into real life. (Continued...)

Read the rest of the story by clicking the link below:

https://thehill.com/opinion/civil-rights/458861-is-political-class-the-new-discriminated-class

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Is "money worship" behind record debt?

Americans are in more debt than ever, and it could be due to strange money disorders. That's according to a new CNBC article.

According to CNBC, "The average American has $38,000 in debt — a quarter of which comes directly from credit card charges." Consumer debt hit a record high in December 2018 at about $4 trillion.

It's possible that money disorders are to blame, including money worship and money avoidance, says Robert Exley Jr. of CNBC.

Brad Klontz, author of “Mind Over Money" says that these various money disorders could be due to past trauma and other psychological issues.

Read more about money disorders here: What's behind my compulsive spending?

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Full Measure After Hours

A new podcast coming in September! Click the link below to hear what it's all about!

Announcing the new "Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson" podcast! We start Season 5 of our weekly Sunday TV program on Sept. 8. 

Our new podcast will provide behind the scenes information and interviews on topics that powerful interests often don't want discussed.

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White House proposes billion dollar foreign aid cut

President Trump addressing a crowd at the White House.

The White House has proposed a budget cut for foreign aid of about $4 billion, says Roll Call. This large amount of money is reportedly part of unspent funds that may have already been appropriated.

Roll Call says Democrats in Congress are arguing that cutting these funds will cause further tension between the White House and Democrat-led Committees in the House of Representative, particularly with Congressional committees specifically assigned to handle funding and oversight.

Such action would be precedent-setting and a direct affront to the separation of powers principle upon which our nation was built... As leaders of the Congressional Committees with oversight responsibility for U.S. foreign policy and the appropriate resourcing and execution of development and diplomacy programs, we would be compelled to use all the tools at our disposal to respond appropriately, should such action be taken.

House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committees to White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney and acting OMB Director Russell Vought.

The White House has reportedly said it will exempt certain programs from the budget cut, including some global health programs and programs dedicated to women's economic development.

You can read more about the budget cut here: $4 billion budget cut.

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Newly-released Fast and Furious documents (...still keeping government secrets)

Fast and Furious docs still REDACTED after all these years

Today, I received several pages of documents related to the Fast and Furious scandal where the Obama Administration secretly facilitated the delivery of assault rifles and other weapons to Mexican drug cartels.

Attkisson's Fast and Furious story links

I requested the documents under the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) back in 2013. This response took almost six years, even though-- under FOI law-- it was due in 30 days.

Obviously, the way the federal government complies with FOI law (or, more accurately, fails to comply), it becomes impossible for journalists to receive publicly-owned documents to use in relevant news stories.

The pages returned to me today are not enlightening. Some of them are emails from Fall of 2010 referring to a planned meeting in Mexico that included officials from the U.S. Department of Justice, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

The bulk of the editorial content in the emails is blacked out. The reason given for many of the redactions is the so-called (b)(5) exemption. It says the government can withhold "inter-agency or intra-agency memorandums or letters which would not be available by law to a party other than an agency in litigation with the agency."

The 2010 meeting in Mexico would have occurred as Fast and Furious and other "gunwalking" operations secretly conducted by the federal government were reaching a peak. In December of that year, Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was murdered by illegal immigrant cartel members in Arizona who had obtained guns from the U.S. government's Fast and Furious operation.

Federal officials initially denied and attempted to cover up the government's role in the weapons transfers. A sitting ATF agent, John Dodson, blew the whistle on the secret operation in a story with me for CBS News in early 2011.

Attorney General Eric Holder testified to Congress that he didn't know about the controversial program when it was underway. However, documents ultimately showed that he had received regular briefings on Fast and Furious. When those documents were made public, Holder said he hadn't read the briefings.

Although the White House denied knowledge of the cross-border gun operation, emails showed that several White House officials had discussed it. When reporters and Congress pursued more information, President Obama declared executive privilege to keep additional Fast and Furious documents from being released.

It's hard to imagine what could be considered so secret all these years after the operation was exposed. The FOI documents are copied below so that you can review them for yourself.

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