President Donald Trump has decided to revoke former CIA Director John Brennan’s clearance for access to classified information, he said in a statement read by press secretary Sarah Sanders Tuesday. The courtesy of allowing a former administration official to retain security clearance has been “outweighed by the risk posed by his erratic conduct and behavior,” […]
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Congress wanted to honor the ailing Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. President Donald Trump did not. In extended remarks during a visit to Fort Drum in upstate New York to sign the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 — this year’s version of an annual bill that sets defense policy — […]
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The American Civil Liberties Union has sued the Trump administration for restricting migrants fleeing their home countries because of domestic and gang violence from being granted asylum. The ACLU said it had filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday in Washington against U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and others over policies instructing asylum officers that “in general” claims based on domestic or […]
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For the last two days, President Donald Trump has been tweetingthat California’s raging wildfires have been made worse by environmental policies that — according to him — have left the state with too little water to fight the blazes. But the experts who have actually been involved in the crisis say there is no foundation to that […]
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The Trump administration is expected to issue a proposal in coming weeks that would make it harder for legal immigrants to become citizens or get green cards if they have ever used a range of popular public welfare programs, including Obamacare, four sources with knowledge of the plan told NBC News. The move, which would not need […]
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The West Hollywood City Council voted Monday night to urge the removal of President Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the city’s mayor said. The neighborhood’s City Council passed the resolution, citing Trump’s “attacks” on “minorities, immigrants” and other groups, West Hollywood Mayor John Duran said a statement to NBC News. “The […]
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As a businessman, Donald Trump boasted of finishing buildings “under budget” and “ahead of schedule.” But when it comes to the president’s most coveted construction project — the long-promised border wall — a government report Monday warned that the Department of Homeland Security risks blowing through its budget, not meeting key deadlines and that it may […]
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The U.S. economy added 157,000 jobs during the month of July, indicating that the labor market remains largely unaffected by President Donald Trump’s trade war — for now. Friday’s figures, released by the Department of Labor, also showed that the unemployment rate fell from 4 percent to 3.9 percent. Manufacturing jobs continue to dominate, hiring […]
