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Donald Trump Paints America In Collapse In Elon Musk X Interview Plagued By Tech Glitches
In an at-times rambling conversation plagued by tech glitches that jumped from fawning praise to forced questions, former President Donald Trump laid out his clearest thesis for his campaign: Vote Trump to preserve American supremacy around the globe and avoid a World War. The conversation began about the assassination attempt on Trump's life. Musk said he was stunned at how close Trump was to losing his life. The former president said even his doctors couldn't believe his luck. The former president said it was most likely divine intervention that saved his life. https://t.c…
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Simmering Tensions Between Pelosi, Ocasio-Cortez Boil Over Border Aid Package, Trump
U.S. Rep. and Westchester County high school grad Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are more divided than ever following congressional funding of security at the U.S.-Mexican border. Pelosi criticized Ocasio-Cortez and three other liberal House Democrats for failing to support a Democratic leadership-backed immigration measure during a Capitol Hill dispute with the White House over funding for the border crisis. During a closed-door caucus on Wednesday, July 10, Pelosi reportedly asked House members not turn to Twitter to criticize moderate Democrats. "Do not tw…
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Americans Oppose Trump Emergency Powers On Wall By 2-To-1 Margin, New Poll Finds
The majority of Americans disapprove of President Donald Trump using emergency executive powers to fund a wall on the border with Mexico, according to a new Quinnipiac University National Poll. Trump announced that he was declaring a national emergency at the border after Congress refused to approve the $5.7 billion he wanted for construction of a wall at the Mexico border, even after a record-setting 35-day partial government shutdown. The announcement of a national emergency has been divisive, with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle objecting the move, claiming that the comman…
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LaGuardia Flights Halted Amid Nationwide Shortage Of Air-Traffic Controllers During Shutdown
The record-setting federal government shutdown is beginning to take its toll on the nation's travel airports. Federal officials temporarily were forced to restrict flights on Friday, Jan. 25 in and out of LaGuardia Airport due to a shortage of air-traffic controllers as the shutdown reaches its 35th day. “We have experienced a slight increase in sick leave at two facilities,” a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. “We’ve mitigated the impact by augmenting staffing, rerouting traffic and increasing spacing between aircraft when needed. The results have been …
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'800K People Don't Have Paychecks - #WheresMitch?' Says Ocasio-Cortez As She Searches Capitol
Where’s Mitch? Or, on Twitter @AOC, make that #WheresMitch. And it's becoming the Capitol building version of "Where’s Waldo?" for freshman New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who has been vocally outspoken against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell as the federal government shutdown nears one month. Ocasio-Cortez took to social media this week, condemning McConnell and President Donald Trump for their roles in the ongoing shutdown, which is impacting upwards of 800,000 workers, including approximately 114,000 federal employees in the state she represents. “He’s not in the…
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Thinly Staffed IRS Won't Issue Refunds During Shutdown
As tax season draws near, the Internal Revenue Service, thinly staffed due to the partial government shutdown, can’t currently issue any refunds. In addition, the IRS has not announced an official start date for the 2019 filing season. The IRS began the filing season last year on Jan. 29. The IRS is now working under non-filing season shutdown plans with only 12.5 percent of the IRS workforce authorized to work. The partial shutdown marked its 14th day on Friday, Jan. 4. As the standoff drags on, about 800,000 federal employees are working without pay or being furloughed. …
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