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Expansion of H-2B Work Visa Program Hits DHS Roadblock…

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The 2017 omnibus funding law directs the agency to provide up to 70,000 extra H-2B visas for foreign lower-cost blue-collar workers — but the funding law does not set any deadline for the agency to create a process to consider granting the extra visas, says an agency spokesman. “There is nothing [in the law] that […]

Grand Jury Subpoenas Have Been Issued for Associates of Michael Flynn…

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Federal grand jury subpoenas have been issued for associates of former national security adviser Michael Flynn, CNN is reporting. The news is breaking just after President Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. According to CNN, the subpoenas were issued within the past several weeks by the U.S. Attorneys Office in the Eastern District of Virginia. […]

Obama’s Russia Ambassador Doubts Sally Yates’ Blackmail Claim About Michael Flynn…

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President Obama’s ambassador to Russia and a former director of CIA operations in Russia are casting doubt on former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates’ claim that former national security adviser Michael Flynn opened himself up to blackmail by the Russian government. “Seems unlikely,” Michael McFaul, Obama’s ambassador to Russia, tweeted on Tuesday…

Trump Agrees to Arm Kurds in Hugely Significant Move for Syria by Patrick Cockburn…

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President Trump’s decision to provide weapons to the Syrian Kurds, who are fighting Isis, potentially marks a crucial change in the political geography of the Middle East. In effect, the US is choosing to support its Kurdish ally in Syria, in defiance of Turkey, whose aim is to prevent the establishment of a quasi-independent Kurdish […]

PA Voters: Democrats Are Out Of Touch And They Need to Stop It With The Russia Stories…

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CBS’ Face The Nation’s John Dickerson spoke with Pennsylvania voters, where they confirmed what the ABC News/Washington Post polls illuminated a coupled weeks ago: the Democratic Party is out of touch. One voter, a lifelong Democrat, said that his party is not only out of touch, but they have zero interest in remedying the situation. […]

Clapper: U.S. Intel Community ‘Unmasked’ 1,934 U.S. Persons in 2016…

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Barack Obama’s former Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper, testified Monday before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism that the intelligence community “unmasked” 1,934 U.S. persons in 2016. Clapper said the term “unmasking” is often misunderstood and that it is important to know the context. “There are cases when, to fully understand the […]

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