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Watch: Ocasio-Cortez, Inspector General Testify On Border Detention Facilities – NPR

Friday, July 12, 2019

Not seeing the video? Click here. Updated at 11:58 a.m. ET Vice President Pence visits the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday as a House panel heard testimony from Democratic and Republican lawmakers and others about conditions at facilities run by the Department of Homeland Security. At the Capitol, the House Oversight Committee heard from Republican lawmakers who represent border districts and from Democratic lawmakers who have recently traveled to the border….

Acosta Resigns as Trump’s Labor Secretary After Epstein Plea Deal – The New York Times

Friday, July 12, 2019

Earlier this week, federal prosecutors in Manhattan brought new charges against Mr. Epstein, accusing him of sex trafficking, which revived concerns about the federal government’s handling of sex crimes charges against Mr. Epstein more than a decade ago. They also resurrected Mr. Trump’s previous relationship with Mr. Epstein, whom he described as “a terrific guy” in 2002. Democrats on Thursday demanded a briefing from the Justice Department about the 2008…

Trump Declares State Of Emergency In Louisiana Ahead Of Tropical Storm Barry • The Hollywood Unlocked – The Hollywood Unlocked

Friday, July 12, 2019

Trump Declares State Of Emergency In Louisiana Ahead Of Tropical Storm Barry President Trump has decided to declare a federal emergency for Louisiana, authorizing the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate all disaster relief efforts ahead of the growing Tropical Storm Barry. RELATED: More Than 19,000 Without Power Across New Orleans Due To Massive Rainfall Trump approved the federal assistance after a request made by…

Mike Pence heads to border to defend migrant facilities as Democrats decry ‘unconscionable’ conditions – USA TODAY

Friday, July 12, 2019

WASHINGTON – Two events today more than 1,700 miles apart will put on display the deep divisions over the worsening migrant crisis at the southern U.S. border.  Battling to shape public perceptions of the worsening migrant crisis at the southern U.S. border, Vice President Mike Pence and a group of Republican senators will head to the border to tour a migrant detention center while Democrats host a high-profile hearing about the centers featuring testimony from…

‘Fake’ charges fly as Trump rips social media for bias, dishonesty – Fox News

Friday, July 12, 2019

Video Howard Kurtz: A strange White House summit mainly rips tech giants ‘MediaBuzz’ host Howard Kurtz weighs in on President Trump’s social media summit that was absent Google, Facebook and Twitter. It was obvious from the outset that the media didn’t think much of Donald Trump’s social media summit. Before yesterday’s White House event got under way, a New York Times news story declared: “The guest list has alarmed critics…

How Alex Acosta Got Away With It for So Long – Slate

Friday, July 12, 2019

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US census 2020: Trump retreats on citizenship question – BBC News

Friday, July 12, 2019

Media captionPresident Trump outlines his executive order, but will it work? President Donald Trump will no longer pursue adding a question on citizenship to the 2020 US census questionnaire. Instead, he said officials would obtain the information through an executive order for government agencies, as court challenges would have delayed a census. The retreat follows a long fight over the inclusion of the question, which the Supreme Court blocked in…

Photos, video: Ahead of Tropical Storm Barry, Baton Rouge residents batten down the hatches – The Advocate

Friday, July 12, 2019

Simon Chaisson, left, flips a sandbag into the back of a pickup truck as members of the DSHS Softball team form a fire brigade passing sandbags down the line. Denham Springs has gone through a huge number, estimated 15,000, sandbags as of Thursday morning, July 11, 2019, in Denham Springs, La. Community groups are there shoveling the bags for the elderly and infirm. It’s so busy that police officers and…

Trump trashes ‘lame duck failure’ Paul Ryan in response to new criticisms – Fox News

Friday, July 12, 2019

Video Fox News Flash top headlines for July 11 Fox News Flash top headlines for July 11 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com President Trump unleashed on Paul Ryan in a late-night tweetstorm in response to criticisms the former speaker made in an upcoming book. In the book, “American Carnage,” Ryan recalled his difficult working relationship with the president. He told Politico’s Tim Alberta that Trump “didn’t know anything about the government”…

House Dem blasts ‘juvenile’ Ocasio-Cortez, chief of staff: ‘Ignorance is beyond belief’ – Fox News

Friday, July 12, 2019

Video Feud between Speaker Pelosi and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez heats up in the House Capri Cafaro and Terry Holt weigh in on Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s recent comments insinuating that Speaker Nancy Pelosi doesn’t respect her as a ‘woman of color.’ Rep. William Lacy Clay, D-Mo., added to the mounting Democratic criticism of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., slamming her “inappropriate” suggestion that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is singling out the New Yorker…

On immigration, Trump is more in tune with America than the Democrats are – Washington Examiner

Friday, July 12, 2019

President Trump’s many policy reversals and blunders draw into question his administration’s immigration strategy. But for all the dysfunction, one thing is and has been evident: Trump wants the border enforced. So do the majority of Americans, according to a new poll. A new Hill-HarrisX poll found that 41% of voters believe that those who cross the border illegally should face criminal punishment — a key Trump administration policy. Only…

R. Kelly arrested on federal sex crime charges, law enforcement says – NBC News

Friday, July 12, 2019

R&B star R. Kelly has been arrested in Chicago on federal sex crime charges, two law enforcement sources said Thursday night. Robert Kelly, 52, was arrested by New York police detectives and investigators from the Department of Homeland Security and is expected to be taken to New York, the sources said. Further details were expected to be announced Friday. Homeland Security’s investigations division and New York police declined to comment….

Warren responds to Trump retreat on census citizenship question: ‘Wow, he’s going to follow the law?’ | TheHill – The Hill

Friday, July 12, 2019

Sen. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth Ann WarrenSanders to join diabetes patients on trip to Canada to buy cheaper insulin George Conway renews ‘pathological narcissist’ attack on Trump in tweetstorm Trump teases social media summit before veering into attacks on press, Democratic challengers MORE (D-Mass.) took aim at President TrumpDonald John TrumpControversial platform Gab slams White House for not inviting it to social media summit GOP senator: US should ‘reevaluate’ long-term relationship with Saudis Pelosi…

Tropical Storm Barry: Latest Updates, Storm Track, Evacuation Orders Issued in Louisiana – Newsweek

Friday, July 12, 2019

Hurricane warnings have been issued along parts of the Louisiana coastline as Tropical Storm Barry moves toward the state’s shores. The storm is expected to bring heavy rains, high winds and a storm surge to a region already inundated with flood waters. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued a hurricane warning from Intracoastal City to Grand Isle, which is a swath just south of points from Lafayette to New…

Trump makes 6 false claims during his ‘social media summit’ – CNN

Friday, July 12, 2019

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Trump, ‘not backing down’ in effort to count citizens amid census fight, announces executive order – Fox News

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Video Trump orders federal departments, agencies to provide citizenship records: We will leave no stone unturned President Trump outlines new steps to determine how many citizens and non-citizens make up the U.S. population. President Trump, speaking at the White House on Thursday, announced that he would “immediately” issue an executive order to get an accurate count of non-citizens and citizens in the United States — a measure Trump said would be…

Jeffrey Epstein: the state of New York protected Epstein — not his victims – Vox.com

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta has faced criticism for making a “sweetheart deal” with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that cut a serious prison sentence on sex trafficking charges down to just 13 months in a private wing of a Palm Beach jail. But he is not the only criminal justice official who failed Epstein’s victims. Acosta held a press conference in Washington Wednesday, aiming to defend himself from critics…

Why those ICE raids are being announced in advance – Fox News

Thursday, July 11, 2019

Video ICE reportedly ready to begin operation to arrest, deport 2,000 illegal immigrants The New York Times reports that raids are set to begin; Mark Meredith reports alongside border officials in Hidalgo, Texas. Starting Sunday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is expected to resume its previously announced plan to apprehend thousands of illegal immigrants across the country. The reinvigorated effort comes just weeks after President Trump tweeted that ICE was preparing to kick off…

Alcohol sales up in Cameron ahead of Tropical Storm Barry – KPLC

Thursday, July 11, 2019

CAMERON PARISH, La. (KPLC) – When KPLC called area grocery stores checking on supplies ahead of Tropical Storm Barry, we also asked whether alcohol sales were up.