Palestinian Leader Abbas Sharply Criticizes Trump and Peace Plan
Few were surprised when Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas rejected outright the Israeli-Palestinian peace plan proposed by President Trump on January 28. ...
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Trump Announces Middle East Peace Plan Alongside Netanyahu
President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced details of an Israel-Palestinian peace plan put together by the Trump administration. ...
USDA Will Tighten Requirements for SNAP; Some States Are Suing
A new Trump administration rule change set to go into effect in April will result in nearly 700,000 people across the country being dropped from the food stamp program,...
MPP Policy Works: Illegal Border Crossings in Yuma Sector Down 94 Percent
Illegal crossings in the U.S. Border Patrol’s Yuma sector dropped by 94 percent after the Trump administration started making asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for hearings. ...
Latest Central American “Migrant Caravan” Stopped by Mexican National Guard
After being prevented from crossing a bridge into Mexico, hundreds of Central American migrants waded across the river separating Mexico and Guatemala on January 20, only to be stopped...
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Juan Guaidó Visits Colombia, Will Meet Pompeo
Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó defied a travel ban to go to Colombia to attend a counter-terrorism meeting and meet with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. ...
Trump to Shift $7.2 Billion From Defense Budget to Build Wall
President Trump is planning to divert an additional $7.2 billion from Department of Defense programs to pay for the wall on the United States’ southern border. ...
Trump Rallies Consistently Draw Large Numbers of Democrats and Independents
At a Trump campaign rally held in Toledo, Ohio, on January 9, 42.8 percent of the 22,927 people attending the event were either a Democrat or an independent. ...
Exodus from Blue States Continues — and Grows
The two largest Democrat-dominated states (California and New York) have both suffered population losses that will likely reduce their congressional representation. ...
Iran Fires Missiles at Bases Housing U.S. Forces in Iraq; Trump Responds
Iran fired as many as 15 ballistic missiles that targeted two air bases housing U.S. and coalition troops — in Irbil, northern Iraq, and al Asad, in western Iraq....
Iraqi Prime Minister Says Soleimani Was in Iraq to Discuss De-escalating Tensions
Iraq’s prime minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said that Iranian General Qasem Soleimani, killed in a U.S. drone strike, was in Iraq to deliver Iran’s de-escalation proposals. ...
Iraqi Parliament Votes to End U.S. Troop Presence in Iraq
The Iraqi Parliament voted on January 5 to eliminate the U.S. troop presence in Iraq “due to the end of military operations in Iraq and the achievement of victory...
Kentucky Rep. Supports Sheriffs Willing to Go to Jail to Support 2nd Amendment Sanctuaries
Representative Thomas Massie has said that he is supportive of local officials who would go to jail rather than enforce unconstitutional anti-Second Amendment laws. ...
U.S. Population Growth Slows; “Progressive” California and New York Will Lose Electoral Clout
A news release from the U.S. Census Bureau said that the nation’s population growth is slowing, especially in California and New York, which may lose seats in Congress. ...
California, With Strict Gun Controls, Had Most Mass Killings in 2019
The United States suffered more mass killings in 2019 than any year on record; California, with some of the strictest gun laws in the country, had the most of...
U.S. Getting Back Into Rare Earth Processing to Break China’s Monopoly
The United States will resume “rare earth elements” (REE) processing, breaking a monopoly by which China controlled 97 percent of the world’s supply of REEs. ...
China Orders People of Faith to Rewrite Religious Texts to Conform to Party Line
A conference of state-selected religious leaders in China issued a directive that all religious works must be revised to conform to the Communist Party Line. ...
English Girl Finds Plea for Help From Prisoners in China in Christmas Card
A six-year-old girl in London found a note inside a Christmas card reading: “We are foreign prisoners in Shanghai Qingpu prison China. Forced to work against our will.” ...
House Democrats Intend to Continue Impeachment Perpetually
House Democrats are planning to continue their impeachment efforts even after the Senate trial. “A president can be impeached more than once,” said one Democrat. ...
Chinese Embassy Officials Expelled After Entering Virginia Military Base
After the United States expelled two Chinese Embassy officials who drove onto a U.S. Navy base in Virginia Beach, the Chinese asked the United States to “correct its mistake.”...