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Second congressional Democrat staffer charged in scheme to dox Republicans amid Kavanaugh confirmation fight

By Gregg Re | Fox News A second aide to New Hampshire Democrat Sen. Maggie Hassan is facing federal charges stemming from a scheme to publicly post the personal information of several Republican politicians amid the contentious confirmation hearings for now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The aide, Samantha Deforest Davis, was a staff assistant in Hassan’s office from August 2017 until last December. She was […]

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The Supreme Court of the United States The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the land and the only part of the federal judiciary specifically required by the Constitution.The Constitution does not stipulate the number of Supreme Court Justices; the number is set instead by Congress. There have been as […]

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State Department cuts new funds to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, pending immigration fixes

By Gregg Re | Fox News The State Department announced Monday it will cut new foreign aid to the “Northern Triangle” countries — Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador — unless their governments take “concrete action” to stem the flow of migrants towards the United States. The aggressive move came less than two weeks after the Trump administration reached a last-minute […]

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AOC warns of ‘very real risk’ of Trump win in 2020, says frustration with Pelosi is ‘quite real’

By Gregg Re | Fox News In her first Sunday morning show appearance since taking office in January, New York Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warned that there is “very real risk” President Trump will win re-election in 2020, and acknowledged that progressive frustration with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is also “quite real.” The comments struck an unusually defensive tone for […]

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Flynn hires vocal Mueller team critic, after mysteriously firing attorneys

By Alex Pappas | Fox News Former national security adviser Michael Flynn has hired a vocal critic of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team to represent him in the criminal case against him after mysteriously firing his other attorneys last week. Sidney Powell, a former federal prosecutor, confirmed to Fox News that she is joining Flynn’s team as a defense attorney. “Yes, […]

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DOJ pushes back at Dem gloating over Mueller report deal: ‘This isn’t a blank check’

By Jake Gibson, Brooke Singman | Fox News Justice Department officials are pushing back on the suggestion that a recently struck deal with House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler will give Democrats unfettered access to documents pertaining to former Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe. A source familiar with the negotiations told Fox News on Tuesday that while the […]

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Mexico deploys military to curb migration, reportedly offers major concessions as Trump tariffs loom

By Gregg Re | Fox News President Trump warns Mexico tariffs could still happen, urges Republicans to back strategy U.S. and Mexican officials meet in Washington on tariffs and immigration; Rich Edson reports from the State Department. With just days to go until the Trump administration is set to impose punishing tariffs on Mexico unless the country halts the […]

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Trump warns ‘not nearly enough’ progress made during Mexico negotiations, tariffs imminent

By Gregg Re | Fox News President Trump declared Wednesday evening that “not nearly enough” progress was being made in last-minute negotiations with Mexico, as the U.S. prepares to impose escalating tariffs unless that nation does more to stop the rush of illegal immigrants arriving at the southern border. “Immigration discussions at the White House with representatives of Mexico have […]

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Border arrests skyrocket in May, as officials declare ‘full-blown emergency’

By Brooke Singman, Jake Gibson | Fox News The number of migrants apprehended at America’s southern border skyrocketed last month to levels not seen in over a decade, with U.S. Customs and Border Protection reporting nearly 133,000 arrests in May. The number surpassed 144,000 when counting migrants deemed inadmissible — more than a 30 percent increase from the prior month and double the […]