Author: Freedom Watch
Did CNN commit a crime? Cruz suggests warning to Reddit user poses legal problem Fox News July 5, 2017 CNN faced widespread backlash Wednesday for seeming to imply the network would reveal the identity of the Reddit user who made an anti-CNN, Trump-themed GIF if he reneged on an apology — but some critics suggested the network also could have a legal problem on its hands. Republican Texas Sen. Ted Cruz took to Twitter to cite Georgia state law’s prohibition against “theft by extortion.” “Troubling. I assume CNN’s lawyers are examining GA § 16-8-16 Theft by extortion. If…
Fitton: Judicial Watch Sues VA Again for Docs About Misuse of Veterans’ Facility By Tom Fitton Breitbart July 5, 2017 Judicial Watch has taken the lead in trying to highlight the government’s misconduct and misuse of a 388-acre parcel of land in Los Angeles, originally intended to serve the needs of veterans. In fact, we just filed a second Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for information regarding non-veteran use of this prime real estate in West Los Angeles, which was set aside nearly 130 years ago to serve as…
US watched North Korea prepare for ICBM launch By Jennifer Griffin Fox News July 5, 2017 U.S. officials watched North Korea prepare for the Tuesday launch of its first successful intercontinental ballistic missile, a well-placed senior U.S. official told Fox News — however, no anti-missile defense systems appear to have been activated to shoot down the rocket. The U.S. had watched North Korea fueling the rocket prior to launch, the official said. Continue Reading…..
In North Korea, ‘Surgical Strike’ Could Spin Into ‘Worst Kind of Fighting’ By Motoko Rich New York Times July 5, 2017 SEOUL, South Korea — The standoff over North Korea’s nuclear program has long been shaped by the view that the United States has no viable military option to destroy it. Any attempt to do so, many say, would provoke a brutal counterattack against South Korea too bloody and damaging to risk. That remains a major constraint on the Trump administration’s response even as North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-un, approaches his goal of a nuclear arsenal capable of…
Neil Cavuto rattles off a long list of leftist violence the hypocritical media ignores TheBlaze July 5, 2017 Fox News’ Neil Cavuto went through a list of all the violence coming from the left since President Trump was elected in order to show what he saw as hypocrisy of the media on Trump’s offensive tweeting. The monologue aired Monday at the end of his show. “So ABC News reports that after his CNN wrestling tweet,” Cavuto began, “President Trump will have to own any violence that might come as a result. The New York Times cites some journalists’…
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State Department Workers Vent Grievances Over Trump, Tillerson, Cite Longer-Term Issues By Felicia Schwartz WSJ July 4, 2017 Thousands of State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development employees indicated in a survey they are worried about the future of their agencies, with some expressing particular concern about lack of support from the Trump administration and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. The findings are in a report for Mr. Tillerson compiled by a consulting firm as he embarks on an effort to reorganize the State… Continue Reading…..
The world looks past Donald Trump By Stephen Collinson CNN July 4, 2017 Foreign policy, increasingly, is what is happening around the world while the United States is making other plans. More than five months into Donald Trump’s presidency, American adversaries and allies alike are adjusting to a new era in which Washington seeks its own idiosyncratic and unpredictable “America First” path. Continue Reading…..
Court Blocks E.P.A. Effort to Suspend Obama-Era Methane Rule By Lisa Friedman New York Times July 4, 2017 WASHINGTON — Dealing a legal blow to the Trump administration, a federal appeals court ruled on Monday that the Environmental Protection Agency cannot suspend an Obama-era rule to restrict methane emissions from new oil and gas wells. The 2-to-1 decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is a legal setback for Scott Pruitt, the E.P.A. administrator, who is trying to roll back dozens of Obama-era environmental regulations. The ruling signals that the Trump…
North Korea successfully test-launched ICBM, US officials confirm Fox News July 4, 2017 North Korea successfully test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time on Tuesday, U.S. officials confirmed to Fox News. The ballistic missile flew longer than any North Korean missile test conducted by the rogue regime to date, U.S. Pacific Command said — meaning Kim Jong Un’s dictatorship may now possess the ability to strike Alaska. Continue Reading…..