Ben Freeman talks about President Trump's friendship with Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson and what it means for the military-industrial complex. Trump likes to boast about keeping businesses—particularly those related to military industries—open and hiring in the...
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Iraqi National Who’d Lived Whole Life in US Dies Shortly After Being Deported to Iraq
CNN: An Iraqi national who had lived in the US since he was an infant died shortly after being deported to Iraq as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration. Jimmy Aldaoud, 41, died from complications of diabetes, his attorney Edward Bajoka...
News Roundup 8/8/19
US News Former Secretary of Defense James Mattis returns to his position as a board member at General Dynamics. [Link] New SecDef Mark Esper says the US will not overreact to NK missile tests. [Link] Venezuela Bolton said the US is ready to target countries that...
Bolton’s Economic War on Venezuela
On FPF #385, I cover the US economic war against Venezuela. The US imposed sanctions on Venezuela under Obama. After John Bolton joined the Trump administration as National Security Adviser, the US ramped up the economic war against Venezuela by sanctioning the state...
News Roundup 8/6/19
Venezuela Trump suggests the US may blockade Venezuela. [Link] Trump signs an executive order freezing all Venezuelan assets. Some analysts believe this will allow the US to sanction anyone who does business with Venezuela. [Link] Korean Peace North Korea says planned...
‘The answer to a murderer targeting immigrants is…more immigration control, according to the president.’
Elizabeth Nolan Brown at Reason: On Monday morning, Donald Trump reacted to the two recent mass shootings by offering what sounds like a quid pro quo to liberals: Give me my border plans, and I'll give you gun control. This weekend saw two mass shootings in America,...
News Roundup 8/5/19
US News Five police officers who killed two unarmed people got their jobs back. The officers fired dozens of shots into the victim's car. [Link] The new Defense Secretary will review the contract for the Pentagon cloud program. [Link] Tulsi Gabbard becomes a...
Here Are 5 Big Holes in Mueller’s Work
Robert Mueller’s two-year, $25.2 million investigation was supposed to provide the definitive account of Donald Trump, Russia and the 2016 election. Yet even after he issued a 448-page report and testified for five hours before Congress, critical aspects remain...
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