Trump fights opioid crisis, targets Chinese fentanyl

Trump fights opioid crisis, targets Chinese fentanyl

Javier Manjarres
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August 24, 2019
President Donald Trump's one-man economic war against China has been highly criticized by congressional Democrats and his detractors, which in many cases, are one and the same.
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Cruz, Rubio targeted by FBI in “political espionage” probe

Cruz, Rubio targeted by FBI in “political espionage” probe

Javier Manjarres
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August 23, 2019
Former FBI agent Peter Strzok, who was as the center of the Trump-Russian collusion investigation, has once again been thrust onto the political stage an accused of “political espionage.
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Sen. Perdue in position to win reelection in Georgia

Sen. Perdue in position to win reelection in Georgia

Javier Manjarres
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August 20, 2019
Senate and House Democrats are focused on defeating President Donald Trump and winning more seats in both chambers of the U.S. Congress in the 2020 presidential election cycle.
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President Trump calls Omar and Tlaib “anti-Israel” and “anti-Jewish”

President Trump calls Omar and Tlaib “anti-Israel” and “anti-Jewish”

Javier Manjarres
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August 15, 2019
President Donald Trump continued his all-out assault against Muslim-American Reps. Ilhan Omar (D) and Rashida Tlaib (D), after Israel, denied them entry into the country.
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"Dangerous" Muslim Rep. Ilhan Omar insults Israel, Netanyahu

Javier Manjarres
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August 15, 2019
Several hours after Israel blocked entry to Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, the first two Muslim women to be elected to the U.S. Congress, Rep. Omar made the Israeli case why she should not be allowed to enter their country.
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FL Sen. Rick Scott to consider McSally's bill making domestic terrorism a federal crime

FL Sen. Rick Scott to consider McSally's bill making domestic terrorism a federal crime

Javier Manjarres
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August 15, 2019
Arizona Senator Martha McScally (R) has recently announced that she will be filing a bill that makes acts of domestic terrorism a federal crime, giving federal law enforcement agencies like the FBI the ability to charge terror suspects accordingly.
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Israel  blocks Muslim Reps. Omar and Tlaib from entering

Israel blocks Muslim Reps. Omar and Tlaib from entering

Javier Manjarres
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August 15, 2019
Much like the U.S. has done, Israel has decided to impose its immigration right to allow, or prevent, whoever they wanted from entering the country. Israel has taken the recommendation of President Donald Trump and has blocked Reps. Ilhan Omar (D) and Rashida Tlaib (D) from entering the country.
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McSally pens bill making domestic terrorism a federal crime

McSally pens bill making domestic terrorism a federal crime

Javier Manjarres
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August 14, 2019
After the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton were deemed domestic terrorist attacks, Arizona Senator Martha McSally (R) has penned a bill that will make domestic terrorism a federal crime.
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Toxic algae blooms kill dogs in Georgia and Texas

Toxic algae blooms kill dogs in Georgia and Texas

Javier Manjarres
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August 13, 2019
Toxic freshwater blue-green algae is a huge problem in Florida, but now the same algae bloom is causing problems Texas, Georgia, and in other southeast U.S. states where several dogs have died due to exposure.
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Democrats threaten lawsuit over new Endangered Species Protection revisions

Democrats threaten lawsuit over new Endangered Species Protection revisions

Javier Manjarres
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August 12, 2019
The news that the Trump administration is planning to revise the Endangered Species Act of 1973 has caused wildlife advocates, 2020 presidential candidates, and Democratic members of Congress to all-but blow a gasket over the potential wildlife protection “rollbacks.”
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Trump administration gambles with Venezuelan oil supplies

Trump administration gambles with Venezuelan oil supplies

Javier Manjarres
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August 12, 2019
President Trump's recent economic sanctions against Venezuela’s Dictatorial regime are working, crippling Nicholas Maduro’s socialist government, but at what cost?
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Venezuela's Maduro set to dissolve national assembly

Venezuela's Maduro set to dissolve national assembly

Javier Manjarres
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August 12, 2019
The Nicholas Maduro regime has confirmed that it will hold a special session of their governing body, a move that U.S.-acknowledged President Juan Guaido says will be all-but end the current Venezuelan opposition government.
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Senate revises gov't funding for nuclear testing patients

Senate revises gov't funding for nuclear testing patients

Javier Manjarres
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August 9, 2019
The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2019 (S.947) is expected to pass in the U.S. Senate, as senators push to increase compensation to Americans exposed to radiation released from nuclear testing during the Cold War.
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Trump recertified Colombia's drug trade efforts

Trump recertified Colombia's drug trade efforts

Javier Manjarres
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August 9, 2019
The efforts of U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R) and Rick Scott (R) urging President Donald Trump to recertify Colombia’s efforts to eradicate its drug trade have paid off.
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Cornyn straps down, donates blood to El Paso shooting victims

Cornyn straps down, donates blood to El Paso shooting victims

Javier Manjarres
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August 7, 2019
Texas Senator John Cornyn (R) traveled to El Paso, Texas to visit with survivors and first responders of the mass shooting that left 22 dead and many more injured. Cornyn stopped by a clinic, got strapped down, and donated blood.
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Democrats quiet about Chicago's black-on-black gun killings

Democrats quiet about Chicago's black-on-black gun killings

Javier Manjarres
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August 6, 2019
2020 Democratic presidential candidates have raised Cain over the recent mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, that left 32 dead and scores injured.
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Trump urged to certify drug-ridden Colombia

Trump urged to certify drug-ridden Colombia

Javier Manjarres
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August 5, 2019
The days of the “Cocaine Cowboys” are long gone, Harrison Ford is not fighting drug lords with the CIA,  Colombia is no longer considered to be the epicenter of the illicit drug trade (it still is), and the Pablo Escobars of the world have been replaced by organized Marxist guerrilla groups.
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Trump remarks about

Trump remarks about "twisted monster" mass shootings

Javier Manjarres
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August 5, 2019
 "Good morning.  My fellow Americans, this morning, our nation is overcome with shock, horror, and sorrow.  This weekend, more than 80 people were killed or wounded in two evil attacks.
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Robert

Robert "Beto" O'Rourke exploits mass shootings, takes smiling selfies

Javier Manjarres
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August 5, 2019
The recent mass killings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio brought out the best in Americans, as first responders showed bravery and professionalism in containing both crime scenes. But the events of this past weekend brought out the worst in politicians, who used the tragic events for political gain.
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2020 Democrats attack Biden, Obama’s legacy

2020 Democrats attack Biden, Obama’s legacy

Javier Manjarres
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August 1, 2019
Before the 2020 Democratic presidential debate that included Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris took place, no one expected that the attacks against Biden would be attacks against President Barack Obama’s entire presidential legacy.
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Moderate 2020 Democrats turn on

Moderate 2020 Democrats turn on "Medicare for All"

Javier Manjarres
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July 31, 2019
During Wednesday night’s CNN Democratic presidential debate, a visibly annoyed Sen. Bernie Sanders was forced to defend his legacy piece of  legislation, “Medicare for All.”
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Castro claims debate night victory

Castro claims debate night victory

Javier Manjarres
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July 31, 2019
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders stood out during the CNN debate by pushing their individual and very progressive policies, but former HUD Secretary Julian Castro claiming victory, even though he was not on the debate stage.
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Big-name Florida Democrats hold off from Backing Biden

Big-name Florida Democrats hold off from Backing Biden

Javier Manjarres
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July 30, 2019
Big-name Florida Democrats hold off from Backing Biden
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House Democrats  boo Brian Mast over pro-Israel remarks

House Democrats boo Brian Mast over pro-Israel remarks

Javier Manjarres
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July 28, 2019
Rep. Brian Mast (D) was booed and jeered on the floor of the House last week when he spoke out against the Boycott, Divest and Sanctions (BDS) movement, in particular, a pro-BDS bill introduced by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D).
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Texas' Escobar blames Trump for border crisis

Texas' Escobar blames Trump for border crisis

Javier Manjarres
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July 28, 2019
Homestead, FL –Reps. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-FL) and Veronica Escobar (D-TX) held a press conference shortly after touring the Homestead immigrant detention facility this past weekend, describing the immigrant living conditions they saw, before casting blame on the Trump administration for the current humanitarian border crisis along the U.S. southern border with Mexico. This was Rep. […]
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Texas GDP on fire, tops Florida and most states

Texas GDP on fire, tops Florida and most states

Javier Manjarres
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July 26, 2019
According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the mining industry is booming, benefiting states like Texas and West Virginia, who have seen their First Quarter Growth Domestic Product (GDP) rise above the other 48 states.
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Allen West's conservative vision for Texas, America

Allen West's conservative vision for Texas, America

Javier Manjarres
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July 24, 2019
There may be a new sheriff in town for the Texas Republican Party, as former U.S. Congressman Allen West says his probable run for the chairmanship of the Texas GOP is all but certain.
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Ilhan Omar: Muslim religion questions a

Ilhan Omar: Muslim religion questions a "waste of our time"

Javier Manjarres
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July 24, 2019
But a visibly bothered Omar took issue, not just about being asked the FGM question, but because she and other “Muslim legislators” are “constantly being asked to waste” their time speaking to issues like the condemnation of Hamas, Al Qaeda, or radical Islam in general.
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Ocasio-Cortez's

Ocasio-Cortez's "Squad" split over pro-Israel bill

Javier Manjarres
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July 23, 2019
The so-called “Squad” in the U.S. House of Representatives, which is comprised of Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib, did not fall in line and vote on a bill to oppose the anti-Israel BDS movement.
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Trump winning over Democrat-leaning Hispanic voters

Trump winning over Democrat-leaning Hispanic voters

Javier Manjarres
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July 23, 2019
Democrats say it’s a stretch to think that President Donald Trump will win over Hispanics in 2020, but don’t doubt Trump’s assertion that he is anything but very popular with Latinos.
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Obama and Clinton deported 17 million illegal aliens, Trump not even close

Obama and Clinton deported 17 million illegal aliens, Trump not even close

Javier Manjarres
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July 19, 2019
But while Obama has deported more illegal aliens than Trump, President Bill Clinton bested everyone.
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Hispanics support Trump's

Hispanics support Trump's "racist" tweet against "Squad"

Javier Manjarres
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July 18, 2019
President Donald Trump’s controversial tweet where he told several progressive House Democratic women to go back to the countries “from which they came from” has been condemned and labeled as racist by Democrats and the clear majority of the media.
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Rubio angered by Rep.Omar’s anti-American remark

Rubio angered by Rep.Omar’s anti-American remark

Javier Manjarres
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July 16, 2019
Days after President Trump targeted Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) and three other House Democrats, accusing them of having anti-American views, Florida Senator Marco Rubio (R) tweeted that he was angered by Rep. Ilhan Omar  apparent anti-America remark that were published in a glowing Washington Post story about her life.
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Biden crushing other 2020 Democrats in Fox News poll

Biden crushing other 2020 Democrats in Fox News poll

Javier Manjarres
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July 11, 2019
If South Carolina is any indication of how the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race is going to turn out, then Vice President Joe Biden has got his party’s nomination all wrapped up.
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Florida se preocupa por sus trabajadores campesinos, otros estados no tanto.

Florida se preocupa por sus trabajadores campesinos, otros estados no tanto.

Javier Manjarres
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July 10, 2019
Si alguna vez tomaste de jugo de naranja o un mordiste una toronja a la hora del desayuno, entonces has disfrutado de los productos cosechados en la Florida. El estado del sol produce más de la mitad de todas las naranjas y toronjas en los EE. UU. Y grandes cantidades de otros productos como pepinos, tomates y pimientos, según el...
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House Republicans urge Trump to designate Cuba a terrorist state

House Republicans urge Trump to designate Cuba a terrorist state

Javier Manjarres
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July 10, 2019
For decades, the U.S. Department of State had Communist Cuba designated as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, but President Obama, in move to “ease” travel restrictions, and further good will, lifted that designation. President Donald Trump has been in office two-years, and while he has all-but rewritten Obama’s foreign policy with Cuba, he still hasn’t […]
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