Texas outdoor advertising industry erected 8,000+ illegal billboards

Texas outdoor advertising industry erected 8,000+ illegal billboards

Javier Manjarres
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April 17, 2019
The Texas Department of Transportation recently disclosed that 8,000 billboards across the state violate the Department’s maximum height rule of 42.5 feet. In the 33 years since the rule was established, thousands of excessively tall billboards have been erected across Texas in knowing violation of the rule, as billboard owners are required in the permitting process to verify that they will...
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Senate Democratic presidential candidates completely oppose Trump

Senate Democratic presidential candidates completely oppose Trump

Javier Manjarres
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April 17, 2019
In the era of President Donald Trump, the U.S. Congress couldn’t be anymore divided, as members have aligned themselves as being either completely supportive or not, of the administration.
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Muslim cleric teaches proper Islamic way to beat your wife

Muslim cleric teaches proper Islamic way to beat your wife

Javier Manjarres
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April 17, 2019
The cleric also pointed out that some Muslim women like to be dominated by “violent and powerful husbands,” but also makes it a point to say that Islam prohibits husbands from striking their wives in the head or face.
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House Democrats press for Trump's tax returns

House Democrats press for Trump's tax returns

Javier Manjarres
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April 15, 2019
Congressional Democrats, Hispanic Congressional Caucus, and Sanders are focused on pressuring Trump to release his tax returns, even though there is no mandate or law that says that a sitting U.S. President must release personal tax returns.
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Democrats look to healthcare to preserve their House majority

Democrats look to healthcare to preserve their House majority

Javier Manjarres
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April 15, 2019
With all that said, congressional Democrats are making a hard push to retain control of the House of Representatives, but the newly-elected ultra-Progressive caucus is panning out to be more of a crutch than an asset.
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Venezuela could help launch Chinese military land attack of U.S.

Venezuela could help launch Chinese military land attack of U.S.

Javier Manjarres
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April 15, 2019
“The Chinese are there. The Russians are there. They are not our friends,” said Scott. “Its (China) government that has built a military to compete with us.
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Kamala Harris says she backs

Kamala Harris says she backs "Green New Deal, but voted against it

Javier Manjarres
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April 15, 2019
Democratic presidential candidate and Senator Kamala Harris, is a fervent believer that Climate Change is an “existential threat” to the globe, and was one of the early supporters of the “Green New Deal.” Earlier this year, Harris was asked at a campaign stop in South Carolina about whether she would be voting for the climate […]
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2020 Democratic presidential field begins to tighten

2020 Democratic presidential field begins to tighten

Javier Manjarres
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April 14, 2019
In the first two primary election states, both Biden and Sanders enjoy large leads over the rest of the field, but 2020 Booker, Harris, O’Rourke and Buttigieg are not too far behind, and could be in a strategically advantageous position at his juncture in the race.
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Buttigieg makes it official, says he will defeat Trump in 2020

Buttigieg makes it official, says he will defeat Trump in 2020

Javier Manjarres
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April 14, 2019
Buttigieg speaks well, is likeable, and has been able to garner a bit of a bump since first announcing an exploratory campaign in January, but can he overcome the likes of Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden?
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Pelosi backs Omar, refuses to condemn her 9/11 remark

Pelosi backs Omar, refuses to condemn her 9/11 remark

Javier Manjarres
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April 14, 2019
Congressional Democrats have come out in force to condemn the recent video President Donald Trump created and tweeted of Rep, Ilhan Omar making an insensitive e 9/11 terrorist attack remark at recent CAIR event in California. The video shows clips of the actual attack in New York City followed by the video snippet of Omar […]
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Ocasio-Cortez questions Fmr Navy Seal's 9/11 commitment

Ocasio-Cortez questions Fmr Navy Seal's 9/11 commitment

Javier Manjarres
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April 12, 2019
Her suggestion that Crenshaw do something about terrorism is highly questionable, considering the he is a former U.S. Navy SEAL, who lost his eye fighting terrorists in Afghanistan, earning 2 Bronze Stars (one with Valor), the Purple Heart, the Navy Commendation Medal with Valor.
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AZ congressional caucus at odds over Trump's Interior Sec. pick

AZ congressional caucus at odds over Trump's Interior Sec. pick

Javier Manjarres
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April 11, 2019
Arizona’s congressional delegation is at odds over  President Trump’s permanent replacement pick for outgoing Secretary of Interior Ryan Zinke. When President Trump nominated acting Secretary David Bernhardt to succeed Zinke at the Interior department, Republicans quickly supported the president’s nominee, but Democrats raised their doubts. Democrats believe that Bernhardt, a former oil and gas lobbyist, […]
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Castro rallies against Trump, pushes false

Castro rallies against Trump, pushes false "animals" narrative

Javier Manjarres
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April 11, 2019
Castro didn’t disappoint his supporters, focusing on the illegal immigration border crisis brought upon by the migrant caravans that have originated from Central America, and echoed an immigration false narrative about the president that many Democrats continue push.
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GOP senators file pre-existing conditions protection bill

GOP senators file pre-existing conditions protection bill

Javier Manjarres
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April 11, 2019
Florida Sen. Rick Scott, who last month introduced and passed an amendment in the Senate budget that protected pre-existing conditions, has co-sponsored the Protect Act with Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) to help qualm concerns over pre-existing condition coverage, and allowing young adults to stay on their parent’s healthcare plan until they reach 26 years of age.
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Scott advocates for U.S. military action in Venezuela

Scott advocates for U.S. military action in Venezuela

Javier Manjarres
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April 11, 2019
President Donald Trump has stated on several occasions that a military option against Dictator Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela is on the table, Republican legislators like Sen. Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Rick Scott, all support the president’s possible military action against the Maduro regime
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Benjamin Netanyahu wins re-election

Benjamin Netanyahu wins re-election

Javier Manjarres
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April 10, 2019
Netanyahu will now be the longest serving Prime Minister in Israel's history, surpassing four-term Minister David Ben-Gurion.
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9/11 terrorists described as “some people did something” by Rep. Omar

9/11 terrorists described as “some people did something” by Rep. Omar

Javier Manjarres
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April 10, 2019
Omar's string of anti-Israel tropes, and now this highly insensitive and pro-Al-Qaeda statement has painted a very disturbing pattern of  behavior, and could bring to question her overall mindset.
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Swalwell blames Chicago's violence on other states (Video)

Swalwell blames Chicago's violence on other states (Video)

Javier Manjarres
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April 10, 2019
But when one attendee asked Swalwell if the Democratic Party was going to come take his hand guns away, the newly-minted presidential candidate dodged the question.
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FL Gov says Rep. Omar is clueless over her anti-Semitic comments (Video)

FL Gov says Rep. Omar is clueless over her anti-Semitic comments (Video)

Javier Manjarres
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April 9, 2019
Speaking at a Temple in Plantation, Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis discussed the rise of anti-Semitism, and Airbnb apparent decision to take anti-Israel position. DeSantis said that Airbnb’s anti-Semitic policies in the West Bank, and anti-Semitic tropes that have gripped politics over the past several months. “Airbnb wants to go public, they go public, the state […]
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Trump kills Obama's baseball deal with Cuba

Trump kills Obama's baseball deal with Cuba

Javier Manjarres
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April 9, 2019
The Obama administration’s deal allowed MLB to sign Cuban players as long as they paid the Cuban Baseball Federation a fee for releasing the players.
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Maduro regime employs Nazi-like propaganda campaign

Maduro regime employs Nazi-like propaganda campaign

Javier Manjarres
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April 8, 2019
But even though it appears as if Maduro’s days are numbered, his regime has adopted a new Goebbels-like propaganda campaign a play to his fledgling base of support, hoping to convince them that that happier days are ahead of them.
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Sanders breaks with Democrats, says no to open borders

Sanders breaks with Democrats, says no to open borders

Javier Manjarres
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April 8, 2019
"There’s a lot of poverty in this world, and you’re going to have people from all over the world.”
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Trump designates Iran’s revolutionary guard a terrorist group

Trump designates Iran’s revolutionary guard a terrorist group

Javier Manjarres
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April 8, 2019
This designation will be the first time that the United States has ever named a part of another government as a FTO.
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Homeland Security sends border funding to Texas

Homeland Security sends border funding to Texas

Javier Manjarres
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April 7, 2019
In 2019, $23 million alone has been set aside by DHS for Texas, of which a 25% has already arrived in the Lone Star State.
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Congress to vote on a carbon tax

Congress to vote on a carbon tax

Javier Manjarres
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April 7, 2019
According to the official U.S. Congress website, Deutch’s carbon tax bill would “amend the Internal Revenue Code to impose a fee on carbon content of fuels.”
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Biden Watch: Biden says he's a proud “Obama-Biden Democrat”

Biden Watch: Biden says he's a proud “Obama-Biden Democrat”

Javier Manjarres
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April 5, 2019
Biden is not denying a run, rather saying that he would like to be the "last" candidate to announce this cycle, and that he is getting things ready. Biden is in, it's just a matter of time of when he makes it official.
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Trump threatens Mexico with tariffs over border crisis

Trump threatens Mexico with tariffs over border crisis

Javier Manjarres
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April 5, 2019
Trump’s threat to hit Mexico with tariffs will be predicated on how Mexico responds to their illegal immigration issue.
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Rubio challenged to take lie detector test over drug use

Rubio challenged to take lie detector test over drug use

Javier Manjarres
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April 4, 2019
Now Venezuela’s Socialist Party leader and “Drug Czar,” Diosdado Cebello, has challenged Rubio to take a lie detector test with him.
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2020 Democrats leading Trump, but barely

2020 Democrats leading Trump, but barely

Javier Manjarres
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April 3, 2019
According to the latest Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling (PPP) poll of the 2020 presidential election, in a head-to-head matchup between President Trump and several of the top 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, all of the Democratic hopefuls are ahead. Biden, who is expected to enter the race this month, is the only one that leads Trump […]
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Hispanic Caucus questions Trump's new Central America policy

Hispanic Caucus questions Trump's new Central America policy

Javier Manjarres
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April 3, 2019
All hands are on deck in the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives. Days after President Donald Trump announced that was cutting off aid to the Central American countries of Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador, for their failure to enforce their respective immigration laws, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), which is completely comprised of Democrats, wrote a […]
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Cruz, Cornyn agree Trump's border shutdown will hurt Texas

Cruz, Cornyn agree Trump's border shutdown will hurt Texas

Javier Manjarres
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April 3, 2019
"Let's see if they keep it done," said Trump, adding "Now, if they don't, or if we don't make a deal with Congress, the border's going to be closed, 100 percent."
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The Maduro regime's absurd

The Maduro regime's absurd "second shooter" power outage claim

Javier Manjarres
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April 3, 2019
No, this is not an episode of "Punk'd" or "impractical Jokers," this is an actual claim by the Maduro regime.
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Grijalva to Congress: Stop funding Trump's

Grijalva to Congress: Stop funding Trump's "racist policies"

Javier Manjarres
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April 3, 2019
Trump is pointing at the mass migration issue at the border as the proof positive reason why the border wall needs to be built, saying that more and more criminals are being found within the detainee population.
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Old rivals team up to question U.S. Border Patrol

Old rivals team up to question U.S. Border Patrol

Javier Manjarres
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April 2, 2019
According to the two senators, the removal of the border patrol agents compromises trade and security along the Arizona border.
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Trump accused of trying to break federal immigration law

Trump accused of trying to break federal immigration law

Javier Manjarres
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April 2, 2019
But while that may sound fair to many Americans, there are others who feel that Trump is trying to break federal immigration statute.
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Omar may face jail time over alleged campaign finance violations

Omar may face jail time over alleged campaign finance violations

Javier Manjarres
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April 2, 2019
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) is being investigated by the state of Minnesota for allegedly violating that state’s campaign finance laws.
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