Democrats Reject Trump’s “BRIDGE Act” Deal, Say “Not A Good Faith Effort”…
January 19, 2019
In fact, even before President Trump has issued his "major announcement," Democratic leaders were pre-emptively rejecting his ideas.
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Trump's BRIDGE Act made two offers to Democrats in exchange for $5.7 billion in funds for a border wall: Extend DACA protections for Dreamers, who were brought to the U.S. illegally as children, and extend the legal status of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders.Half an hour even before Trump gave his speech, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected the offer.
Trump’s Not Kidding When He Promises ‘Cutting-Edge’ Missile Defense…
January 19, 2019
Thursday at the Pentagon, President Trump released his administration’s long-awaited Missile Defense Review (MDR). In his announcement, Trump promised “nothing less for our nation than the most effective, cutting-edge missile defense systems.” Indeed, the steps called for in this review will go a long way to toward employing new technologies to address next-generation threats and strengthening U.S. and allied security.
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New technologies such as lasers promise to drastically reduce the cost per shot of future defenses. Finally, the greatest threat to international security is not U.S. defenses, but Russian and Chinese efforts to tear down the U.S.-led international order. Putting Moscow and Beijing on notice will bolster, not undermine, global stability.
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A new missile defense site on the East Coast and interceptors in space could have further bolstered U.S. defenses. Still, there is no doubt that with these enhancements, Trump is correct when he says, “We have the best [missile defenses] anywhere in the world. It is not even close.”Microsoft recommends switching to iPhone or Android as it prepares to kill off Windows phones…
January 19, 2019
Microsoft says anyone who uses Windows 10 Mobile should switch to Android or iPhone. The company will kill off support for Windows 10 Mobile in December of this year.
Earlier today President Donald Trump left the White House for an unannounced trip to Dover Air Force Base where he met with the families of four Americans killed in a suicide bombing in Syria last week…
Green Beret, two language specialists, SEAL-turned-DIA civilian among dead in ISIS-claimed Syria bombing...
January 19, 2019
BlackRock Exposes Confidential Sales Data For Thousands Of Financial Advisors…
January 19, 2019
BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager, inadvertently posted confidential information about thousands of financial adviser clients on its website.
The data appeared in three spreadsheets, linked on one of the New York-based company’s web pages dedicated to its iShares exchange-traded funds. The documents included names and email addresses of financial advisers who buy BlackRock’s ETFs on behalf of customers. They also appeared to show the assets under management each adviser had in the firm’s iShares ETFs.
Death Toll in Mexico Blast Rises to 66; Leader Vows to Intensify Crackdown on Fuel Theft…
January 19, 2019
Mexico’s president vowed on Saturday to redouble his fight against an epidemic of fuel theft after thieves punctured a pipeline north of Mexico City, causing an explosion that killed at least 66 people and injured 76 others.
The blast underscored the deadly perils of the fuel-theft racket, which has cost the government billions of dollars a year and has been the target of a weekslong crackdown by the administration of Mexico’s new president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Romney backs Trump on partial shutdown, says ‘I don’t understand’ Pelosi’s position…
January 19, 2019
Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, on Friday backed President Trump’s stance on the partial government shutdown, backing his call for a wall on the southern border and saying he doesn’t understand Democrats’ positioning on the issue.
"You (Pelosi) and your fellow Democrats have voted for over 600 miles of border fence in the past, why won't you vote for another few miles now?" said Romney, speaking in Ogden, Utah after visiting with officials about the shutdown's impact on the community. "I don't understand their position, I really don't."
Schumer dismisses Trump plan to end shutdown…
January 19, 2019
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says President Donald Trump's proposal for ending the 29-day partial federal shutdown is simply "more hostage taking."
The New York Democrat says Trump's plan offers "one-sided and ineffective remedies."
Cocaine Mitch A.K.A The Turtle: The President Stepped Up with Bold Plan to Re-Open Government, Fund Border Security…
January 19, 2019
🔴 Watch President Trump Deliver Remarks on the Humanitarian Crisis on Our Southern Border and the Shutdown
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January 19, 2019
Rebel UK MPs Are Planning To Seize Power From Theresa May…
January 19, 2019
Alphabet’s health division gets FDA clearance to test EKG smartwatch feature…
January 19, 2019
Alphabet’s health division, Verily, has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Study smart watch for an “on-demand ECG feature.” The Study Watch, announced in April 2017, is not a consumer smartwatch, but instead meant as a test platform for the Google-adjacent company to research how to best gather health data on a wearable.
[...]Unlike the Apple Watch, the Study Watch is “a prescription-only device,” though it does use the same “single-lead” method to measure EKGs. Single leads are less accurate than the full test you can get in a medical office, but it potentially has use as a screening tool. Even in those limited use cases, though, false-positives are still a concern to some doctors. Verily says that the EKG feature on the Study Watch is “intended to record, store, transfer, and display single-channel ECG rhythms, and is indicated for use by healthcare professionals, adult patients with known or suspected heart conditions, and health conscious individuals.”
Escort who claimed she had dirt on Trump arrested in Moscow on prostitution charges…
January 19, 2019
A Belarusian model who claimed to have proof of President Trump’s campaign colluding with the Kremlin during the 2016 presidential election has been arrested in Moscow following her deportation from Thailand.
Anastasia Vashukevich was detained at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport on Thursday on charges of inducement to prostitution. Three other people deported along with her were also charged with the same crime.
House Dems add $1 billion in border spending to reopen government…
January 19, 2019
House Democrats will offer $1 billion in funding for border security measures in a bill to reopen the government next week, a Democratic source told CNN on Saturday.
CNN reports that none of the money will be eligible for use in construction of President Trump's signature border wall as Democrats view other border security measures as more effective.