On Wednesday's "The Record with Greta Van Susteren," Harvard Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz slammed former Director of the Counterterrorism Center Joe Kent for smearing President Donald Trump.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a visa bond requirement for applicants from 12 countries, with bonds reaching up to $15,000.WHO WAS INVOLVED: Secretary of State Marco Rubio and applicants from Cambodia, Ethiopia, Georgia, Grenada, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, and Tunisia.WHEN & WHERE: The bond will take […] The post Trump Admin Imposes $15,000 Visa Bond on Foreign Nationals from 12 Countries. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a visa bond requirement for applicants from 12 countries, with bonds reaching up to $15,000. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Secretary of State Marco Rubio and applicants from Cambodia, Ethiopia, Georgia , Grenada, Lesotho, Mauritius, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, and Tunisia. WHEN & WHERE: The bond will take effect on April 2, as announced on Wednesday. KEY QUOTE: “The law gives us the right, and in fact I would argue the obligation, to remove people like that from our country. And we’re going to continue to do it. I mean, it’s as simple as that.” – Marco Rubio IMPACT: A total of 50 countries now face the visa bond requirement, impacting…Open
President Trump’s government real estate projects in the nation’s capital are reaching an apex in court. Environmental groups, a Democratic congresswoman and even golfers have sued. Judges so far have largely declined to stop the president’s projects, from rebuilding the Kennedy Center to constructing a planned archway, from East Potomac Park to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. That may soon change. The Hill's Zach Schonfeld and Ella Lee explore all of that and more in The Gavel, their newsletter covering the courts and legal issues. Read More: https://thehill.com/newsletters/the-gavel/5788581-trump-kennedy-center-lawsuit/ #presidenttrump #thegavel #whitehouseballroom #kennedycenter #lawsuits #courts
State of the Union: The central bank is waiting to see the economic effects of the ongoing Iran war. The post Fed Declines to Cut Rates appeared first on The American Conservative .
The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it will make no change to the interest rate benchmark, leaving interest rates in the range of 3.5 percent to 3.75 percent. The board of governors pointed to weak job growth, economic uncertainty due to rising energy prices, and inflation still above the central bank’s 2 percent target rate as part of the rationale for the decision. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell acknowledged the potential impact of the Iran war on the economy, noting that “the implications of events in the Middle East for the U.S. economy are uncertain.” “In the near term, higher energy prices will push up overall inflation, but it is too soon to know the scope and duration of the potential effects on the…Open
TSA Agent Jill Dejanovich says the agents who are still working amid the shortage will only stop when they are financially unable to do so, adding that they are already getting to that point.
A chance encounter in Brooklyn led to a decades-long project following the boys’ lives, from childhood to national prominence as critics of President Trump.
