Trump to Disavow Iran Nuclear Deal, Not Abandon It
President Donald Trump is expected on Friday to refuse to certify that the multinational accord to curb Iran's nuclear program sufficiently serves U.S. interests, though he will stop short of abandoning it, according to two senior administration officials. Trump will make the declaration in a speech where he will outline a broader Iran policy aimed at curtailing what the administration sees as the Islamic Republic's malign behavior in the Middle East — including its sponsorship of terrorism, the officials said. After twice acquiescing to arguments from his advisers and U.S. allies, who say Iran is keeping its end of the deal by curtailing its nuclear program, Trump is expected to ... Read More
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Backlog Raises Questions about Handling of Mass Amnesty
First it was the Obama administration, and now Trump administration officials are struggling with a massive influx of people applying for citizenship, overwhelming the agency that approves the applications and sending wait times soaring. The backlog of applications more than doubled during the 18 months surrounding the election, topping 780,000 people who are now stuck in a process that takes an average of nine months — more than twice the four-month target. For U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, an agency that could soon be tasked with legalizing hundreds of thousands of Dreamers, it’s a severe black eye that raises questions about ... Read More
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Good Bye, Boy Scouts
Boys will not be boys. Boy Scouts will not be Boy Scouts. Boy Scouts will be Boy and Girl Scouts so says a new edict from the leadership of the Boy Scout organization: The Boy Scouts of America agreed Wednesday to start admitting girls into the Cub Scouts next year and to create a program for older girls in 2019. The change calls for Cub Scout dens, which are the smallest groups, to have either all boys or all girls. Larger Cub Scout packs could accept boys and girls. The program for older girls is expected to allow them to earn ... Read More
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Media Conflate Data on Mass Shootings to Inflate Number, Blame White Men
Whether you agree with the widely reported statistic that there have been nearly 300 mass shootings this year might depend on how you define “mass shooting.” In the aftermath of the Las Vegas massacre, left-leaning media outlets have been playing fast and loose with the data on mass shootings to inflate their number and suggest that white men make up a disproportionate share of the perpetrators. John R. Lott, founder and president of the Crime Prevention Research Center, said the left uses an overly broad definition to capture gang violence and other incidents not typically considered to be mass shootings. ... Read More
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