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On JULY 19, 1993 “President Clinton called a news conference to announce the firing of William Sessions as director of the FBI. He stated that Attorney General Reno reviewed the performance of Mr. Sessions and made the recommendation that his tenure be terminated. Following his opening remarks, President Clinton took questions concerning the executive order he announced earlier in the day lifting the ban on homosexuals in the military. Following the president’s comments, Attorney General Reno spoke to reporters about her findings concerning her recommendation to terminate Mr. Sessions. The president and attorney general spoke independently, with both making substantive remarks.” To watch the video go here> C-Span
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“The Obama administration made history during the 2016 election by releasing statistics for the first time showing how many times government officials sought to unmask the names of Americans captured in accidental National Security Agency intercepts. There was just one problem: the number of affected Americans was grossly under reported.” More here> Obama administration underreported number of Americans who were unmasked by NSA in 2016
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World News:
U.S. to Boost Surveillance For Russian Exercise
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — “U.S. defense officials said a long-range Patriot missile battery may be deployed to the Baltic region later this year as part of a military exercise. The move, if finalized, would be temporary but signal staunch U.S. backing for Baltic nations concerned about the threat from Russia.” More here> US MAY SEND PATRIOT MISSILE TO LITHUANIA AMID MOSCOW THREAT
State Department tells Americans to stay away from North Korea
Liberal Candidate Moon Jae-in Wins South Korean Presidency
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Israel Makes Impressive Security Preparations for Trump Visit
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President Trump:
Trump meets with Russian officials
Trump has unscheduled meeting with Kissinger
Economy:
Manufacturing openings, hires rise to highest levels of the recovery
“Black Americans are jumping back into the job market faster than any other race or ethnicity in this economic recovery. The participation rate for black Americans has reached the highest in seven years
The share of black workers at work or seeking employment touched 62.5 percent in April, the highest level since 2010, a recovery from a more than the three-decade low of 60.3 percent at the end of 2013. Even with that rebound, black labor force participation remains below the overall rate of 62.9 percent.” More here> Black American Workers Are Quickly Coming Back From the Sidelines
Immigration:
Illegal immigrant deported 15 times arrested in hit-run crash that hurt 6-year-old boy
CA City to Use Taxpayer Money for Illegal Immigrants’ Legal Defense
Commentary:
Gingrich on Comey’s firing: Trump had no choice
Rod Rosenstein, man behind Comey’s firing, is highly respected on Capitol Hill
Sen. Thune: Special Prosecutor for Trump-Russia Is ‘Not Gonna Happen’
Byron York: To fire Comey, Trump team waited for Rosenstein
10 MAJOR FBI SCANDALS ON COMEY’S WATCH
RAND PAUL ON COMEY FIRING: ‘IT COULDN’T HAVE HAPPENED SOON ENOUGH’
“Deputy Assistant to President Trump, said the firing of FBI Director James Comey was an example of how “incredibly decisive” the president is.”
“When they tell you from one of the field offices that when the director gave that infamous press conference, where for 13 minutes he built a watertight case for the prosecution of Hillary Clinton, and then in the last minute punted and said ‘no, I’ve decided not to recommend prosecution’ – when half of the agents in that field office stood up, as I was told by a reliable source, put on their jackets and left the office for the next four days, then you know your situation is untenable. You’ve lost the institution, Raheem,” he told SiriusXM host Raheem Kassam.” More here> Gorka: Trump Fired FBI Director to Make a Statement After Comey’s Latest Testimony
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