Nov. 20, 2017
Good morning from Washington, where Congress is out but President Trump makes headway on welfare reform that emphasizes work and in expelling minors here illegally who join violent gangs. Fred Lucas has updates. With some lawmakers ready to grant amnesty to illegal immigrants, Genevieve Wood reminds why that should be a nonstarter. Did you hear about five impressive newcomers to Trump's stable of Supreme Court contenders? John Malcolm, Elizabeth Slattery, and Tiffany Bates introduce them. Plus: Reps. Lamar Smith and Alex Mooney on the Russia scandal that matters, and more of your thoughts on tax reform.
These new additions are conservative men and women who are committed to interpreting the Constitution according to its original public meaning.
Democrats threaten to shut down the government if so-called "Dreamers" aren't given a "pathway to citizenship" in the end-of-year spending bill Congress must pass in early December.
"As co-chairs of the House Media Fairness Caucus, we sent letters to the presidents of ABC, CBS, and NBC News concerning their lack of coverage of this actual Russian scandal," write Reps. Lamar Smith and Alex Mooney.
President Trump is making welfare reform a major priority and will sign an executive order laying out goals while also urging action by Congress.
One of the nation's largest wireless broadband providers commits to investing $1 billion in the economy if Congress cuts corporate taxes.
Among the 214 arrested for gang-related activity, 64 entered the country as unaccompanied minors, but most are now adults, according to the Trump administration.
"This torture was kept [up] for days and nights without a respite," says Luis Zuniga. "It ended when one of the prisoners … hung himself. He died from the torture."
"The business that I started would be able to grow and employ many more people if we could get the government off our neck," writes Bill Tanksley.
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