President-elect Trump named Alina Habba, one of his personal attorneys and fiercest media surrogates, as counselor to the president on Sunday. Habba represents Trump in some of his highest profile civil cases and is perhaps most well-known for her frequent television appearances vociferously defending her client. She also served as a senior advisor on Trump’s campaign. …
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The United States has launched airstrikes against ISIS camps in Syria, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement. The operation consisted of “dozens of precision airstrikes” and struck more than 75 targets in central Syria using Air Force assets, including B-52s, F-15s and A-10s. “The strikes against the ISIS leaders, operatives, and camps were…
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Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) said he has “absolutely no worries” that President-elect Trump will try to put him in jail. Trump joined “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker Sunday for his first sit-down interview since winning the election. He indicated that he would not explicitly order his appointees to go after his political enemies…
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The ranking member for the House task force assembled to review the assassination attempts on President-elect Trump’s life said the Secret Service isn’t “developing” the skills or training for their employees. “The structure, the personnel, the staffing of the Secret Service, hasn’t changed in years, at the same time as we are now asking them…
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Reps. August Pfluger of Texas and Carlos Gimenez of Florida will conduct a hearing Tuesday to examine the full scope of threats posed to the nation's homeland security by unmanned aerial systems -- also known as UAS -- or drones. The two lawmakers are the chairmen of, respectively, the House Homeland Security's subcommittees on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement and Intelligence and on Transportation and Maritime Security.
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