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Trump tweet says wall is necessary for 'good Boarder Security.' Twitter erupts
USA TODAY - William Cummings
WASHINGTON – We all make typos, but, fairly or not, President Donald Trump's textual slipups draw more attention than most. That is especially true when he stumbles writing about one of his defining political
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Child's death highlights communication barriers on border
stltoday.com - By JULIE WATSON Associated Press
Shortly before a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died in U.S. custody, her father signed a form stating that his daughter was in good health. But it's …
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U.S. Politics
White House digs in on border wall demand, risking shutdown
Associated Press - By HOPE YEN, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pushing the government to the brink of a partial shutdown, the White House is insisting that Congress provide $5 billion to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border despite lawmaker
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Donald Trump
Donald Trump Reportedly ‘Isolated’ In Government Shutdown Fight, Lacks GOP Support
The Inquisitr - Damir Mujezinovic
Building a monumental wall on the United States-Mexico border was one of Donald Trump’s key campaign promises. So far, the president has failed to …
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Standoff over Trump border wall puts U.S. Congress in budget 'pickle'
Reuters India - By Richard Cowan and Amanda Becker
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and Congress, embroiled in a feud over his proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall, have only five days to reach a deal before a partial government shutdown could
The Washington Post
Health Care
Trump suggests a Supreme Court ruling invalidating Affordable Care Act would lead to better health care
The Washington Post - By John Wagner
President Trump on Monday suggested that the Supreme Court should affirm a ruling by a federal judge in Texas that the entire Affordable Care Act is invalid, writing on Twitter that doing so “will lead
Aeromexico
Boeing 737 damaged in possible drone crash near U.S.-Mexico border
nydailynews.com - By Brian Niemietz
A Boeing 737 passenger jet reportedly got the better end of a head-on collision with a drone over Tijuana, Mexico, though the drone didn’t go down …
People
Canadian Humour
Merriam-Webster Announces 2018 Word of the Year — and It’s a Low-Key Dig at President Trump
People - Maura Hohman
Folks have been very curious about the exact definition of “justice” over the course of 2018, dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster said in a press …
San Antonio
South Texas Officials Push Back at Trump Over Military Wire Near Laredo Parks
sacurrent.com - By San Antonio Current Staff | December 12, 2018
click to enlarge Under pressure from South Texas elected officials, the army has removed military-grade wire along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border …
Donald Trump
NY Times urges Trump to 'put down the golf clubs, visit the troops'
thehill.com - Owen Daugherty
The New York Times is calling on President TrumpDonald John TrumpFamily says Trump travel ban preventing mother from seeing dying son Saudi Arabia …
News Industry
Migrant children at U.S.-Mexico border marked with numbers
jpost.com - Uri Bollag
The children on the video are likely Honduran refugees that reached the US-Mexican border as part of the mass migration march, also termed the caravan …
POLITICO
U.S. Secretary of Defense
Shutdown showdown ahead
POLITICO
By GREGORY HELLMAN (ghellman@politico.com; @greg_hellman) With Connor O’Brien Editor's Note: This edition of Morning Defense is published weekdays at 10 a.m. POLITICO Pro Defense subscribers hold exclusive
South America
Chile cracks down on migrants, but many still try their luck
trust.org - Thomson Reuters Foundation
"This is all horrible. The journey was so hard. I just came in search of a better life." * Photo essay at https://reut.rs/2Gk9LHM By Antonio De la Jara …
Protest
Woman who climbed Statue of Liberty to protest Trump's immigration policies says she'd do it again at her trial
nydailynews.com - By Stephen Rex Brown
The protester who scaled the Statue of Liberty on July 4 testified Monday she would do it again to draw attention to President Trump’s “callous” …
Conservative View
New Poll Shows Good News For Trump In Iowa
dailycaller.com - Molly Prince | Politics Reporter
10:36 AM 12/17/2018 | Politics President Donald Trump currently has the support of an overwhelming majority of Iowa’s Republicans, according to a Des …
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Tijuana
Death of migrant girl Jakelin Caal highlights communication problems on the US-Mexico border
USA TODAY - Julie Watson
Shortly before a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl died in U.S. custody, her father signed a form stating that his daughter was in good health. But it’s unclear how much the man understood on the form, which
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Fight over U.S.-Mexico border wall could lead to a partial government shutdown
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Yahoo Finance's Alexis Christoforous, Rick Newman, Brian Cheung, Seana Smith, Brian Sozzi, Julia La Roche, Jared Blikre, Dan Howley, Amanda Fung, …
Drug Cartels
Sound Off Delaware: Migrant death
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This is your public forum. We welcome your opinions, which can be emailed to newsroom@newszap.com or posted online under the stories at …
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Domestic Violence
Manitoba should welcome migrants stuck at US/Mexico border, says Axworthy
globalnews.ca - By Sam Thompson
He’s the chair of the World Refugee Council and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, but first and foremost, Lloyd Axworthy is a Winnipegger. Calling …
Conservative View
Melania's Spokeswoman Pens Scathing Response to CNN Critic
townhall.com - Cortney O'Brien
The media accused Melania Trump of doing a disservice to the office of the first lady by complaining about her job last week in an interview with …
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Michael Cohen
Exclusive interview with Michael Cohen, 7-year-old girl dies in border patrol custody, and The Lorax appears in court: Must
ABC News - By Azure Gilman
More than 260 migrants have died this year trying to cross the U.S.-Mexico border, the family of a 7-year-old Guatemalan girl who died in the custody …
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White House digs in on border wall demand, risking shutdown WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Sunday pushed the federal government closer to the …
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Saudi Arabia
Monday Morning Briefing
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Standoff over border wall puts U.S. Congress in a ‘pickle’, Saudi Arabia denounces U.S. Senate resolutions on Khashoggi and Malaysia charges Goldman Sachs and ex-bankers in 1MDB probe. Catch up on the
MSNBC
Donald Trump
Will President Trump's plan to block asylum seekers stick?
MSNBC - Velshi & Ruhle
President Trump just issued a proclamation to block migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border illegally from seeking asylum – starting at midnight …
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Canadian Humour
Justice Is Merriam-Webster 2018 Word Of The Year
Patch - Beth Dalbey
In year of Mueller investigation, "justice" is dictionary's Word of the Year. Nationalism, pansexual, lodestar and others also on list. Pansexual: …
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Cambridge Analytica
'Shout out to Mark for throwin' a rager!': Facebook staff are joined by Sheryl Sandberg at the troubled tech giant's two-day
dailymail.co.uk - Ariel Zilber For Dailymail.com and Michael Nam For Dailymail.com
After a difficult year of negative headlines about data leaks and fake news, Facebook workers certainly had a lot to ‘like’ about their annual …
POLITICO
Politics
Trump adviser: We will ‘do whatever is necessary to build the border wall’
POLITICO - By CONNOR O’BRIEN
White House senior adviser Stephen Miller on Sunday said the Trump administration would “do whatever is necessary” to build its signature wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, even if it means shutting down
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Trump Administration
Kirstjen Nielsen Under Fire For Blaming Family Of Immigrant Girl Who Died In Border Patrol Custody
The Inquisitr - Nathan Francis
Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is under fire after statements blaming the family of a Guatemalan girl who died of dehydration while in …
News
Schumer: Republicans should 'have the guts' to tell Trump his 'temper tantrum' will lead to shutdown
thehill.com - Brett Samuels
Senate Minority Leader Charles SchumerCharles (Chuck) Ellis SchumerRetired Gen. McChrystal: Sending troops to build wall could be seen as ‘misuse of …
TheBlaze
Jeff Merkley
Dems voted for border fence in 2006. Just wait until you hear why one top Dem opposes border wall now.
TheBlaze
Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley (Ore.) was confronted Friday over apparent hypocrisy surrounding his party's opposition toward President Donald Trump's border wall. What happened? Speaking with CNN's Alisyn