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Trump Press Ban: BBC, CNN and Guardian Denied Access to Briefing

Daily Dispatch February 25, 2017

The White House barred several news organizations from an off-camera press briefing on Friday, handpicking a select group of reporters that included a number of conservative outlets friendly toward Donald Trump. The “gaggle” with Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, took place in lieu

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Man Kills Self After Third Deportation From US

Daily Dispatch February 22, 2017

With just a plastic bag of belongings in his hand, a Mexican man who was deported from the United States Tuesday promptly killed himself, jumping off a bridge in view of the US border. Sinaloa state native Guadalupe Olivas Valencia, 44, threw himself to his death, authorities said. He had jumped 30 meters (100 feet). […]

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Donald Trump Again Strengthens US Policies Against Immigrants To The US

Daily Dispatch February 22, 2017

President Donald Trump of the United States has strengthened the country’s immigration policies amid tension and mass protest against the ban on citizens of some Islamic countries. The Washington Post reports that the new guidelines “call for the hiring of thousands of additional enforcement agents, expanding the pool of immigrants who are prioritized for removal, […]

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In One month, Trump Spends Equivalent of Obama’s One-year Travel Expense

Daily Dispatch February 21, 2017

President Donald Trump’s first month travel expenses have cost the American taxpayers just less than what Obama spent in a year, it has been reported. Ironically, those were local trips to his private Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, where he has spent the last three weekends. According to The Washington Post, the three trips “probably cost […]

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Trump Names Lt Gen HR Mcmaster As National Security Adviser

Daily Dispatch February 21, 2017

He will replace Lt Gen Michael Flynn who was fired after just three weeks and three days in the job. A lieutenant general with the US Army, HR McMaster served in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he worked on a government anti-corruption drive. Mr Trump’s first choice, retired Vice Admiral Robert Harward, turned down the role, […]

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We’re Not Here For Your Oil- US Defense Chief Tells Iraq

Daily Dispatch February 20, 2017

The U.S. military is not in Iraq “to seize anybody’s oil”, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said, distancing himself from remarks by President Donald Trump at the start of a visit to Iraq on Monday. Mattis, on his first trip to Iraq as Pentagon chief, is hoping to assess the war effort as U.S.-backed Iraqi forces […]