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James Mattis is sworn in as defense secretary, pledges to build alliances
Retired Marine Gen. James N. Mattis was confirmed and sworn in as President Trump’s defense secretary Friday, breaking with decades of precedent as a recently retired general became the Pentagon’s top civilian leader
How Trump’s Inauguration Will Catalyze Christian Witness
Today, on the steps of the United States Capitol, Donald John Trump will place his left hand on a Bible and swear to “faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States for the next four years.”
Border tunnels left unfilled on Mexican side pose security risk, officials say
Mexican drug cartels have burrowed dozens of tunnels in the last decade, outfitted them with rail and cart systems to whisk drugs under the U.S. border and, after being discovered by authorities, abandoned them
Social Security Plans To Provide Even Less Information
The Social Security Administration just quietly noted on its website that it will mail out even fewer earnings and estimated benefits statements to save the agency money
Facebook is censoring posts in Thailand that the government has deemed unsuitable
For millions of people, Facebook is the internet — but many of those who rely on the social network for news and views may not be aware that Facebook isn’t immune to internet censorship itself
Two Cases Lay Out Second Amendment Stakes
President-elect Donald Trump has said he will nominate a replacement for the late Antonin Scalia within two weeks of taking office
U.S. Republicans start framework for Obamacare replacement
Urged on by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Republican lawmakers rushing to scrap Obamacare said this week they hoped to make some changes intended to stabilize the insurance market while they work at repealing and replacing the law
Defense secretary nominee Mattis warns world order under historic threat
Defense secretary nominee Gen. James Mattis issued a grave warning Thursday at his Senate confirmation hearing, saying the established world order is under its “biggest attack” since World War II as he called for boosting military readiness and America’s alliances
Breathing without living: the plight of Christians in Pakistan
“The year 2017 will be one of peace and love,” Naheed Naz told me
Trump team discussing border wall with Army Corps, Interior Department
President-elect Donald Trump's transition team is engaged in active discussions with the US Army Corps of Engineers and Interior Department to begin planning a wall along the Mexican border
Trump doesn't want to 'meddle with Medicare or Social Security'
Incoming White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus on Sunday suggested President-elect Donald Trump stands by his campaign vow not to cut Medicare
Tough Choices Loom on Long Road to Replacing Obamacare
Republicans watched President Obama crash against the shores of health care reform over and over again over the last seven years
Servant or spy? Law enforcement, privacy advocates grapple with brave new world of AI assistants
Alexa, the voice assistant built into the Amazon Echo, is one of many artificially intelligent (AI) personal assistants being deployed by technology companies to help consumers manage their homes and schedules
Sen. Jeff Sessions will fight for the Second Amendment
Unlike his predecessors, Jeff Sessions knows that law-abiding gun owners are not the problem
Conservatives ready to support $1 trillion hole in the budget
Some of the most conservative members of Congress say they are ready to vote for a budget that would — at least on paper — balloon the deficit to more than $1 trillion by the end of the decade, all for the sake of eventually repealing the Affordable Care Act.
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