March 29, 2017
Good morning from Washington, where House Republicans regroup after failing to pass what conservatives saw as a flawed plan to repeal Obamacare. Melissa Quinn reports. Congress can balance the budget without increasing taxes or neglecting the military, The Heritage Foundation prescribes. Rachel del Guidice has details. Plus: Nick Loris on Trump's new path on climate change, Helle Dale on defeating efforts by George Soros to undermine U.S. allies, and Hans von Spakovsky on what the left has wrought with sanctuary cities.
The crimes committed by illegal aliens as outlined in a report covering just a single week include domestic violence, arson, aggravated assault, burglary, forgery, intimidation, possession of a dangerous weapon, intimidation, drug trafficking, sexual assault, homicide, and a host of other crimes.
Under Obama, the Department of Interior would not issue new coal mining leases on federal lands until the agency conducted a more comprehensive environmental review that included the estimated effects the lease would have on global warming.
Just days after House Speaker Paul Ryan declared Obamacare the "law of the land," House Republicans say they're moving forward with their plan to repeal and replace the health care law despite the divisions in their party.
The "Blueprint for Balance: A Federal Budget for Fiscal Year 2018" highlights over 160 different policy proposals that reduce nondefense discretionary spending by $87 billion in fiscal year 2018.
"I made a crucial pledge," Trump says. "We will always support the incredible men and women of law enforcement."
According to the legal watchdog group Judicial Watch, in the period between 2012 and 2015, left-wing groups directed by Soros were awarded $5 million for activities in Macedonia by USAID.
In Buffalo, a teacher who was kicked in the head by a student said: "We have fights here almost every day. The kids walk around and say, 'We can't get suspended—we don't care what you say.'"
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