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Twelve former senior intelligence officials issued a statement late Thursday criticizing President Trump’s “ill-considered and unprecedented” decision to strip former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance.

It started with a WhatsApp message that read like an answer to the prayers of thousands of immigrants fearing deportation by President Trump. Canada wanted them, it promised — a revelation that filled Haitians across the United States with hope and helped to encourage an exodus to the north. There was just one problem: the information was false.

The Russian lawyer who penetrated Donald Trump’s inner circle was initially cleared into the United States by the Justice Department under “extraordinary circumstances” before she embarked on a lobbying campaign last year that ensnared the president’s eldest son, members of Congress, journalists and State Department officials, according to court and Justice Department documents and interviews.

The FBI has begun preparing for a major mole hunt to determine how anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks got an alleged arsenal of hacking tools the CIA has used to spy on espionage targets, according to people familiar with the matter.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said his Mexican counterpart Enrique Pena Nieto should cancel his upcoming visit to Washington if Mexico refuses to pay for a wall along the border.

Mexico City (AFP) - Mexico drew red lines on Tuesday ahead of negotiations with US President Donald Trump's administration, warning it could quit the talks and a major trade pact if the discussions hit a wall.

We ask voters what the chance is that they will vote for Trump, Clinton or someone else, using a 0-100 scale. The overall level of support for each candidate reflects the weighted average of those responses.

Joe diGenova on WMAL now. Claims sources tell him the laptops that were supposed destroyed, were not. FBI agents refused to do so!

PHILADELPHIA — It’s not just Republicans that want presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in prison.

The results of a Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) audit released Tuesday found that "[w]hile the IRS is complying with GSA requirements to recycle or donate used information technology (IT) equipment, TIGTA found several areas for improvement." The IRS got rid of more than 100,000 computers between 2009 and 2012 by recycling or donating to schools. However, the agency does not "effectively track which equipment is recycled or donated," which made it difficult for TIGTA to measure compliance to General Services Administration (GSA) requirements.

The GOP contacted me about being a poll watcher in November. This is curious because, other than being a registered Republican, my relationship with the loathsome GOP has been non-existent for many a year. Anyway, I’d appreciate hearing from any FReepers who have been poll watchers – and particularly those in deep-blue precincts, which is my case. Whom do you report to if you see any questionable stuff going on? Is there usually someone in charge there on the ground, or do you phone it in? And, being in a Marxist precinct, will anyone even care about reported shenanigans, or...

Anybody remember this one? I hope someone in Sharron's campaign does, and can make a campaign ad showing what an out-of-touch dumba$$ Harry Reid really is.

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Millions of immigrants are arrested each year trying to illegally enter the U.S. through the Mexican border and hundreds of thousands more evade capture. Our leaders must introduce a bill that will take steps to secure our borders and end illegal immigration, not provide temporary solutions that ignore the real problems. We must protect our borders and our citizens, while building a logical plan to deal with illegal immigrants and employers who fail to adequately report them. Sign the "Secure Our Borders" petition below and join us in telling our Republican leaders that we need immediate immigration solutions.

Haven't seen a Rush thred yet for today. Someone in another thread mentioned he's all over Able Dange today. Anyone listening? Help for the cubicle-bound?

Need lind to editorial cartoon I saw in a post yesterday: "Trickle Down", showing Uncle Sam reading headline "Ronald Reagan Dies", with tear trickling down Uncle Sam's cheek. My parents want to see it, I did a search and can't find it. Many thanks.

What's the most effective way to contact the White House and your senator and congressman? Email, fax, or post? I've heard different opionions. I post this question on a Friday night before a long weekend expecting only the most hard-core, in-the-know types to be online. Thanks in advance.

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — The boos nearly drowned out "The Star-Spangled Banner," and a few dozen fans chanted "Usama! Usama!" as the United States was eliminated by Mexico in Olympic men's soccer qualifying. A loud anti-American crowd yelled the first name of Usama bin Laden (search), the leader of the Al Qaeda (search) terrorists who carried out the Sept. 11 attacks, as Mexico beat the United States 4-0 Tuesday night in the under-23 tournament, claiming a berth in the Athens Olympics (search).

Meanwhile, the NATIONAL ENQUIRER is contemplating releasing on to the Internet audio tapes of Limbaugh made by his former housekeeper. The ENQUIRER carried allegations made by the housekeeper claiming Limbaugh bought prescription painkillers off the blackmarket. The NATIONAL ENQUIRER held back reporting on Limbaugh for nearly two years, a publishing source tells the DRUDGE REPORT. The tabloid's editors felt more confidence after police began an investigation. Developing...

EIFFEL TERROR: SNAP CATCHES DEATH LEAP Jun 6 2003 EXCLUSIVE By Patrick Mulchrone A MAN leaps to his death from the Eiffel Tower - as beneath him a girl takes a picture of her lover who is about to propose to her. Joanne Bean, 24, snapped boyfriend Tony McElwee moments before he planned to ask her to marry him at the top of the 990ft Paris landmark. He had to postpone his romantic gesture because the tower was closed after the tragedy. And it was only after the couple's photos were developed that they discovered their innocent picture of private...