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Hungary announced that it was ending diesel fuel shipments to Ukraine, and Slovakia said it could also cut energy shipments. Hungary and Slovakia are taking the step because Ukraine is blocking Russian oil shipments to the Eastern European nations. “Today we decided to suspend diesel fuel deliveries to Ukraine. Shipments will not resume until oil […]

In his State of the Union address, President Trump declared that America is entering a “Golden Age.” Golden for whom? For a president who lives lavishly in a taxpayer-funded mansion, jets around to weekend golf getaways at taxpayer expense, and dismisses concerns about “affordability” as fake news, life might indeed be gilded. For the rest of […]

Trump Says No DHS Funding Without SAVE Act; Deploys ICE To Snarled Airports Federal immigration agents on Monday showed up to several major airports to help TSA agents manage long lines amid a showdown over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Transportation Security Administration.  The move comes after President Trump floated the idea over the weekend, which was echoed by border czar Tom Homan in a Sunday CNN interview.  "President Trump is using every tool available to help American travelers who are facing hours-long lines at airports across the country—especially...