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Pentagon authorizes up to $1B to start 57 miles of border wall construction
The Pentagon notified Congress late Monday that it authorized the transfer of up to $1 billion to erect 57 miles of “pedestrian fencing” along the U.S.-Mexico border in direct support of President Trump’s national emergency declaration from last month. The fencing, which will be 18 feet high, is to be erected in the Yuma and El Paso sectors, the statement…
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Trump isn’t the only one who wants to build a wall. These European nations already did
(Photo: Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY) KUBEKHAZA, Hungary — As mayor of this Hungarian village where tens of thousands of migrants recently marched toward northern Europe, Robert Molnar has some sympathy for his country’s decision to build a fence on the border with Serbia. But Molnar has a message for Americans: Don’t let President Trump build his wall with…
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From 7 to 77: There’s been an explosion in building border walls since World War II
(Photo: David McNew, Getty Images) BUDAPEST, Hungary — At the end of World War II, there were seven border walls or fences in the world. By the time the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, there were 15, according to Elisabeth Vallet, a geography professor at the University of Quebec-Montreal. Today, as President Trump pushes his campaign promise to build a…
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A Cloud Over Trump’s Presidency Is Lifted
President Trump returned to the White House from his Florida resort after Attorney General William P. Barr delivered a summary of the findings in the Russia investigation. Credit Samuel Corum for The New York Times WASHINGTON — For President Trump, it may have been the best day of his tenure so far. The darkest, most…
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Pompeo sees ‘Lord at work’ as Trump is saving the Jews from Iran
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. (Hadas Parush/Flash90) The U.S. secretary of state commented to a Christian media outlet that he sees his nation’s support for the Jewish state as potentially divinely inspired. During a recent visit to Israel, Mike Pompeo spoke with the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), weighing in…
