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President Trump issues pay freeze order for federal employees as promised
Trump had announced in August that he would cancel the 2.1 percent pay increase, which was slated to take effect in January.
The order also cancels the “locality pay increase,” which adjusts paychecks based on the region of the country where workers are posted.
The order does not, however, impact a 2.6 percent pay raise for the
Trump blames Democrats’ ‘pathetic’ immigration policies for deaths of children at the border
FOX News | Frank Miles
President Trump on Saturday blamed Democrats and “their pathetic immigration policies” for the death of children and others at the border — arguing that they encourage migrants to make the trek north in hazardous conditions.
“Any deaths of children or others at the Border are strictly the fault of the Democrats and their pathetic immigration policies that allow people to make the long trek thinking they can enter our country illegally. They can’t. If we had a Wall, they wouldn’t even try!” he tweeted.
Latest on the search for a new defense secretary amid Mattis’ departure
OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 1:09 PM PT — Friday, Dec. 28, 2018
As the search for a new defense secretary continues, many believe the president is in search for someone who is aligned with his beliefs and who has a close relationship with Congress. According to recent reports, two people with both a legislative along with a defense and national security background are at the top of the list.
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson are said to be the top contenders to fill the position of outgoing Secretary James Mattis. In his resignation letter in early December, Mattis claimed the president needs
Caravan of 15K migrants to leave Honduras in mid-January as overcrowded shelters struggle
OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 9:57 AM PT — Friday, Dec. 28, 2018
Another migrant caravan is forming in Honduras and is preparing to head north. According to reports, the group of about 15,000 people is set to leave the Central American country on January 15, 2019. Migrants from El Salvador and Guatemala are expected to join them.
Advocacy groups said the new caravan will likely stay in southern Mexico, where the country’s president has promised them visas and employment.
President Trump plans to cut off aid to Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador
OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 6:29 AM PT — Friday, Dec. 28, 2018
President Trump is calling on Democrats to fund the border wall. He made the remarks in a tweet Friday morning, adding, the U.S. will be forced to close the southern border entirely if obstructionist Democrats don’t comply. He also blasted the current immigration laws by saying we need to change them.
In another tweet, the president said the U.S. will be cutting off aid to Honduras, Guatemala as well as El Salvador, which he said has done nothing but take money from the U.S.
White House Press Secretary: Democrats care more about keeping borders open than government
OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 9:38 AM PT — Friday, Dec. 28, 2018
Press Secretary Sarah Sanders is accusing Democrats of caring more about keeping our borders open than our government. During an interview Friday, Sanders criticized Democrats for refusing to budge on the issue of immigration and said they have completely left the negotiation table.
The press secretary said the president has bent over backwards trying to make a deal on border security to put a stop to the human and drug trafficking that’s happening at the southern border.
Giuliani accuses Mueller of destroying evidence, calls for investigation
OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 1:36 PM PT — Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018
President Trump’s attorney is calling for an investigation into special counsel Robert Mueller.
In an interview Thursday, Rudy Giuliani accused Mueller’s office of destroying evidence by allowing text messages sent between former FBI officials Peter Stzrok and Lisa Page to be erased.
Giuliani claimed those text messages would have shown the mind and tactics of one of Mueller’s lead prosecutors at the start of the Russia probe.
President Trump blasts Democrats as government shutdown continues
OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 9:08 AM PT — Thursday, Dec. 27, 2018
President Trump is continuing to urge Democrats to end the partisan charade and fund a border wall.
On Twitter Thursday, the president asked, “have Democrats finally realized that we desperately need border security and a wall on the southern border?”
He added, the U.S. needs to “stop drugs, human trafficking, gang members and criminals from coming into our country.”
Trump admin. files appeal to federal judge’s block of asylum policy
OAN Newsroom
UPDATED 11:50 AM PT — Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018
The White House has filed an appeal to a federal judge’s ruling, which blocks the president’s new asylum policy. According to court documents filed Wednesday, the Trump administration told the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals it plans to appeal the December ruling.
The U.S. district judge initially stopped the asylum order, saying it violated current immigration laws.
The order prevented people from claiming asylum based on domestic or gang violence when they report to immigration