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According to the White House, the War Powers Resolution passed in the House undermines the ability of U.S. Armed Forces to prevent terrorist activity from Iran. The Trump administration issued the statement Thursday, stating that the resolution is political, misguided and hinders the President�s right to protect the American people.

This comes after the legislation passed in the House Thursday, limiting the President�s powers regarding military action against Iran. The measure passed mostly along party lines in a 224-to-194 vote. House Democrats pushed for the resolution after claiming President Trump should have consulted with Congress on his decision to kill Iranian General Qasem Soleimani.

The President commented on the issue while speaking at a �Keep America Great� rally in Toledo, Ohio on Thursday. He pointed out that there tends to be a lot of behind-the-scenes corruption as well as leaks to the media.

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Incident: Possession with Intent to Distribute Narcotics
Date of Incident: January 8th, 2020
Location: E Walnut Street/ S Fourth Street Delmar, MD
Suspect�s: Tyrell Adrian Joyce (32 years of age)
Narrative: On January 8th, 2020 the Wicomico County Sheriff�s Office Community Action Team (CAT) conducted a traffic stop in the area of E Walnut Street and S Fourth Street, Delmar, MD. The operator of the vehicle was identified as Tyrell Adrian Joyce. Joyce drove erratically prior to being stopped in an apparent attempt to avoid law enforcement detection. Based on criminal indicators, a K-9 scan was conducted of Joyce�s vehicle, which yielded a positive alert. Numerous cell phones were located in the vehicle and on Joyce�s person. Joyce was in possession of a large amount US currency in assorted denominations that was indicative of drug distribution. Detectives walked Joyce�s travel path and located a baggie containing 29 capsules containing a heroin/fentanyl mix. Based off the investigation it was determined that Joyce discarded the contraband while attempting to avoid law enforcement. Joyce was arrested and charged accordingly. Joyce is being held without bond at the Wicomico County Detention Center.
Charges: Possession with the intent to distribute narcotic and Possession with the intent to distribute heroin/ fentanyl mix

Environmental red tape and Byzantine permit rules are making it impossible to build in the U.S., President Trump said Thursday in proposing a sweeping regulatory rewrite that would speed up federal approval of bridges, highways, pipelines and other major projects.

The bold move, however, rankled environmentalists and invited legal challenges that would delay the envisioned fast-track approvals.

Flanked by workers in hardhats and construction vests, the president said he was returning America to a time when massive projects were approved and built lickety-split, putting an end to the current bureaucratic regimen that can drag on for decades.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has signed onto a measure that would allow lawmakers to begin President Trump�s impeachment trial without receiving the articles House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is withholding.

McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, is among more than one dozen Republicans who are co-sponsors of a measure authored by Sen. Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican, authorizing the Senate to begin the trial as early as Monday, or 25 days after the House passed the impeachment articles on Dec. 19.

The measure would require a change to the Senate rules, which is normally authorized with an affirmative vote from 67 senators. A top aide signaled McConnell isn�t going to �go nuclear� and allow a rules change to pass with only 51 votes, so the measure probably cannot pass.

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One of the primary critiques of President Donald Trump�s new border wall is that such a barrier would be ineffective at achieving the stated goal of increasing security.

Specifically, some critics have ludicrously claimed that barriers at the border won�t stop drug traffickers and illegal aliens from entering the country. They argue that at best it would be little more than a costly hindrance that could be rapidly overcome.

This week, however, three illegal aliens from Mexico learned the hard way that the border wall critics were incredibly wrong in that assessment.

The trio of interlopers attempting to sneak into the country ended up trapped atop a section of the 30-foot-tall fence in the San Diego, California, area on Sunday, The Washington Times reported.

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President Trump asked a union boss if he would leave his job for one similar to the gig Hunter Biden held on the board of a Ukrainian oil and gas company Thursday during a press conference at the White House.

“Would you like the Hunter Biden job?” Trump, turning from the podium, asked.

One union representative smiled and shook his head “no.”

“I know so, but I’m not going to tell him that,” Trump joked.

Republicans have pointed to corruption allegations against Hunter Biden, the son of 2020 presidential hopeful Joe Biden, in an attempt to undermine his candidacy.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has won a political game of chess against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi regarding the next step of the impeachment against President Trump, according to CNN’s Alisyn Camerota.

House Democrats passed two articles of impeachment against the president late last year for abuse of power and another on obstruction of Congress following the scandal surrounding his July 25 phone call with the president of Ukraine, during which he asked the foreign leader to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden. Pelosi has since withheld the articles from the Senate, citing her lack of confidence a Senate trial would be fair.

Senate Democrats want to hear from more witnesses during a trial, an idea McConnell has balked at. Republicans on Capitol Hill have argued that Pelosi’s hesitation proves the fast-paced House impeachment process was not as urgent as she claimed. The Senate Majority leader said Wednesday he has the votes to amend Senate rules to push ahead with the trial without the articles.

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The gunman who killed two congregants at a Texas church last month had been charged years earlier with a felony gun offense in New Jersey, where prosecutors later downgraded the crime to a low-level misdemeanor that had nothing to do with firearms.

Since the Dec. 29 shootout at the West Freeway Church of Christ in White Settlement, Texas, much has come out about Keith Thomas Kinnunen’s criminal record, which seems to follow a pattern: He would get charged with serious, sometimes violent crimes, which later were pleaded down to less-consequential offenses.

While plea deals are common in the criminal justice system in New Jersey and elsewhere, this case raises questions about the effectiveness of laws meant to bar certain people from buying or possessing guns.

Despite Kinnunen’s history of mental illness � including a 2012 judge’s order declaring him unfit to stand trial � it does not appear his plea deals were enough to trigger legal provisions limiting gun ownership, which would apply in cases involving domestic violence and felonies.

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