President Trump’s former chief strategist faces charges he cheated donors to a group seeking to fund a southern border wall.
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Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon charged with pocketing donor money in border wall scheme
He and three associates allegedly ripped off donors trying to fund a southern border wall, making him the latest in a long list of Trump allies to be charged with a crime.
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Republicans’ virus aid bill includes millions for military projects that Trump raided for border wall
Trump’s move to “reprogram” Pentagon money to build his promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border has been a long-running dispute between the administration and Congress.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Pentagon slashes $3.8 billion from military so Trump can transfer it to border wall
Trump faced no consequences from Congress when making similar transfers last year, when the Pentagon canceled dozens of construction projects to free up $3.6 billion and transferred $2.5 billion in counter-drug money.
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Winds topple border wall on California-Mexico border
Strong winds caused several panels of a new barrier wall to fall over into Mexico.
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Federal courts rule in favor of border walls both public and private
A private border wall in South Texas could start construction in the coming days and a separate ruling allows the president to divert $3.6 billion from military construction projects.
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House committee chair calls for investigation into award of border wall contract
The $400 million contract went to a company that the president personally urged military officials to hire.
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Another View: Massacre in Mexico demands American response
Sending troops isn’t the right answer – building a civil society is.
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Senate passes measure to block Trump on military base project cuts
The House is likely to pass the measure too, but Trump will likely veto it.
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Jim Fossel: Collins took right tack to oppose Trump on wall
She rightly supports a new vote to undo the president’s emergency declaration, and rightly opposed a Democratic plan to block funds for it and other projects.