November 2017 - page 3

President Trump seized on Tuesday’s truck attack in New York City to propose sweeping immigration reforms, and floated the idea of putting new inmates in Guantanamo Bay. Ahead of a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Trump spoke briefly to reporters about the assault in lower Manhattan, which left 8 people dead and injured more than a dozen. The President described the suspect in custody, Sayfullo Habibullaevic Saipov, as an “animal,” and hit out at the program Saipov reportedly used in 2010 to come to the US, from Uzbekistan. Trump stated…

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As the most prominent official overseeing the War in Afghanistan, John Sopko has made some enemies among hawks on Capitol Hill. At a House Oversight Committee panel on Wednesday, Sopko had a warning for them. “The first day I’m out of this job–because it’s not by job to talk policy–I’m happy to publicly tell you what I really think about our mission in Afghanistan,” he said. The Special Inspector General of Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) was responding to a question from Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.). A…

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