Politics

The United States has wounded and captured ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi after one day of punishing airstrikes, according to reports from Iraq. President Trump convened his top generals on his first day in office and ordered them to provide a plan to eradicate ISIS within 30 days – a key election promise – and according to sources in the region the new tactics have drawn immediate success. Secretary of Defense James Mattis spent his first full day at the Pentagon by overseeing 31 strikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

Days after Trump’s inauguration, members of Congress are seizing the moment and pushing for America to exit the United Nations, introducing a bill to the House that will repeal the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 and reclaim full American sovereignty. Under a Trump presidency there is a growing belief that the idea of America exiting the UN is not only feasible but could capture the national imagination, as American citizens seek to defeat the corrupt global elite and regain control of their country.

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France24 reports Benoît Hamon and Manuel Valls take top spots in first round of left-wing primary in a field of seven candidates.

Let’s take a look at other reports, then we will look at Hamon’s amazing platform.

Bloomberg notes Valls, Hamon Qualify for French Socialist Primary Run-Off.

The National Parks Service twitter account has been banned from tweeting after President Trump caught the government office spreading fake news and misleading information about his new administration. The NPS has been ordered by Washington to “immediately cease use of government twitter accounts until further notice,” according to an internal email obtained by Gizmodo. The first offending post was a retweet of a New York Times article using selective photos to push the false narrative that the 2009 and 2013 inaugurations were much better attended than the 2017 event.

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a lawsuit alleging that election fraud took place to ensure that Hillary Clinton beat Bernie Sanders during the primaries.  Over 100,000 voters in Brooklyn were purged from the voter rolls ahead of the Democratic primary, handing Hillary Clinton a victory in New York.