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Submitted by Federico Pieraccini via The Strategic Culture Foundation,

If eight years under Obama rule, 6 of which included Republican majorities in Congress, taught us anything, it's that Presidents have fairly broad authority to govern through executive orders and rules changes implemented at the 100's of government agencies responsible for overseeing our every move.  Fortunately for the Trump administration, this broad Presidential authority extends to immigration laws and, despite his recent defeat in the 9th Circuit, grants the executive branch of the federal government broad authority on vetting immigrants and enforcing immigration laws.  Per Bloomberg:

Submitted by Ron Paul via The Ron Paul Institute for Peace & Prosperity,

Just over a week into the Trump Administration, the President issued an Executive Order giving Defense Secretary James Mattis 30 days to come up with a plan to defeat ISIS. According to the Order, the plan should make recommendations on military actions, diplomatic actions, partners, strategies, and how to pay for the operation.

One day after the US announced it had dispatched the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier group in the contested South Chine Sea on "routine" patrols (through a post on the aircraft carrier's Facebook page), China responded and predictably, it wasn't thrilled. In a statement by the foreign ministry, Beijing said on Tuesday that it opposed action by other countries "under the pretext of freedom of navigation" that could "threaten and damage" its sovereignty, a clear reference to US patrols in territory that China considers its own.

Donald Trump issued a statement on the death of Russia's ambassador to the UN, saying that Vitaly Churkin had played a vital role in working with the United States on major challenges to global security, US President Donald Trump said in a statement on Tuesday.

Here is the full statement by President Donald J. Trump on the Death of Russia's Permanent Representative to the United  Nations, Vitaly Churkin

President Donald J. Trump was saddened to learn of the unexpected death of Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin.