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News DHS ends plan to separate women and children at US border
DHS ends plan to separate women and children at US border
Steven Wildberger
April 6, 2017 10:05:51 am

A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesman announced Wednesday that President Donald Trump's administration was no longer planning to separate women and children at the US' southern border as a means of deterring immigration. Speaking to a US...

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Trump removes strategist from security council role
Steven Wildberger
April 6, 2017 07:24:15 am

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday removed Chief Political Strategist Steve Bannon from the National Security Council (NSC). Bannon was a controversial pick for the council, and according to the administration, was only placed on...

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News Trump orders study of US trade deficit, import duty evasion
Trump orders study of US trade deficit, import duty evasion
Steven Wildberger
April 1, 2017 11:04:12 am

President Donald Trump on Friday released an executive order instructing the Commerce Department and the US Trade Representative to study causes of the US trade deficit in advance of Chinese President Xi Jinping's [BBC...

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News Paraguay Senate lifts presidential term limits
Paraguay Senate lifts presidential term limits
Steven Wildberger
April 1, 2017 10:25:32 am

Paraguay's Senate on Friday approved a constitutional amendment lifting Paraguay's one-term rule for presidents. Put in place by Paraguay's 1992 Constitution following long-term dictatorship, the current rules limit the president to one five-year term. Current president...

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News Two former Christie aides sentenced to jail for bridge closures
Two former Christie aides sentenced to jail for bridge closures
Steven Wildberger
March 30, 2017 10:13:14 am

William Baroni and Bridget Kelly, former high-ranking officials in Chris Christie's New Jersey Governorship, were sentenced on Wednesday for their roles in what has come to be known as 'Bridgegate.' Baroni, former deputy executive director of the...

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News Supreme Court hears argument on criminal evidence sharing, asset forfeiture
Supreme Court hears argument on criminal evidence sharing, asset forfeiture
Steven Wildberger
March 30, 2017 09:38:49 am

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard argument in Turner v. United States and Honeycutt v. United States . In Turner , the court heard argument on the Brady rule , a rule requiring...

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News Federal judge orders Florida to amend death certificates to recognize same-sex couples
Federal judge orders Florida to amend death certificates to recognize same-sex couples
Steven Wildberger
March 25, 2017 12:45:09 pm

US Federal Judge Robert Hinkle on Thursday ruled that the state of Florida must comply with the Supreme Court's ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges and permit same-sex partners to have their names added to the death certificates...

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News Trump healthcare bill withdrawn from Congress due to lack of votes
Trump healthcare bill withdrawn from Congress due to lack of votes
Steven Wildberger
March 25, 2017 09:48:19 am

President Donald Trump's healthcare bill was withdrawn from Congress on Friday after pushback from moderate Republicans and Democrats. Introduced to fulfill one of Trump's biggest campaign promises, repealing the Affordable Care Act , the American...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on police use of force, service abroad
Supreme Court hears arguments on police use of force, service abroad
Steven Wildberger
March 23, 2017 08:31:18 am

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in County of Los Angeles v. Mendez and Water Splash, Inc. v. Menon . In County of Los Angeles , the court was asked to rule on...

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Gorsuch finishes Senate confirmation testimony
Steven Wildberger
March 23, 2017 08:03:19 am

Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch on Wednesday concluded testifying in his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee . Gorsuch largely avoided giving direct answers on many policy questions, likening it to campaign promises to...

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First Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia

On September 5, 1774, the first assembly of the Continental Congress, forerunner of the US Congress, convened in Philadelphia to protest the so-called "Intolerable Acts" passed by the British Parliament. Review the Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress.

France passes conscription law

On September 5, 1798, France promulgated a conscription policy with the passage of the Jourdan Law. The law instituted a draft for all males between the ages of twenty and twenty-five with exceptions for clergy, holders of public office, and certain students and industrial workers. The law also allowed the wealthy to pay for someone else to take their place in the military.

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