James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas launched its long-awaited investigative series into the “deep state” on Tuesday morning with a video of a State Department employee who boasts about organizing for the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) during work. Stuart Karaffa, who formerly worked on a data analytics program cut by the Trump administration, told Project Veritas journalists operating a hidden camera that he now filled his 8:30-to-5:00 days with work for the DSA, waiting until quitting time to send his DSA emails.He said that theoretically he could be caught — “Maybe someday I’ll go to Board of Elections jail” — probably not but joked that it would be impossible to fire a federal employee. He also identified with the so-called political “resistance” to President Donald Trump: “Resist everything. … Every level. F*ck sh*t up,” he is shown saying. In a statement at the Project Veritas website, … [Read more...] about James O’Keefe Launches ‘Deep State’ Series with State Department Exposé
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State Department Slashes Number Of Refugees Allowed Into The US
The Trump administration is slashing the number of refugees allowed into the U.S. The State Department announced Monday it would limit the number of refugees admitted to 30,000 a year. That's 15,000 people less than the current level and the lowest cap since the refugee program was created in 1980.The decision is line with the Trump administration's efforts to curb immigration, including immigration by asylum-seekers.In July, the administration announced asylum applications based on fear of gang and domestic violence would be rejected.The new cap will go into effect at the start of the new fiscal year, Oct. 1.Additional reporting by Newsy affiliate CNN. Trending stories at Newsy.com … [Read more...] about State Department Slashes Number Of Refugees Allowed Into The US
U.S. State Department revokes PLO ambassador family visas: envoy
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States revoked visas for the family of the Palestine Liberation Organization ambassador, the envoy said on Sunday, the latest development in the worsening relations between the Trump administration and Palestinian leadership. A tattered flag flies over the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) office two days after President Donald Trump's national security adviser John Bolton announced that the State Department would close the PLO office in Washington, U.S., September 12, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Ambassador Husam Zomlot, head of the PLO General Delegation to the United States, said his family, including his two young children, left the United States after being informed their visas would now expire when the diplomatic office is closed next month. The visas were originally set to expire in 2020. The Trump administration said last Monday the office in Washington would close. The State Department did not respond to a request for … [Read more...] about U.S. State Department revokes PLO ambassador family visas: envoy
State Department Spent $52,701 on Curtains for Residence of U.N. Envoy
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Politics Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Today’s Paper Advertisement Supported by ByGardiner Harris Sept. 13, 2018 Editors’ Note: September 14, 2018 An earlier version of this article and headline created an unfair impression about who was responsible for the purchase in question. While Nikki R. Haley is the current ambassador to the United Nations, the decision on leasing the ambassador’s residence and purchasing the curtains was made during the Obama administration, according to current and former officials. The article should not have focused on Ms. Haley, nor should a picture of her have been used. The article and headline have now been edited to reflect those concerns, and the picture has been removed. WASHINGTON — The State Department spent $52,701 for customized and mechanized curtains for the picture windows in the new official residence … [Read more...] about State Department Spent $52,701 on Curtains for Residence of U.N. Envoy
State Department Spent $52,700 On Curtains For Nikki Haley
POLITICS 09/14/2018 11:55 am ET A spokesman said Haley wasn't involved in the purchase, but people on social media ran with the Scarlett O'Hara jokes anyway. By Jenna Amatulli The State Department spent $52,701 last year on motorized curtains for Nikki Haley’s official residence as ambassador to the United Nations at a time when the department was cutting its budget and freezing hiring. Window coverings for the government residence in Manhattan included $29,900 for curtains and $22,801 for “electrical hardware and supplies” to open and close them automatically, according to the contract, first reported by The New York Times. The curtains were installed in the First Avenue penthouse from March to August last year, but plans for the purchase were made in 2016, during the Obama administration, and Haley had nothing to do with the decision, a State Department spokesman told the Times. While the curtains were being purchased and installed, Rex W. … [Read more...] about State Department Spent $52,700 On Curtains For Nikki Haley