The Department of Defense announced today the death of two U.S. soldiers who were killed in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, “as a result of wounds sustained while engaged in combat operations.” Sgt. 1st Class Javier Jaguar Gutierrez, 28, of San Antonio, Texas and Sgt. 1st Class Antonio Rey Rodriguez, 28, of…
U.S. Adds 225,000 Jobs in January amid Strong Manufacturing Numbers
February 7, 2020
United States nonfarm jobs “rose by 225,000 in January, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 3.6 percent,” the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. January’s jobs increase comes as manufacturing “expanded in January, as the PMI registered 50.9 percent, an increase of 3.1 percentage points” from December. A…
Senate Votes Not to Impeach President Trump
February 5, 2020
Today, the United States Senate has voted not to impeach President Donald Trump. Senators voted on both articles of impeachment, and acquitted the President on both charges. In order to convict the President, two thirds of senators had to vote in favor.
New Trump Administration ‘Final Rule’ Immigration Policy to be Implemented this Month
February 3, 2020
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will implement the Trump Administration’s Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds final rule (“Final Rule”) on Feb. 24, 2020. Under the Final Rule, USCIS will look at “an alien’s age, health, income, education and skills, among others, in order to determine whether the alien is…