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Atlanta Journal Constitution |  President Donald Trump will use a combination of executive actions and one national emergency declaration to go around Congress and funnel over $6 billion in funds not directly approved by lawmakers for security efforts along the border with Mexico, planning to tap money from both the Treasury Department and the Pentagon, with a goal of building a… Read more »

NBC News |  Democratic leaders said Friday that they would use "every remedy available" to challenge President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency in an effort to circumvent Congress and fund his wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. "This is plainly a power grab by a disappointed president, who has gone outside the bounds of the law to try to get what he… Read more »

Daily Press |  In the latest effort to remove Virginia from offshore drilling plans, the state’s Democratic representatives in Congress are pushing federal officials to revoke seismic testing permits that include the waters off Hampton Roads. In a letter sent Tuesday to the heads of the departments of Commerce and the Interior, the Virginia delegation said the Trump… Read more »

FOX 5 |  Politically freighted border security negotiations are teetering just days before a potential new government shutdown. The turmoil is testing the changed balance of power in Washington, with lawmakers engaged in a sparring match over immigration policy that is challenging their ability to reach any accord. Republicans say Democratic demands to limit immigrant detentions by… Read more »

CBS News |  Democratic Virginia Reps. Don Beyer and Jennifer Wexton renewed their calls for Gov. Ralph Northam and Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax to step down over their respective controversies.  "I don't believe he can effectively lead the commonwealth at this time, understanding he's feeling contrition, but we need somebody who can address the wrongs of the past but take… Read more »

Washington Post |  On a corner at the intersection of Fort Hunt Road and Alexandria Avenue in Fairfax County, Va., where Bijan Ghaisar was fatally shot in November 2017, his family posted a small sign reminding the world that they were still waiting for answers: Who were the two U.S. Park Police officers who killed Ghaisar, why did they do it, and will they be charged? The… Read more »

Covering the Corridor |  Rep. Don Beyer said Saturday that his office is looking into a holding a Congressional hearing on the case of Bijan Ghaisar, who was shot by U.S. Park Police officers on Fort Hunt Road in November 2017 and died 10 days later. Speaking at the Mount Vernon Town Hall meeting at Mount Vernon High School, Beyer drew applause from the crowd during his remarks… Read more »

WAMU 88.5 |  Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va 8th District) will attend with Everett Kelly, the National Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of Government Employees. It is the largest union representing federal and D.C. government employees. Click here to read the full article Read more »

Think Progress |  A former mayor of El Salvador’s capital city is favored to win first round voting in presidential elections being held Sunday in the Central American country. Nayib Bukele, a businessman and the 37-year-old former mayor of San Salvador is favored to win according to most polls by over 10 points. His victory could signal an end to nearly 30 years of two-party… Read more »

LA Times |  Unless you’re Dudley Do-Right, or maybe special counsel Robert S. Mueller III, the Questionnaire for National Security Positions should terrify you. The SF-86, as it’s called, is the bruising 127-page confessional required of all government employees seeking permanent security clearances. Before you can be trusted with state secrets, you need to be… Read more »