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  1. The Right Coast

    Despite all the noise, a majority still opposes more wall with Mexico

    By Thomas A. Smith

    However, a significant majority still strongly oppose any major new wall construction. In fact, the 60 percent who oppose any significant new construction now is three points higher than it…

  2. Gravel2Gavel

    Ninth Circuit Affirms Grant of Summary Judgment to DHS in Executive Order 13767-Related Litigation

    By Anthony B. Cavender

    On February 11, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the District Court’s decision to grant a motion for summary judgment disposing of a complaint that the decision…

  3. The Right Coast

    California governor rebukes Trump in border troop withdrawal

    By Thomas A. Smith

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday he s withdrawing most of the state s National Guard troops on the Mexico border because he won t participate in…

  4. The Right Coast

    Border-Security Tentative Deal Reached in Bid to Avoid Shutdown – Bloomberg

    By Thomas A. Smith

    Congressional negotiators reached a tentative deal on border security that would give President Donald Trump far less money than he d demanded for new barriers and would avert another government…

  5. ImmigrationProf Blog

    Breaking News: Deal Reached to Avert Government Shutdown?

    By immigrationprof

     President Trump held a rally in El Paso, Texas last night to make his case for building a wall along the U.S./Mexico border, as congressional negotiators continue to negotiate over…

  6. Human Rights at Home Blog

    Scary Technologies: The Government Expands Its Human Databases

    By humanrightsathome

    In what is viewed by many as a huge step forward in stripping privacy rights the ACLU, the National Immigration Law Center and other groups sent a letter to House…

  7. Ohio Clock

    The Weekly Hill Update

    By Adam Higgins

    Below is the Federal Policy team’s weekly preview, published each week when Congress is in session. HEADLINES • Negotiations over border security legislation have stalled, casting doubt on government funding…

  8. The Right Coast

    The Hidden State of Illegalia

    By Thomas A. Smith

    All of us have to thank Nancy Pelosi.  She turned out to be not only the speaker of the House of Representatives, but also an excellent salesperson.  Thanks to her ill conceived…

  9. The Right Coast

    California Gov. Gavin Newsom to draw down guard troops at border

    By Thomas A. Smith

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans Monday to withdraw several hundred National Guard troops from the state s southern border with Mexico in defiance of the Trump administration s…

  10. Inside Government Contracts

    A Tale of Two Protests: Recent GAO Decisions Highlight Impaired Objectivity OCIs

    By Peter B. Hutt II, Hunter Bennett, Brooke Stanley

    Organizational conflicts of interest (OCIs) are perpetually thorny issues in federal procurement that contracting officers are required to identify and evaluate “as early in the acquisition process as possible.”[1] Although…