Naseer Paktiawal says he will regret voting for Donald Trump for the rest of his life. It was the first presidential ballot he cast as a US citizen, and he believed Trump would protect immigrants like his older brother. Months later, that brother, 41-year-old Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, died while in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), leaving behind six children whom Naseer is now helping to raise. Mohammad was taken into custody outside his home in Richardson, Texas, on 13 March as he prepared to take some of his children to school, according to his family. He died the following day. An autopsy later found that he died from anaphylaxis complicating an acute asthma exacerbation.
U.S. government investigators have put roughly 50 Joint Staff members to polygraph tests in the Pentagon's hunt for leaks to journalists, The New York Times reported on Friday. These include leaks on the Iran war, particularly with regards to it creating a munitions shortage, per the outlet. Questions were posed to both military officers and civilian employees in August in the latest step of the Pentagon's expansive hunt for internal members giving unauthorized information to the press. Those put to the lie detector tests were asked if they have given such information to any journalists, including knowledge of the crucial munition shortage in the conflict between the United States and Iran.
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A Republican legislative candidate in Joplin plotted to plant cocaine and Adderall on his primary opponent in an effort to derail her campaign, federal prosecutors allege. Thomas Ross, who won the Republican nomination for Missouri's 161st House District by only 32 votes, was charged Wednesday with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. A criminal complaint filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri alleges Ross spent weeks discussing a plan to plant the drugs on Louise Secker, his opponent in the Aug. 4 Republican primary.
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) skipped a scheduled meeting with paralyzed veterans from his home state, but had time to appear on Fox News instead, The Wall Street Journal said in a report detailing his aversion to work. Citing dozens of former staffers and lawmakers, the Journal said Fetterman "shows little interest in doing the job beyond cultivating relationships with conservative media figures and advocating for Israel."
Why did stinky give up on his first pool guy?
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