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Reports are surfacing that the Trump administration is considering easing the rules on CIA interrogations, and may bring back black sites.

As yet another IT staffer associated with an elected American politician faces scrutiny and investigation surrounding his role of handling classified information, it is time that Congress sends a message to the American people and those sworn to protect them that an overhaul of the vetting process is one of its highest priorities. As more revelations about these actors roles and intent from the start come to light, it is clear that too much trust is given to those who have nefarious intentions. With foreign adversaries already working hard to expose our country's secrets, violation of oaths to protect America's secrets only makes our enemies work that much easier. It is time for elected officials to send a message and find a way to prevent the trend from continuing.

When US Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program on Tuesday, he didn't merely argue that former President Obama's immigration policy was legally flawed. Sessions, among a menu of reasons, claimed failing to crack down on undocumented immigrants increases the risk of crime and terrorism. As controversial of an issue the matter has become, the fact is that there have been many times where people attempted to use or successfully used week immigration and border enforcement as a launching pad for their attacks against our country. With the safety of the country's true and legal citizens paramount, a rebuild of policy is vital to our national security interests.

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The death of Otto Warmbier should compel compel America to engage its full resources to ensure that the regime of Kim Jong Un is put on notice that their rule of torture and oppression is coming to end. No longer shall it be sufficient for our allies to watch from across symbolic borders, nor the UN governing body to pass feckless sanctions. Eliminating the Jong Un rule and paving the way for future freedoms for the people of the worlds most desolate nation needs to start now. It will take time and force and ultimately require an uprising on behalf of the people most directly affected by the country's ruling party's tactics. But the road to such an outcome must begin now. Or else the most recent death of an innocent American at the hands of an evil regime will be in vain.

First daughter Ivanka Trump met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to discuss child tax credits and paid family leave. She was greeted by Sen. Marco Rubio, who organized the meeting and invited colleagues to participate, including Sen. Deb Fischer, who introduced a bill earlier this year that focuses on tax credits for companies that offer paid family leave. Ivanka Trump is an advocate for paid family leave and has been given credit for pushing her father, President Donald Trump, to make paid family leave a priority. She has made several appearances highlighting the high childcare costs in the United States. A mother of three herself, Trump has remained vocal about the need for paid family leave. She has also pointed out that Trump employees already receive eight weeks of paid family leave. The United States is the only industrialized country that does not offer guaranteed paid family leave for new parents.

Recent US military objectives in Yemen targeting AQ's Arabian affiliate mark a noticeable and significant shift in US defense strategy and policy in the region. One that is as reliant as ground operations as it is air assets, the DOD under General Mattis is following through on it's mission to eradicate terrorism wherever it resides and utilizing America's military in the way it was intended.

During a time when all western nations are on high alert for terrorist activity, the Manchester attack underscores the need for vigilance by all. As large and as capable as organizations such as the CIA and MI5 are, they still don't see it all. It is up to all of us to unite with a common voice and identify and eradicate the evil mindset that values death over life wherever it resides.