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(Worthy News) – The Trump administration has determined that even if Congress does not approve an extension of the National Security Agency and the FBI’s warrantless surveillance program before the law that authorizes it expires at the end of 2017, the agencies can still continue to utilize the program, according to a new report.

The legal basis for the program, Section 702 of the FISA Amendments Act, is set to expire on New Year’s Eve and, as a result, national security officials have urged Congress for a year-and-a-half extension. Section 702 allows the government agencies to gather information such as phone calls, emails, texts, among other things, from domestic companies, including AT&T and Google. [ Source: Washington Examiner (Read More…) ]

(Worthy News) – Rep. Trey Gowdy said he was “surprised” that the House Intelligence Committee interview with Donald Trump Jr. on Wednesday spent seven hours focusing on the brief meeting that took place in Trump Tower last summer between Trump campaign members and Russian officials.

For all the time it took, the South Carolina Republican said, the committee gleaned “nothing illegal or improper” in regards to Trump Jr.’s actions related to the meeting which has made him a focus of investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

“I think only a bunch of lawyers could drag out a 20-minute meeting into a seven-hour deposition,” Gowdy told Fox News Wednesday evening.

“We are talking about a 20-minute meeting from which no information was gleaned at Trump Tower, so how you get seven hours out of that for a bunch of guys and gals that aren’t paid by the hour,” he added, “it was quite a sight to see.” [ Source: Washington Examiner (Read More…) ]

(Worthy News) – Rep. Trey Gowdy said he was “surprised” that the House Intelligence Committee interview with Donald Trump Jr. on Wednesday spent seven hours focusing on the brief meeting that took place in Trump Tower last summer between Trump campaign members and Russian officials.

For all the time it took, the South Carolina Republican said, the committee gleaned “nothing illegal or improper” in regards to Trump Jr.’s actions related to the meeting which has made him a focus of investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

“I think only a bunch of lawyers could drag out a 20-minute meeting into a seven-hour deposition,” Gowdy told Fox News Wednesday evening.

“We are talking about a 20-minute meeting from which no information was gleaned at Trump Tower, so how you get seven hours out of that for a bunch of guys and gals that aren’t paid by the hour,” he added, “it was quite a sight to see.” [ Source: Washington Examiner (Read More…) ]

(Worthy News) – Rep. Trey Gowdy said he was “surprised” that the House Intelligence Committee interview with Donald Trump Jr. on Wednesday spent seven hours focusing on the brief meeting that took place in Trump Tower last summer between Trump campaign members and Russian officials.

For all the time it took, the South Carolina Republican said, the committee gleaned “nothing illegal or improper” in regards to Trump Jr.’s actions related to the meeting which has made him a focus of investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

“I think only a bunch of lawyers could drag out a 20-minute meeting into a seven-hour deposition,” Gowdy told Fox News Wednesday evening.

“We are talking about a 20-minute meeting from which no information was gleaned at Trump Tower, so how you get seven hours out of that for a bunch of guys and gals that aren’t paid by the hour,” he added, “it was quite a sight to see.” [ Source: Washington Examiner (Read More…) ]

(Worthy News) – In a dramatic shift from his predecessors, President Trump announced Wednesday that the U.S. is recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and ordered plans to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to the ancient, divided city.

The move fulfills a campaign promise to religious conservatives, a pledge that other presidents broke routinely. But Mr. Trump’s decision also could inflame tensions across the Middle East because Palestinians want to establish their capital in east Jerusalem.

“It is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel,” Mr. Trump said in an 11-minute speech at the White House. “It also is the right thing to do.” [ Source: Washington Times (Read More…) ]

(Worthy News) – China’s People’s Liberation Army has confirmed the latest flight test of the newest and most powerful intercontinental ballistic missile known as the DF-41.

“It is a normal practice for China to develop missiles as scheduled, and it is not against any specific country, region or target,” Senior Col. Wu Qian, a Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman, said last week.

“We always follow our national defense policy, which is defensive in nature, and a military strategy of active defense,” he said. “We develop weapons and armament only to meet our need of national security.” [ Source: Washington Times (Read More…) ]