Awoo News – Friday, December 21st 2018

>U.S. government heads for shutdown after lawmakers fail to make deal
https://unv.is/reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-budget/u-s-government-heads-for-shutdown-after-lawmakers-fail-to-make-deal-idUSKCN1OK15M?il=0

>Supreme Court Rejects Trump Plea to Enforce Asylum Ban
https://unv.is/military.com/daily-news/2018/12/21/supreme-court-rejects-trump-plea-enforce-asylum-ban.html

>Officials: American Troops to Be Pulled from Afghanistan
https://unv.is/military.com/daily-news/2018/12/21/officials-american-troops-be-pulled-afghanistan.html

>Mattis Resigns Following Trump’s Syria Withdrawal Order
https://unv.is/military.com/daily-news/2018/12/20/defense-secretary-james-mattis-retire-end-february-trump-says.html

>NASA’s InSight Lander Drops Seismometer on Mars to Hunt Marsquakes
https://unv.is/space.com/42804-nasa-mars-insight-deploys-seismometer.html

>Remarks by President Trump at Signing Ceremony for S. 756, the “FIRST STEP Act of 2018” and H.R. 6964, the “Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018”
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-statements/remarks-president-trump-signing-ceremony-s-756-first-step-act-2018-h-r-6964-juvenile-justice-reform-act-2018/

POTUS Tweets

When I begrudgingly signed the Omnibus Bill, I was promised the Wall and Border Security by leadership. Would be done by end of year (NOW). It didn’t happen! We foolishly fight for Border Security for other countries - but not for our beloved U.S.A. Not good!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 20, 2018

....equipment. General Mattis was a great help to me in getting allies and other countries to pay their share of military obligations. A new Secretary of Defense will be named shortly. I greatly thank Jim for his service!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 20, 2018

Today, it was my great honor to sign the #FirstStepAct - a monumental bi-partisan win for the American people! https://t.co/isy6Bt38iK
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 21, 2018

Today, it was my honor to sign into law H.R. 7213, the “Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 2018.” The Act redesignates the @DHSgov Domestic Nuclear Detection Office as the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office. Read more: https://t.co/XCkyc8pGZF pic.twitter.com/TTvGxBww5n
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 21, 2018

A design of our Steel Slat Barrier which is totally effective while at the same time beautiful! pic.twitter.com/sGltXh0cu9
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 21, 2018