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The latest on the story is going to our t. V. Dot com stay with us now though for the big picture this is our. This week show you have had to happen there is now a coronavirus scam going around and thats happening while the wise guys have come up with a new way to steal your income tax a return stay tuned for a scam alert but 1st what if the embattled president trump. The dog is pentagon brass prepared to say no sir and why is the u. S. A suicide rate especially among young people im holland cook in washington this is the big picture on r. T. America. What in the world is going on at home and abroad the questions outnumber the answers is the usa prepared for what happens next lets ask our tea contributor and longtime pentagon oficial Michael Maloof welcome thank you following is acquittal the president wasted no time in the 1st victim of his revenge call was a decorated colonel Alexander Vin men who was frog walked out of his National Security post in the white house after his damning
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With a whole new way to rip you off what you need to know about synthetic Identity Theft but 1st the usas welcome mat is getting smaller as the Administration Announces new immigration restrictions its classic trump on the stump material but is this new policy practical im holland cook in washington this is the big picture on our t. V. America. The Trump Administration recently announced more aggressive steps to restrict Legal Immigration beyond the human drama now playing out is there an Economic Impact away lets ask Daniel Prieto anchor of boom bust seen weekdays at 4 eastern here on r t America Daniel welcome good to be here since this change was announced weve been hearing the buzz word public charge which is a policy thats been in effect for a century meaning that immigrants need to be selfsufficient and not a burden to the social system that can. Date and President Trump has railed against whats new in the administrations overhaul right now the very term public charge sort of has