President says US is ‘just going to kill people’ as military accelerates campaign against South American regimes

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A documentary proof-of-citizenship requirement for voting in U.S. elections hasn’t been able to pass Congress and has been blocked by the courts, so allies of President Donald Trump’s administration are pursuing another avenue to try to impose the idea — asking a little-known federal agency to do it.

Massie remains steadfast in his calls not to be ousted from this race by billionaire forces. He claims that Miriam Adelson ran ads against him in Kentucky at the behest of President Trump. However, this all seems unlikely to resolve anytime soon. For now, the Representative remains in a standoff with his own party and Democrats.

The stopgap bill, which would extend government funding until Nov. 21, was defeated after a 49-45 vote. It required 60 votes to pass and has now extended the shutdown to two weeks. The Senate will reconvene and vote again on Oct. 15, marking the ninth voting session on the funding bill.

Trump has justified the attacks as a necessary escalation to stem the flow of drugs into the United States. He has asserted the U.S. is engaged in an “armed conflict” with drug cartels, relying on the same legal authority used by the Bush administration when it declared a war on terror after the Sept. 11 attacks.

The state senator has decided to step into the congressional race, though longtime incumbent Nancy Pelosi has yet to declare her intentions.

Two people on an alleged drug smuggling boat were recovered and detained by the Navy Thursday after the vessel was destroyed.

US President Donald Trump has hosted a round table touting the success of his administration in fighting drug cartels.