BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission has unveiled a controversial plan for a European border guard agency that would deploy to member states overwhelmed by migrants — whether those nations want it or not.
The new agency would have a standing reserve force of at least 1,500 border guards that could be sent to EU border chokepoints within three days, rather than relying on time-consuming calls to nations for volunteers during emergencies.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren scored a spot on the annual "Pinocchio" list published by the Washington Post for telling one of the biggest tall tales of the year.
The Pinocchio roster also features Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State John Kerry, a Boston resident, and U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut, among others. Warren, a Massachusetts Democrat, earned her place by citing old and questionable data about auto lending in an April 15 speech, according to reporter Glenn Kessler, who writes the newspaper's "Fact Checker" column. The list, which includes other presidential candidates, reflects the most egregious misuse of data, misstatements of fact or overblown claims over the past year.
