this month, secretary kerry called the israeli settlements a barrier to peace. the obama administration has ended a tracking program from the bush area that could have been used by incoming president trump to carry out his previously proposed muslim registry. the national security entry exit registration system confidence created after 9/11 but wasn t been used since 2011. basically been dormant. the department of homeland security said it s quote outdated, obsolete and redundant and that new systems let the department achieve the same goals but more efficiently. a trump transition spokesman said the incoming administration will have a response to the move as part of a broader plan on executive orders. as you know, president-elect donald trump rarely makes an apology. but he got one yesterday. as his former surrogate, ex-house speaker newt gingrich went around making stamgts like these. you say you ve been working on these issues. others might say you ve been working in the swamp