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Job One at Homeland Security Under Trump: Immigration
When President Trump addressed employees of the Department of Homeland Security , just five days after being sworn in, he essentially had one issue on his mind: cracking down on illegal immigration. Absent from the speech was any mention of the department's other responsibilities, like protecting the nation's critical infrastructure, including computer systems, ensuring airline passenger safety or even protecting the president himself.
‘Putin will eat President Trump’s lunch’: Experts weigh in on…
President Donald Trump is set to meet Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany - a full, bilateral sit-down with high stakes. The meeting will take place amid crumbling US-Russia relations, and as the president weathers multiple congressional and FBI investigations into Russia's interference in the 2016 election and whether the Trump campaign played a possible role in it.
Another Europe trip for Melania Trump means forging new relationships
Her trip with President Donald Trump to Poland and Germany is an encore to the nine-day tour of the Middle East and Europe in May that showcased more of the first lady than the world had seen to date. She received mostly glowing reviews -- there was praise for her style notes and cultural sensitivity, her quiet repose at religious sites, even the way the Pope cracked a joke and a smile when she was in his presence.
Critics pounce on Trump following CNN wrestling tweet
Donald Trump's critics were quick to condemn the president on Sunday after he tweeted an edited video that shows him physically attacking a person with the CNN logo superimposed in front of his face at a WWE match. Ari Fleischer, who served as White House press secretary during the first term of fellow Republican George W. Bush, tweeted that he believes the president has gone too far in his ongoing rhetorical battle with the press.
The Most Abused President in History
There's no doubt that President Trump is the most abused president in modern history more so than George W. Bush, Ronald Reagan, and Richard Nixon, all of whom caught their share of flak. That's the judgment of Fox News's Brit Hume, who sees today's partisanship as "the most intensely hostile political atmosphere" in memory in his case, a memory stretching back almost 50 years.
Civil rights activists raise alarm over Trump’s DOJ pick
Civil rights and LGBT activists say they are concerned about President Donald Trump's nomination Thursday of Eric Dreiband to head the Justice Department's civil rights division because of his work defending major corporations and others against discrimination lawsuits. Dreiband, a labor attorney in Washington, D.C., who served as general counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under George W. Bush, has represented such companies as R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Trump WH declines to recognize LGBT Pride Month
The decision marks an end to two of his predecessors' tradition of officially recognizing the month. President Bill Clinton first recognized it in 1999 in commemoration of the Stonewall Riots of late June 1969, which many point to as the start of the modern gay rights movement.
Senate Intelligence panel will see Comey Trump memos
Leaders of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee said on Wednesday they had reached an agreement that would allow them to see memos written by former FBI Director James Comey about his meetings with President Donald Trump. Comey's relationship with Trump has been central to ongoing investigations of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election and whether there was collusion between Trump associates and Moscow.
Trump warns Assad after reports of possible gas preparations
President Donald Trump has drawn a new red line for President Bashar Assad of Syria, with U.S. officials describing preparations at a Syrian air base for a chemical weapons assault as they sought Tuesday to bolster Trump's threat to deter an attack. But the administration elaborated little on the president's unexpected, 87-word statement a night earlier that warned that Assad would "pay a heavy price" if he again releases toxic gas on rebel-held territory, leaving lingering questions in Washington and in the Middle East about Trump's intentions in Syria.
Poll: Scant global confidence in Trump on foreign affairs
The reviews from around the globe are in and they show scant confidence outside the United States in President Donald Trump's ability to do the right thing on international affairs, with fewer than 3 in 10 respondents expressing confidence, according to a Pew Research Center survey of attitudes toward Trump in more than three dozen countries. Most of those surveyed also disapprove of Trump's major policies, including his promise to erect a physical wall along the border between the U.S. and Mexico, and temporarily halting travel from six mostly Muslim countries.
Nation 27 mins ago 8:46 p.m.No Ramadan celebration at White House, though Trump said during campaigna
For the first time in over two decades, the White House did not host an Iftar or Eid celebration dinner to mark the month of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month when Muslims fast during daylight hours. Hosting an Eid celebration or an Iftar dinner the nightly meal when Muslims break their fast during Ramadan -- had been a White House tradition since 1996, when then-first lady Hillary Clinton hosted the first Eid dinner there.
Trump does not hold Ramadan dinner, breaking White House tradition
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How Americans think about the economy has changed since Trump won
The Trump presidency appears to have sparked an unprecedented political polarization in consumer confidence, which is often viewed as a leading indicator for the economy's performance. While Democrats and Republicans have similar beliefs about how the economy is performing at the moment, they are now hugely divided over how it will perform in the future, research shows.
Trump critic: Did we elect Manchurian Candidate?
The latest "Real Time With Bill Maher" served devastating criticisms of Democrats and Barack Obama . But Donald Trump and the Republicans came in for the harshest criticism - from two of TV's most cogent conservative pundits.
Deportation Is Going High-Tech Under Trump
In a leafy Detroit suburb last March, federal authorities raided a one-story brick house. Their target: Rudy Carcamo-Carranza, a 23-year-old restaurant worker from El Salvador with two deportation orders, a DUI, and a hit-and-run.
Right and Left: Partisan Writing You Shouldn’t Miss
The political news cycle is fast, and keeping up can be overwhelming. Trying to find differing perspectives worth your time is even harder.
Robert Mueller terrifies President Trump. Of course he wants him gone.
A Republican special counsel who hires a handful of Democrats is biased? Ridiculous. Trump surrogates might as well object that Mueller and Democrat John Kerry went to the same prep school.
Todaya s highlights in history provided –
On June 20, 1967, boxer Muhammad Ali was convicted in Houston of violating Selective Service laws by refusing to be drafted and was sentenced to five years in prison. . In 1791, King Louis XVI of France and his family attempted to flee in the so-called "Flight to Varennes," but were caught.
Bush officials can’t be sued for alleged post-9/11 abuse: SCOTUS
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that former officials from President George W. Bush's administration - including Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating President Trump's campaign - cannot be sued over the harsh treatment of undocumented immigrants after the 9/11 attacks. In a decision that could have major implications in the event of another major terror attack, the court ruled that the nationwide wave of fear after 9/11 substantiated severe treatment from law enforcement.