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A Republican lawmaker in deep-blue Hawaii is considering switching parties to become a Democrat after she was pressured to give up her leadership role for criticizing President Donald Trump. Rep. Beth Fukumoto said Republican Party members asked her to resign as Minority Floor Leader after she spoke at the Women's March in Hawaii.
Reports say the Army Corps of Engineers is proceeding with the approval process for the easement that would allow DAPL to proceed. Photo: Marianique Santos / DoD Acting under the direction of an executive order from President Donald Trump, the Army Corps or Engineers has begun a review for an easement needed to allow the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline to proceed.
Washington state's attorney general declared Monday that he was suing President Donald Trump over his temporary ban on immigration from seven countries with majority-Muslim populations, making it the first state to announce a legal action against the Trump administration over one of its policies. Trump's executive order also suspended the United States' entire refugee program and set off nationwide protests over the weekend, including one that drew 3,000 people to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
Democrats in New York are pledging stiff opposition to the policies being enacted by President Donald Trump, introducing legislation aimed at bolstering the liberal gains made before his election. "We're clear.
Trump signed an executive order Friday that bans lega... . People opposed to President Donald Trump's executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries continue to demonstrate at Los Angeles International Airport Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.
The legal fight over President Donald Trump's refugee ban is likely to turn on whether th... . Rep. David Price speaks out against President Donald Trump's recent executive order on refugees during a press conference on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, in front of Smith Warehouse in Durham, NC.
MAY 19: Thomas Homan, , executive associate director for enforcement and removal operations in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Ronald Vitiello, acting chief of the U.S. Border Patrol, appear before a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Capitol Hill May 19, 2016 in Washington, DC. The subcommittee heard testimony on immigration policies on the Obama Administration.
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Philippine authorities suspect accused Australian child sex predator Peter Scully is still masterminding a "dark web" pornography and child torture operation from his jail cell in the southern Philippines. Investigators discovered that Scully, a former Melbourne businessman, exchanged telephone calls and text messages with his former live-in partner and co-accused Liezyl Margallo before she was arrested last week.
US President Donald Trump wasted little time Monday in removing the acting attorney general from office after she said she would not defend his executive order on immigration in court. Trump fired Sally Yates, a Obama administration holdover, just hours after she issued a statement saying the Justice Department would not defend the controversial executive order "for as long as I am acting director."
The White House is embroiled in a debate over whether to reverse some key protections the Obama administration extended to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender workers, according to several people briefed on the process. A draft of a potential executive order began circulating in Washington over the weekend that would overturn President Barack Obama's directive barring discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in the federal workforce and by federal contractors.
The phone calls flew back and forth among the top US chief executives over the weekend, all asking the same questions: "What are you going to say publicly about Trump's executive order? And what can we say about it without becoming his next punching bag?" At the annual Alfalfa Club dinner in Washington - a private affair that many prominent executives attended on Saturday night - one person later described being buttonholed by a rival CEO who asked how he could condemn US President Donald Trump's order "without poking the bear". Silicon Valley has lashed out at Trump's immigration curbs.
Singer Bruce Springsteen has offered his support to the activists protesting U.S. President Donald Trump's executive order on immigration, insisting his ban is un-American. U.S. citizens around the country have gathered in force to protest against Trump's new policy, which temporarily bans refugees and immigrants from several Middle Eastern countries including Iraq, Syria, and Yemen.
Demonstrators that include mostly medical students protest a proposed repeal of the Affordable Care Act in New York, U.S., January 30, 2017. Demonstrators that include mostly medical students protest a proposed repeal of the Affordable Care Act in New York, U.S., January 30, 2017.
Another San Joaquin Valley Republican congressman on Monday joined the chorus of skepticism about President Donald Trump's controversial executive order restricting refugees. In a statement issued Monday afternoon, Rep. David Valadao, R-Hanford, said he supports stronger screening measures, but he took exception to those imposed by the president's executive order issued last Friday.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York says he will vote against eight of President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees. Schumer said he'll oppose education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos , secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson, attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions, health and human services nominee Tom Price, treasury secretary nominee Steve Mnuchin , labor secretary nominee Andy Puzder, Environmental Protection Agency nominee Scott Pruitt and budget director nominee Mick Mulvaney.
Downing Street has rejected calls to axe the state visit planned for Donald Trump following widespread outrage over his travel ban on people from certain countries. The immigration curbs have sparked chaos across the US as travellers were detained at airports and thousands of protesters gathered to campaign against the policy.
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer talks to journalist after attending the Senate Democrat party leadership elections at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S. November 16, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria - RTX2TZEA Senate Democrats will attempt to block President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, regardless of who the president selects to fill the vacancy.