Guest Editorial: Compassion needed on immigration
The United States should be able to enforce its immigration laws while showing compassion to people who come here from other countries to escape violence and seek a better life.
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Trump: I ‘probably won’t’ ask Supreme Court nominees about Roe v….
President Donald Trump said he "probably won't" ask potential Supreme Court nominees about whether they would overturn Roe v. Wade.
Jordan Peele’s ‘Fake Obama’
Comedian and Academy Award winner Jordan Peele in April released a video that seemed to portray Barack Obama calling President Donald Trump "a total and complete dipshit." It was created by new software that allows for the generation of a novel variant of realistic fake news.
Protesters flood US cities in opposition of immigration policy
They wore white. They shook their fists in the air. They carried signs reading: "No more children in cages," and "What's next? Concentration Camps?" In major cities and tiny towns, hundreds of thousands of marchers gathered Saturday across America, moved by accounts of children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, in the latest act of mass resistance against President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
Remember: The Supreme Court Is on the Ballot in Every Federal Election
Now that Anthony Kennedy has proven to be, shall we say, the shy, retiring type, one wonders what the folks who felt that there was no difference between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton-the folks who stayed home or stood with Jill Stein on November 8, 2016-will say when the Senate confirms a new Supreme Court nominee who makes Antonin Scalia look like Thurgood Marshall in terms of judicial philosophy.
Prank caller talks to Trump aboard Air Force OneAFP
A prank caller talking to the leader of the world's most powerful country aboard Air Force One? It's apparently possible. Posing as New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, comedian John Melendez said he contacted President Donald Trump on Wednesday night while he was on the presidential plane.
Comedian says he prank-called Trump aboard Air Force 1
A comedian says he spoke with President Donald Trump by phone after posing as a senator and that the call was patched through while the president was aboard Air Force One. Comedian John Melendez, known as "Stuttering John" from his years on "The Howard Stern Show," released audio of his prank call with Trump on his podcast last Thursday.
The Latest: Warren says Trump is ‘not the king’
The Latest on the looming battle to choose a successor for retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy : Senator Elizabeth Warren says the country is in a perilous state with Republicans controlling the executive and legislative branches and President Donald Trump about to make his second Supreme Court nomination. The Massachusetts Democrat spoke at a rally Thursday in front of the Supreme Court, saying, "People around this country are worried and they're right to worry."
Massive protests staged across America over immigration policy
Hundreds of thousands of people have joined marches in towns and cities across the US to demand Donald Trump 's administration reunites families separated at the US-Mexico border. More than 700 protests are taking place, with marchers moved by accounts of children separated from their parents dressed in white and carrying signs reading "No more children in cages".
Republican wins seat of congressman who quit amid harassment claims
Republican Michael Cloud will become the newest member of Congress after winning a Texas special election Saturday to replace a GOP congressman who resigned amid sexual harassment claims. Cloud finished at the top of a crowded field that fought to represent the 27th District, a heavily conservative area along the Gulf Coast that President Donald Trump won by about 24 points in 2016.
New Orleans native in the running to succeed Anthony Kennedy on the Supreme Court
Amy Coney Barrett, center, alumna of the year for St. Mary's Dominican High School in New Orleans, is seen with Kathleen McGlone '98, left, outgoing president of the Dominican Alumnae Association; and Dominican President Cynthia A. Thomas, right. Amy Coney Barrett, center, alumna of the year for St. Mary's Dominican High School in New Orleans, is seen with Kathleen McGlone '98, left, outgoing president of the Dominican Alumnae Association; and Dominican President Cynthia A. Thomas, right.
Protesters flood US cities to fight Trump immigration policy
Activists flood more than 700 marches, from immigrant-friendly cities like New York and Los Angeles to conservative Appalachia and Wyoming. WASHINGTON - They wore white.
Polls close in special election to replace Texas GOP congressman
Polls closed Saturday evening in a Texas special election to replace a Republican congressman who resigned amid sexual harassment claims. A crowded field fought to represent the 27th Congressional District, a conservative area along the Gulf Coast that President Donald Trump won by about 24 points in 2016.
The Latest: Biden urges Americans to ‘rise up’
The Latest on the looming battle to choose a successor for retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy : Former Vice President Joe Biden is urging Americans to "rise up" to demand President Donald Trump nominate a "consensus candidate" to the Supreme Court. Biden sided with Democrats who have said the Senate should postpone the confirmation process until after the mid-term elections.
The Latest: Trump met with Kennedy, discussed replacement
FILe - In this Feb. 18, 1988, file photo Anthony Kennedy, left, takes the constitutional oath as a Supreme Court Associate Justice from Chief Justice William Rehnquist at a White House ceremony in Washington. Holding the Bi... .
Michael Moore warns of fight to save democracy from Trump
Of all the pebbles in President Donald Trump's shoe, liberal filmmaker Michael Moore has aspired - since before day one - to be one of the most conspicuous. Moore has called for Trump to step aside - even before Trump took office.
US protesters urge President Donald Trump to reverse immigration crackdown
Thousands gathered in front of the White House on Saturday to protest the Trump administration's immigration policies, which have separated children from parents at the U.S-Mexico border and sparked plans for military-run detention camps. Joined by protesters nationwide, people crowding downtown Washington waved signs and chanted "shame" as religious leaders and activists urged the administration to be more welcoming of foreigners and to reunite families.
Ap Fact Check: Trump’s week of faulty claims: MS-13, Russia
President Donald Trump isn't willing to embrace the truth when it comes to immigration, violence and MS-13 gangs. In speech after speech, he links weak border enforcement to pervasive crime and the "vile gang MS-13," with his administration suggesting MS-13 is surging.
Where is Trump? President is at his golf resort in New Jersey as thousands protest in DC
BEDMINSTER, NJ President Donald Trump will have to watch the news or surf the Internet to see the tens of thousands of people gathering outside the White House protesting his "zero tolerance" immigration policies. He's 220 miles from the official residence, ensconced in Trump National Golf Club, his private resort in Bedminster, New Jersey.
In 50 states and extreme heat, thousands march for ‘Families Belong Together’ rallies
Thousands of people descended on cities from coast-to-coast Saturday in "Families Belong Together" rallies to protest the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy that left more than 2,000 children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. In the nation's capital, thousands poured into Lafayette Square, across from the White House, to chant "We care" and "No Trump, No KKK, No Fascist USA."