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CHICAGO, IL – MARCH 23: A sign points to the direction
Amtrak's long-distance train routes could get the ax President Trump's proposed budget would derail 15 of the country's most train trips. Check out this story on dailyworld.com: http://usat.ly/2oZnLgA CHICAGO, IL - MARCH 23: A sign points to the direction of the trains at Chicago's Union Station where Amtrak's California Zephyr makes a daily 2,438 miles run to Emeryville/San Francisco that takes about 52 hours.
2 top Trump immigration advisers linked to alleged hate groups
Two hard-line opponents of illegal immigration who have held leadership posts at two organizations labeled as hate groups have obtained high-level advisory jobs at federal immigration agencies in the Department of Homeland Security. Jon Feere, a former legal policy analyst for the Center for Immigration Studies, or CIS, has been hired as an adviser to Thomas D. Homan, the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to Homeland Security spokesman David Lapan.
Gov. Christie calls for halt to airline ‘bumping’ and overbooking regulations
The Latest on the passenger who was dragged off a full United Express flight at Chicago's O'Hare Airport : New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he has asked the Trump administration to suspend regulations that allow airlines to overbook flights. Christie, a Republican, sent a letter to U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao on Tuesday, citing a passenger who was dragged off a United Express flight in Chicago on Sunday.
China president’s plane stops in Alaska after Trump visit
" Chinese President Xi Jinping was able to take in views Friday night of the natural beauty that Alaska has to offer. The state's governor hopes this will lead to an increased appetite in the world's most populous nation for more natural resources from Alaska.
U.S.-Israeli talks conclude with no agreement on settlements – Thu, 23 Mar 2017 PST
The White House expressed its "concerns" with settlement construction after talks with senior Israeli officials in Washington ended Thursday night with a joint statement showing the two governments unable to agree on a settlement policy that could pave the way to peace talks resuming. As the Israelis left Washington to return home, the White House released a statement saying they had discussed "concrete, near-term measures to improve the overall climate" to improve prospects for peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians.
Trump: ‘I’ll criticize judges,’ Gorsuch calls it ‘disheartening’
Neil Gorsuch, who was tapped by Trump to fill the court's long-vacant ninth seat, told senators during his confirmation hearing Tuesday that he finds it "disheartening and demoralizing" when "anyone" insults a federal judge. Just hours later, Trump, speaking at the National Republican Congressional Committee Dinner in Washington, D.C., hinted that he has no intension of putting an end to his court-insulting ways.
MP Doherty in Washington meeting with U.S. lawmakers
Windsor West NDP MP Brian Masse , Scarborough-Guildwood Liberal MP John McKay, Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin and Cariboo-Prince George MP Todd Doherty in between meetings in Washington, D.C. this week. Cariboo-Prince George MP Todd Doherty arrived in Washington, D.C. on Monday for three days of meetings about softwood lumber, NAFTA, the environment and defence spending.
The Latest: Washington state asks to keep travel ban pause
New York's attorney general says his state will join Washington state's lawsuit against President Donald Trump's travel ban.
Taking a Closer Look at Trump’s Angry Weekend on Twitter
His staff had hoped to build on the momentum generated by Trump's speech to Congress but those efforts rapidly unraveled. According to AP sources close to Trump, it was the angriest he's been as president.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions faces Senate Tuesday a ” in public
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, facing fresh questions about his Russian contacts during the election campaign and his role in the firing of James Comey, announced that he will face a public hearing by former Senate colleagues today. • A friend of the president said Trump is considering “terminating” special counsel Robert Mueller, who was appointed to lead an independent probe into Russia's role in the presidential election.
US snuffs pot fans’ plans to party on tribal land near Vegas
A first-ever event sponsored this weeken... . FILE--In this April 20, 2016, William Ealy smokes marijuana in Golden Gate Park as people gather at the park to smoke pot for the annual 4/20 celebration in San Francisco, Calif.
U.N. report criticizes U.S. over Dakota Access pipeline, relations with tribes
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, U.N. special rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples, raises concerns in May 2016 about the rights of Native Americans after visiting North Dakota in the wake of months of protests over the Dakota Access pipeline. of the Dakota Access pipeline project in a special report on Friday, saying it disregard treaties and ignored the interests of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe.
Trump taking a bite out of the Big Apple’s budget
A New York Republican is adding his name to the growing list of lawmakers who want to see local law enforcement reimbursed for the costs associated with protecting President Donald Trump when he isn't at the White House.
Trump idea to expand health care competition faces hurdles
US President Donald J. Trump delivers his first address to a joint session of Congress from the floor of the House of Representatives in Washington, DC, USA, 28 February 2017. / AFP / EPA POOL / JIM LO SCALZO US President Donald J. Trump delivers his first address to a joint session of Congress from the floor of the House of Representatives in Washington, DC, USA, 28 February 2017.
Barack, Michelle Obama sign bumper book deal
Barack and Michelle Obama have signed a deal to publish their memoirs with New York-based Penguin Random House, in a coveted contract reportedly worth tens of millions of dollars. He has frequently declared himself to have a "writer's sensibility" and has said he does not want to write a conventional blow-by-blow account of his time in the White House.
U.S. House speaker vows Republican unity on healthcare overhaul
The White House and Congress are working together to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Tuesday, adding there are "no rival plans." Ryan, who has said a formal plan would be unveiled after U.S. lawmakers returned to Washington this week, told reporters that Republicans would ultimately be unified in their efforts to overhaul the law, known as Obamacare.
Hijab-wearing White House staffer quits Trump administration
Washington D.C.[USA], Feb. 27: Hijab-wearing ex-White House Muslim staffer of Bangladeshi-origin has said that she quit her job after U.S. President Donald Trump announced his controversial travel ban, which made her last for eight days in the new administration. Rumana Ahmed was hired in 2011 to work at the White House and eventually the National Security Council .
Japan launches offensive to obstruct plan to install ‘comfort women’ statue in Atlanta
A committee seeking to erect a girl's statue symbolizing victims of its wartime sexual slavery in Atlanta, Georgia, said Saturday that Japan has mounted an offensive to foil the installation. Japanese Consul General in Atlanta Takashi Shinozuka is meeting with influential figures in the US city to squash the plan, the committee said in a press conference Friday, adding that word of the installation is spreading.
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