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President Donald Trump says people who "invade" the U.S. must immediately be sent back to their countries and not be given a court hearing.
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Senator Cruz introduces legislation for more border judges – World News with Matt Bevan
Last week, under immense public pressure, Donald Trump said they would stop separating families in immigration detention centres and create family detention centres instead to keep them all together. Former Presidential candidate, Senator Ted Cruz says they need to almost double the number of border judges, from 400 to 750, in order to speed up processing.
When Seth Rogen rejected Paul Ryan’s selfie request
Los Angeles, June 24 : Actor Seth Rogen, like most of Hollywood, made his displeasure with the country's current administration and its activities clear, when he denied a photo opportunity to Republican congressional leader Paul Ryan. Rogen recounted the incident on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert", reports variety.com.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders guide to refusing service: Christian baker can, Red Hen can’t
Hypocrisy and ethics abuses are why Sarah Huckabee Sanders was asked to leave the Red Hen. She can control that, unlike two gay people trying to marry.
Amid anguish, Mpls. police shooting investigation begins
Video : Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Police Chief Medaria Arradondo urged patience as the BCA takes up the investigation of Thurman Blevins's fatal shooting. About 300 people gathered Sunday afternoon at the Minneapolis Police Department's Fourth Precinct headquarters on Plymouth Avenue N. to grieve and protest in the wake of Saturday night's fatal police shooting of a 31-year-old black man.
‘Ready, fire, aim’ – critics see pattern to Trump’s approach
Maybe it's not so easy after all. President Donald Trump's struggles to push immigration legislation through Congress and his about-face on breaking up immigrant families are putting a spotlight on his competence in carrying out his policies.
Why We Are Leaving the G.O.P.
When the obituary for the Republican Party is written, the year 1980 will be cited as the beginning of the end. Reaganism was in full flower, but the big tent was already folding.
Trump wants to send undocumented immigrants back without hearings: What we know now
President Donald Trump pressed his case for cracking down on undocumented immigrants on Sunday, tweeting that "zero tolerance" is fair and gives preference to those who "legally wait their turn." He tweeted: "We cannot allow all of these people to invade our Country."
‘We’re here’: Thousands in rainbow colors make a statement at New York City’s Gay Pride parade
NEW YORK Thousands of people clad in rainbow colors marched Sunday through Greenwich Village and up Fifth Avenue for the annual Gay Pride parade, a massive celebration of LGBTQ identity. One of this year's grand marshals is tennis legend Billie Jean King, along with transgender advocate Tyler Ford and the civil rights organization Lambda Legal.
Trump’s GSE plan: Familiar solution, familiar problems
Since not long after Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were seized by the government a decade ago, policymakers have been circling the same idea for how to revamp the housing finance system. Broadly speaking, that plan would privatize the two government-sponsored enterprises while providing an explicit federal backstop for the mortgage market.
James Lankford says Trump administration knows ‘where every single child is’
Sen. James Lankford , Oklahoma Republican, insisted Sunday that the administration knows where "every single child is," refuting reports that agencies have lost track of some children recently separated from their border-crossing families. "These are career professionals that work with HHS and that work with DHS and Customs and Border Patrol and ICE," said Mr. Lankford .
Elijah Cummings blames Donald Trump for political climate after Red Hen boots Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Rep. Elijah Cummings , Maryland Democrat, is certainly no fan of the Trump administration , but he said Sunday that the Red Hen owner should have served White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders . "As far as the restaurant incident, I think the restaurant owner should have served her.
Trump calls for depriving immigrants who illegally cross border of due process rights
President Donald Trump boards the presidential limousine after arriving at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, where he said he wanted fewer immigration judges, June 23, 2018. Trump asserted on Sunday that immigrants who crossed into the United States illegally should be sent back immediately without due process or an appearance before a judge, an escalation of his attacks on the judicial system.
Michael McCaul warns of child migrant crisis reminiscent of summer 2014
Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas says there will be a new child migrant crisis reminiscent of the summer 2014 border crossings if Congress fails to pass immigration reform. "We have to get this done, or we will see this scene play out over and over again," Mr. McCaul said on "Fox News Sunday."
Our troops deserve permanent tax cuts
It has been just over four months and the nation is already feeling the positive effects of pro-growth tax reform. Americans are seeing the fastest wage gains in the private sector in a decade.
Ron Hart: Fbi is trying to separate Trump from his kids
The FBI, long given immense, unaccountable powers to arrest and ruin American lives on a whim, is finally facing some real consequences of its own hubris.
Association opposes new push to divest TVA, PMA assets
The American Public Power Association is disappointed to see that President Trump's report on government reorganization proposes to divest the transmission assets held by the Tennessee Valley Authority and three of the Power Marketing Administrations: Southwestern Power Administration, Western Area Power Administration, and Bonneville Power Administration, said Sue Kelly, president and CEO of the Association. Trump's Fiscal Year 2018 and 2019 budget requests included the same proposal, "both of which were wisely and widely rejected by a broad coalition of members of the House and Senate.
Malloy Offers Feds Assistance In Reuniting Families Affected By ‘Zero-Tolerance’ Policy At Border
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy speaks after signing a two-year $40.1 billion budget bill into law at the Capitol in Hartford, Conn., Wednesday, May 4, 2011. Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy speaks after signing a two-year $40.1 billion budget bill into law at the Capitol in Hartford, Conn., Wednesday, May 4, 2011.
Bill Crawford – Electing champions for military assets important to mississippi
"The defense authorization act is one of the most consequential bills that Congress considers each year," wrote Sen. Roger Wicker in the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal.
After passionate convention, Democrats look to sway average Texas voters
Now that the hype has subsided, Democrats must figure out how to use their enthusiasm to craft a winning message in a decidedly Republican state. It's clear to most of the 7,500 delegates who gathered in Fort Worth Thursday, Friday and Saturday what must be done.