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Trump admin lays out new approach to illegal immigration

In this photo taken Feb. 7, 2017, released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, an arrest is made during a targeted enforcement operation conducted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement aimed at immigration fugitives, re-entrants and at-large criminal aliens in Los Angeles. The Trump administration is wholesale rewriting the U.S. immigration enforcement priorities, broadly expanding the number of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally who are priorities for deportation, according to a pair of enforcement memos released Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017.

President Trump Will Be Able to Recast the Fed by Filling Vacancies

President Donald Trump will be able to recast the Federal Reserve by filling three or more vacancies on its seven-member board of governors, and is leaning toward candidates with banking and financial world experience rather than academic economists. After his campaign criticism of the central bank’s low-interest-rate policies, many observers speculated he would seek more “hawkish” candidates who would favor higher borrowing costs.

The US is going after the highest-profile Venezuelan target…

In this Feb. 1, 2017 photo, Venezuela’s Vice President Tareck El Aissami, right, is saluted by Boilivarian Army officer upon his arrival for a military parade at Fort Tiuna in Caracas, Venezuela. The administration of President Donald Trump is slapping sanctions on El Aissami and accusing him of playing a major role in international drug trafficking.

Sheriff Clarke Sounds Off on Anti-Trump Protests

Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke on 'Not My President's Day' protests, efforts to change the anti-police sentiment and efforts to reduce violent crime in America. As protestors organize ‘Not my President’s Day’ rallies against President Trump in cities across the country, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke discusses how law enforcement is planning to deal with the protests.

Larry Klayman’s CNN Fail

The bulk of Larry Klayman’s Feb. 17 WorldNetDaily column is his letter to the Federal Communications Commission demanding that it “fine, discipline and revoke any and all licenses from the Federal Communications Commission for CNN, or any other legal and appropriate remedial action.”

Larry Klayman’s CNN Fail

The bulk of Larry Klayman’s Feb. 17 WorldNetDaily column is his letter to the Federal Communications Commission demanding that it “fine, discipline and revoke any and all licenses from the Federal Communications Commission for CNN, or any other legal and appropriate remedial action.”

Trump’s “Last Night in Sweden” Comment Prompts Speculation, May Relate to Fox News Segment

It has also been suggested that Trump’s comments may have come from a recent Fox News interview aired on Friday night with a documentary filmmaker named Ami Horowitz who said that refugees taken in by Sweden are raising the crime rate in the country. Swedes have been scratching their heads and ridiculing President Donald Trump’s remarks that suggested a major incident had happened in the Scandinavian country.

Trump launches another blistering attack on media while he and…

President Donald Trump launched another attack aimed at “the dishonest media” in an extended rant during a rally in Melbourne, Florida, on Saturday, criticizing the publishing of recent stories detailing a chaotic first month in the White House. “The dishonest media, which has published one false story after another, with no sources, even though they pretend they have them – they make them up in many cases, they just don’t want to report the truth and they have been calling us wrong now for two years – they don’t get it, but they are starting to get it,” Trump said.

Trump Sons Open Dubai Golf Course, Praise U.S. Ally

Banke International director Niraj Masand, far left, poses for a photo with Eric Trump, second left, Banke International director Porush Jhunjhunwala, center, Donald Trump Jr., second right, and DAMAC Properties chairman Hussain Sajwani, during … festivities marking the formal opening of the Trump International Golf Club, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday Feb. 18, 2017. Two of U.S. President Donald Trump’s sons arrived in the UAE for an invitation-only ceremony Saturday to formally open the club.

Outside of Washington, Trump Slips Back Into Campaign Mode

In this June 1, 2016, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump wears his “Make America Great Again” hat at a rally in Sacramento, Calif. Donald Trump enters the White House on Jan. 20 just as he entered the race for president:… defiant, unfiltered, unbound by tradition and utterly confident in his chosen course.

Merkel Says Weak Euro Isn’t Her `Problem’ in Stand on Trump

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the euro has a “valuation problem” that’s beyond her control and questioned President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the German luxury cars in his New York neighborhood reflect an unfair trade advantage. Merkel said the euro’s exchange rate does contribute to Germany’s trade surplus, though that’s because European Central Bank’s needs to set monetary policy that responds to disparate economic performances across 19 nations.

Trump Team Sounding Out Tech Firms Ahead of Delayed Cyber Order

The Trump administration has quietly consulted technology industry leaders ahead of issuing a delayed executive order on cybersecurity, even as executives have clashed with the White House over policies including the president’s efforts to limit entry to the U.S. President Donald Trump delayed the signing of a cybersecurity directive that had been planned for Jan. 31 just as legal challenges stalled his effort to ban travel to the U.S. by citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries. While no new date has been set for signing the cyber order, executives attending a security conference in San Francisco this week said the administration has sought input to help smooth the rollout.

Mark Cuban appears to troll Trump by wearing No 46 in NBA’s…

Mark Cuban is often cited as a potential opponent to President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election and the Dallas Mavericks owner seemingly had some fun with that notion during a celebrity basketball game. It is the all-star break in the NBA and the festivities kicked off on Friday night with the annual “NBA All-Star Celebrity Game,” in New Orleans.

The Latest: Priebus says president nailed press conference

Senior staff to President Donald Trump arrive for a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. From left are, Senior Policy Adviser Stephen Miller, White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon, White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, and Vice President Mike Pence.

NY Times Says Trump Campaign Had Repeated Contact With Russian Intelligence

Phone records and intercepted calls show that members of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and other Trump associates had repeated contacts with senior Russian intelligence officials in the year before the election, the New York Times reported on Tuesday, citing four current and former U.S. officials. U.S. law enforcement and intelligence agencies intercepted the communications around the same time they were discovering evidence that Russia was trying to disrupt the presidential election by hacking into the Democratic National Committee, three of the officials said, according to the Times.

Rupert Murdoch Doesn’t Push Fox Film Studio Politically, Says CEO Snider

Fox studio chief Stacey Snider says she’s under no pressure from Rupert Murdoch to make films that might appeal to voters who elected Donald Trump president. 21st Century Fox Executive Chairman Rupert Murdoch hasn’t talked politics or pushed Fox’s film studio to make movies that might have greater appeal to the millions of people who helped to elect Donald Trump president.

Trump Trade Threats May Spawn Risk-Transfer Deals, Lloyd’s Says

Lloyd’s of London Chief Executive Officer Inga Beale said Donald Trump’s presidency and the U.K.’s planned exit from the European Union are creating opportunities to sell insurance guarding commercial clients against disruptions in global commerce. “I wouldn’t be surprised if we start seeing much more political-risk insurance being bought all over the place,” Beale said in an interview Tuesday in Miami.

Fed Has Limited View on Trump Policies Ahead of Yellen Testimony

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen goes to Congress on Tuesday for the first time since Republicans took control of the White House and both houses of the legislature with less clarity on the direction of U.S. economic policy than at any time of her three-year tenure. The details of President Donald Trump’s economic policies remain largely unknown.

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Mike Flynn, President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, resigned Monday as he was under increasing fire over his conflicting statements about his contacts with Russian officials before the inauguration, the White House said. Mr. Flynn’s resignation was accepted by Mr. Trump after information about his Russia contacts continued to emerge while the president was “evaluating” whether to keep him in his post.

Senate confirms Mnuchin as treasury secretary

Steven Mnuchin, Treasury secretary nominee for President Donald Trump, speaks during a Senate hearing in Washington on Jan. 19. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg The Senate confirmed Steven T. Mnuchin as Treasury secretary Monday evening, putting an end to a contentious and protracted debate while adding another former banker to President Trump’s roster of advisers. Mnuchin ran a bank, OneWest, that foreclosed on tens of thousands of Americans following the financial crisis, and Democrats argued that he would not represent the financial interests of ordinary Americans in office.

S&P 500 Tops $20 Trillion as Wall Street Trades on Trump

U.S. equity indexes hit record highs on Monday, with the benchmark S&P 500’s market value topping $20 trillion as investors bet tax cuts promised by President Donald Trump would boost the economy. Trump vowed last Thursday to make a major tax announcement over the next few weeks, adding fuel to a rally that had stalled amid worries about the potential impact of his protectionist trade stance and a lack of clarity about other policy reforms.

The Latest: Trump says he wants to tweak NAFTA

Speaking at a news conference with Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Trump suggested that he was content but had some unspecified objections to trade with Canada through the North American Free Trade Agreement. The president has targeted the two decade-old pact for criticism, saying it caused factory jobs to move to Mexico.

U.S. Senate Expected to Confirm Mnuchin as Treasury Secretary

The U.S. Senate is expected to confirm former Goldman Sachs banker and Hollywood financier Steven Mnuchin as Treasury secretary on Monday, returning a Wall Street veteran to the top U.S. economic and financial job for the first time in eight years. Mnuchin’s appointment to Treasury signals the Trump administration’s trust in bankers and other senior business executives after Democrat Barack Obama launched his presidency with career regulator Timothy Geithner running Treasury and a mandate to rein in Wall Street for its role in the 2007-2009 financial crisis.

Billionaire Real Estate Mogul Sam Zell Sees Staggering Economic Opportunity Under Trump

Amid extraordinary political developments for the U.S., Chicago-based business mogul Sam Zell tells TheStreet he sees “staggering economic opportunity” for the nation under the presidential authority of Donald Trump. Trump’s vow to cut government regulation that he calls “excessive” could lead to “a $1 trillion of stimulus without spending anything, while Obama added $1 trillion to U.S. debt” to prop up the U.S. economy, Zell said.

Host Alec Baldwin, ‘SNL’ Cast Skewer Trump White House

Alec Baldwin, who has scored in guest shots on “Saturday Night Live” with his mocking impersonation of Donald Trump since the campaign’s final weeks, presided Saturday night as guest host of the NBC comedy show, serving up yet another Trump masquerade. In his spoof, President Trump made good on a tweeted vow to “see you in court” directed at the three Ninth Circuit federal judges who last week refused to lift a stay preventing his immigration ban from being enforced.

The film co-stars Donnie Yen and Kris Wu, two of greater China’s biggest celebrities.

Vin Diesel’s xXx: Return of Xander Cage from Paramount and Revolution Studios roared into China over the weekend with a muscular $61 million opening. The impressive Chinese haul easily eclipsed the movie’s total performance in North America so far, where it has earned $42 million since its debut on Jan. 20. It’s also the biggest Hollywood bow in China – the world’s second-biggest box-office territory – this year, nearly doubling Rogue One: A Star Wars Story ‘s $31 million launch.

Germany Picks Anti-Trump President as Trans-Atlantic Bonds Fray

The Social Democrat who served two stints as foreign minister under Chancellor Angela Merkel emerged as her governing coalition’s candidate last November as the parties sought to avoid a political spat over the appointment in an election year. With the support of Merkel’s Christian Democratic-led bloc and the Social Democrats in a special assembly on Sunday, Steinmeier is all but assured victory to the mostly ceremonial post.  While Merkel steered clear of sharing her views on Trump before his election as president, her top diplomat vociferously derided what he saw as a campaign that broke taboos and threatened trans-Atlantic bonds.