U.S. auto dealers look to Trump to ease vehicle emissions rules

Jan 29 U.S. auto dealers gathered for their annual convention in New Orleans said they want President Donald Trump to ease federal regulation of vehicle emissions and consumer lending, reversing action taken by his predecessor. Former President Barack Obama enacted rules requiring automakers to roughly double the average fuel efficiency of their U.S. car and truck fleets to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.

Choices: Who to send to the Vatican?

Among the many tasks facing Donald Trump, as with any new president, are the selections of new ambassadors to represent the United States in most countries around the world. Despite some earlier hysteria in the media , these posts do not need to be filled immediately, but should be filled as expeditiously as possible.

Neighbor recalls suspected killer as grieving widower

Trump doubles down on controversial ‘Muslim ban’ in the face of nationwide protests… but senior White House officials reveal green card holders will NOT be affected after all ‘Everything I worked for all these years doesn’t matter’: Iranian PhD graduate who has been living in America for seven years is denied entry to the US following Trump’s immigrant ban ‘Listen more!’: Kellyanne clobbers media for the administration’s ‘gaping, seeping wounds’ and says TV networks should FIRE pundits who called the election wrong and donated to Hillary Tim Kaine slams White House ‘Holocaust denial’ over statement that didn’t mention Jews – but Team Trump says it was being ‘inclusive’ of gays, gypsies, priests and the disabled White House discussing ‘asking foreign visitors for information on what social media sites they use and to share their cell phone contacts’ Meet the dog whisperer: Pet trainer … (more)

Turkey urges Germany to deny asylum to coup-linked soldiers

President Donald Trump’s plan to fight terrorism by temporarily stopping citizens of seven nations from entering the country has gotten off to a chaotic start British Prime Minister Theresa May has criticized President Donald Trump’s order temporarily banning refugees from entering the United States Lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union say they are still trying to determine how many people are detained in the U.S. as a result of President Donald Trump’s travel ban California regulators face a daunting task: By January, they must create regulations that will govern the state’s $7 billion legal marijuana market California regulators face a daunting task: By January, they must create regulations that will govern the state’s $7 billion legal marijuana market Liberals are digging in for a long battle against President Donald Trump and the GOP and trying to harness the energy of … (more)

Trump mulling fate of young immigrants protected by DACA

Missing from President Donald Trump’s blitz of immigration orders was any mention of the fate of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants protected from deportation by former President Barack Obama. That omission has left immigration advocates hopeful Trump has softened his opposition to what he once derided as “illegal amnesty,” while others say he has quickly abandoned a core campaign pledge.

What does President Trump mean for housing?

It’s early days in President Donald Trump’s administration, but he’s already moving fast to make changes in the housing market. What does President Trump mean for housing? It’s early days in President Donald Trump’s administration, but he’s already moving fast to make changes in the housing market.

States discussing lawsuit over Trump immigration order

A group of state attorneys general are discussing whether to file their own court challenge against President Donald Trump’s order to restrict people from seven Muslim-majority countries entering the United States, officials in three states told Reuters. Democrat attorneys general are expected to be a source of fierce resistance to Trump, much as Republican AGs opposed former President Barack Obama.

Sylvia Burwell named next president of American University

Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services President Sylvia Matthews Burwell has been named next president of American University in Washington. The school announced this week that the former President Barack Obama administration official will become the first woman to lead the school when she takes over on June 1. The Hinton, West Virginia, native served as the health secretary from 2014 through the end of Obama’s second term last week.

State of the Village of Marblehead

As Mayor of the Village of Marblehead, I take this new year as a time for reflection and equally important a time to look to our future. This year, 2016, was a special year in our village as we celebrated our 125th Anniversary.

Sunday Toons of the Orwellian Moment

Scientists warn of nukes, climate change and Trump. So do we. Also: Bannon tells press to ‘keep its mouth shut’ and still more dangerous ‘voter fraud’ bufoonery from the Liar-in-Chief… It begins: Trump re-launches controversial pipelines, imposes lock downs on science- based federal agencies; PLUS: New US Amb.

Donald Trump Just Gave Wells Fargo a Break

But the tide has already begun to turn for the nation’s third biggest bank by assets, thanks in no small part to the new presidential administration. Earlier this week, the U.S. Labor Department removed a website it had created to log complaints from Wells Fargo employees who claimed to have been retaliated against by supervisors for blowing the whistle on a massive fake-account scandal that look place at the bank from at least 2011 through 2015.

Top Muslim lawyer gunned down in Myanmar

A prominent Muslim lawyer and member of Myanmar’s ruling party was shot dead along with a taxi driver outside Yangon’s international airport on Sunday, officials said. Ko Ni, a legal advisor to Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party, was gunned down as he got into a taxi outside arrivals around 5pm by an assassin who also killed the driver.

Rudy Giuliani says Donald Trump wanted a Muslin ban

‘I want to do a Muslim ban’: Rudy Giuliani reveals Donald Trump DID ask him to find the ‘right way’ to build his controversial immigration order around the religion The president had earlier denied the ban, which bars refugees and citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the US, was religiously motivated. However, Giuliani contradicted that claim during an interview with Fox News on Saturday night – just moments after the ban had been temporarily defeated thanks to a federal court’s emergency ruling.

Trump mulling fate of young immigrants protected by Obama

Missing from President Donald Trump’s blitz of immigration orders was any mention of the fate of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants protected from deportation by former President Barack Obama. That omission has left immigration advocates hopeful Trump has softened his opposition to what he once derided as “illegal amnesty,” while others say he has quickly abandoned a core campaign pledge.

’57 dead’ in first US raid on Qaeda in Yemen under Trump

A US raid in Yemen killed 41 suspected Al-Qaeda militants and 16 civilians on Sunday, an official said, in what would be America’s first military action in the country under President Donald Trump. Eight women and eight children were among those killed in the dawn raid in Yakla district, in the central province of Baida, said the provincial official, who did not want to be named, and tribal sources.

Gov’t wants speedy probe on Jee kidnap-slay

The government wants a swift investigation on the abduction and murder of South Korean businessman Jee Ick-Joo, especially since the world is awaiting results of the same, a Palace official said on Sunday. Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Ana Marie Banaag said the government is expecting concerned authorities to come up with the probe results on the abduction and murder of Jee soon to hold accountable those involved in the crime.

Building the great wall of Donald Trump

Just days after his inauguration , Donald Trump has set into motion his plan to build a wall along the common border between the United States and Mexico purportedly to keep off illegal immigrants. When completed over the course of Trump’s presidential term, the wall will stretch over 2,000 kilometers.

When Duterte meets Trump

“It was a very superb ritual and Trump was at his best,” Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte remarked about the new American president’s poorly attended inauguration speech under cloudy skies. “Trump was talking from the heart, a very frank person.”

Trump has San Diego border businesses on edge

A house in Tijuana overlooks multiple layers of steel walls, fences, and other barricades along the US- Mexico border Business had been booming along in San Diego-Tijuana region so much that the cross-border maquiladora industry had trouble finding enough workers. Plans for expansion were afoot, with additional and enhanced border crossings in the works.

The Latest: Official says ruling will not affect travel ban

The Latest on U.S. President Donald Trump and his ban on refugees from Muslim-majority countries : The Homeland Security Department says a New York court order temporarily barring the U.S. from deporting people from nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban will not affect the overall implementation of the White House executive action. The agency said the court order affected a relatively small number of travelers who were inconvenienced by security procedures upon their return.

Trump to honour refugee swap deal with Australia – source

U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed that his administration will honour a refugee resettlement deal with Australia, a source close to the Australian government said on Sunday. Trump spoke by telephone with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull earlier on Sunday, officials in both countries said, one of a number of conversations the new U.S. president held with world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

Two Iraqis file lawsuit against Trump order banning travellers, refugees

Iraqi immigrant Hameed Darwish speaks with Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez after being released at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, US, on January 28, 2017. Photo – Reuters Iraqi immigrant Hameed Darwish speaks with Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez after being released at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, US, on January 28, 2017.

Trump-Putin talks ‘significant’ start to improving ties: WH1 hour ago

Washington, Jan 29 US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed to establish “real coordination” against the ISIS during an hourlong discussion, which the White House hailed as a “significant start” to improving the strained ties between the two nations. During their telephonic conversation, the first since Trump assumed office last week, Trump and Putin discussed cooperation against the Islamic State and expressed a willingness to work actively together to stabilise and develop Russian-American cooperation on a constructive basis.

Philippine troops kill 15 Islamic State supporters; rebel leader wounded

Philippine soldiers killed 15 militants and seriously wounded their leader, believed to be the Islamic State’s representative in the country, following air and artillery strikes in a southern province, a senior military official said on Sunday. Isnilon Hapilon, also known as Abu Abdullah and a leader of the Philippine militant group Abu Sayyaf, might die as he needed immediate medical treatment, military chief General Eduardo Ano told reporters, citing intelligence and communications intercepts.

Elections Have Tax Consequencesby Kevin D. WilliamsonIf you have…

If you can’t – well, the view from Santa Monica is very different from the view from is very different from the view from Elmira in upstate New York. Progressivism in the United States used to be a school of political action, but today it is mainly a highly refined lifestyle – one that Republicans may be on the verge of making a little more expensive.

Donald Trump and close aide Rudy Giuliani. File photo: AFP

Donald Trump originally dubbed his executive order suspending refugee arrivals and barring visas for travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries a “Muslim ban,” according to the US president’s aide Rudy Giuliani. “When he first announced it he said, ‘Muslim ban,'” the former New York mayor told Fox News late Saturday when asked whether the ban was connected to religion.

Trump to honor refugee swap deal with Australia: source

U.S. President Donald Trump , seated at his desk with National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and senior advisor Steve Bannon , speaks by phone with Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. January… President Donald Trump has confirmed that his administration will honor a refugee resettlement deal with Australia, a source close to the Australian government said on Sunday.

Trump and GOP search for solution for ‘Dreamers’

” The fate of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants protected from deportation by former President Barack Obama remains unclear. The omission of this group from President Donald Trump’s immigration orders has left immigration advocates hopeful that Trump has softened his opposition to what he once dubbed “illegal amnesty.”

Mexico Rebukes Israel over Netanyahu Wall Tweet

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Trump talks to Putin, other world leaders about security threats

President Donald Trump discussed Syria and the fight against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Jan. 28 in one of several calls with world leaders that the new U.S. president used to put his stamp on international affairs. Trump’s call with Putin was their first since the New York businessman took office and came as officials said he was considering lifting sanctions on Moscow despite opposition from Democrats and Republicans at home and European allies abroad.

Protests against Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ continue

JANUARY 28: Protesters gather to denounce President Donald Trump’s executive order that bans certain immigration, at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on January 28, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. President Trump signed the controversial executive order that halted refugees and residents from predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States.

Uproar on social media as Trump implements de facto Muslim ban

This comes after President Trump signed an executive order on Saturday suspending visas for visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries, as well as temporarily preventing the entry of all refugees. The four-month-long measure caused chaos and confusion as it came into effect with reports of travellers, including green card holders and dual nationals, being turned away from flights across the Middle East.

Trump sets tougher restrictions on lobbying by officials

President Donald Trump acted Saturday to fulfill a key portion of his pledge to “drain the swamp” in Washington, banning administration officials from ever lobbying the U.S. on behalf of a foreign government and imposing a separate five-year ban on other lobbying. Trump has said individuals who want to aid him in his quest to “Make America Great Again” should focus on the jobs they will be doing to help the American people, not thinking ahead to the future income they could rake in by peddling their influence after serving in government.