Taking cue from recent pronouncements of President Rodrigo R. Duterte, Department of Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II suspended the National Bureau of Investigation from conducting anti-illegal drug operations and investigation. “The DOJ and the NBI will now focus [their] energy and resources in waging war against corruption and in waging war against criminality,” he said in a statement.
Day: February 3, 2017
Arizona lawmakers again push for split of 9th Circuit Court
Republican members of Arizona’s congressional delegation are again trying to split up the federal appeals court whose nine-state territory includes Arizona. A bill introduced Thursday by Sens. John McCain and Jeff Flake would put Arizona in a new 12th Circuit with Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Washington while leaving California, Hawaii and Oregon plus Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands in the 9th Circuit.
Hundreds protest President Trump’s immigration policy at mosque
Hundreds of protesters demonstrated at the Islamic School of Miami against President Donald Trump’s immigration policy on Feb. 3, 2017. Protesters gather at the Stephen P. Clark Center to protest against Miami-Dade Mayor’s Carlos Gimenez decision to effectively abandon the county’s stance as a “sanctuary” for undocumented immigrants.
Making the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame
Saturday cowboys and their families filled the Heritage Inn banquette hall in Great Falls. They gathered to honor our local and regional cowboys being inducted to the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame.
‘South Park’ creators aim to scale back Trump coverage
‘South Park’ creators aim to scale back Trump coverage “We decided to just kind of back off and let them do their comedy and we’ll do ours.” Check out this story on scsun-news.com: http://usat.ly/2ka4562 ‘South Park’ creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone say fans keep assuming they must be loving the Trump presidency – there’s so much dramatic material to parody, right? The creators of South Park have acute Trump fatigue – so much so that they plan to scale back on the number of storylines about him when they return to work on the show’s 21st season later this year.
Judge Blocks Immigration Order; President Trump Responds
A federal judge in Seattle has issued a nationwide restraining order halting parts of the executive action signed by President Donald Trump that temporarily bars some immigrants and refugees from seven predominantly Muslim countries — a move that the Washington state attorney general said is “historic” and indicates that “no one is above the law.” The White House ripped the ruling — which involved the states of Washington and Minnesota — hours later, at first calling it “outrageous” in a statement and then removing the word from an updated release.
Mattis warns NKorea against any attack on US or its allies
In an explicit warning to North Korea, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Friday said any use of nuclear weapons by the North on the United States or its allies would be met with what he called an “effective and overwhelming” response. U.S. defense secretaries have long offered assurances to South Korea and Japan that its nuclear “umbrella” will protect them, but Mattis’s statement was perhaps more pointed than most.
Overnight News Digest
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Movie Review: War on Everyone
The movie begins with a man in white-face makeup-a mime-running down a road. Some ways behind him, but catching up fast, is a car with two plain-clothes detectives in it, Terry Monroe and Bob BolaA o .
On Trump, Conservatives Have Little Choice but to Take it Issue by Issue
Trump is not presidential, competent or ideologically coherent most of the time. The alternative doesn’t sound that great, either.
California High Court Gives Regulators Vast New Powers
President Donald Trump’s spate of executive orders has jump-started a national debate about the wisdom of executive edicts, especially those that stray into the area of lawmaking. While presidential orders grab the spotlight, the issues of administrative overreach and how to properly limit the power exerted by government officials are frequent subjects of court scrutiny at every level of our political system.
Clip of Trump granddaughter singing spreads on Chinese web
Computer screens display a video clip showing U.S. President Donald Trump’s granddaughter Arabella Kushner singing a Chinese New Year greeting song that garnered almost 20 million views in Beijing, China, Friday, Feb. 3, 2017. The brief video clip of Donald Trump’s granddaughter singing in Chinese is circulating to strong approval on the internet in China, even while some criticized the U.S. president’s failure to send greetings for the Lunar New Year.
In shift, Trump warns Israel against new settlements
President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Israel that constructing new settlements “may not be helpful” to Middle East peace efforts, shifting toward a tougher line with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘s government. Still, the White House made clear that the Trump administration “has not taken an official position on settlement activity,” departing from previous administrations that have considered the settlements illegitimate.
Australian PM Admits Controversial Trump Phone Call As “Very Frank”
Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says his phone conversation with US President Donald Trump this week was “cordial” but “very frank” as Trump reportedly expressed his anger over the proposed refugee deal between the two countries, reports China’s Xinhua news agency.. The deal was signed by Turnbull and the previous Obama administration late last year, and requires the United States to take in around 1,200 asylum seekers from Australia’s offshore detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island.
EDITORIAL: Nevada Supreme Court rules for investor in super lien case
The Nevada Supreme Court perpetuated an absurd injustice last week when it decided that property rights and due process don’t apply to mortgage lenders. The justices ruled in favor of a speculator who in 2013 claimed clear title to a Las Vegas property by simply paying off $6,900 in back HOA dues despite the fact that Well Fargo held an $81,000 note on the home.The dispute concerned a poorly written Nevada law passed in 1991 and intended to shield homeowner associations from financial stress triggered by delinquent dues payments.
Sierra Nevada snowfall is at the heaviest in 22 years
Ivanka looks somber as Nordstrom dumps her fashion line from stores and online in response to boycott by thousands of women over the election… but Jared is all smiles as he meets Queen Rania Husband admits stabbing his pregnant wife to death in front of their two children after she begged her church, the police and relatives for protection from his abuse for months Can this Twitter account predict the future? Mysterious social media handle appears to have called Brexit, Trump and Beyonce being pregnant Why noisy eating can frazzle your brain: Scans find that people who become annoyed at chewing or have an abnormality in the organ Woman, 19, was ‘robbed, strangled and thrown off a 50ft bridge by her two FRIENDS’ before her body was swept out to sea and never recovered White man who shot NFL star Joe McKnight in road rage attack is charged with murder after outrage over police who … (more)
Neil Gorsuch nomination to Supreme Court offers peril for both Republicans and Democrats
Of all the phrases associated with modern politics, none may be as bitter as “elections have consequences.”
LETTER: Donald Trump isn’t right for America
In ways not so difficult to understand, some individuals who have been opposed to Donald Trump from the beginning now hope that the president will continue his destructive march through Georgia, burning everything of value.
Power voids on court, Congress imperils US system
WASHINGTON As the nation convulses from one shock after another, are we missing the big picture: the perpetuity of the nation. Is America, like life, merely mortal? It comes down to voids and power.
Lawmakers scrap Obama rules on coal mining, guns
In this file photo, President Barack Obama speaks during his final presidential news conference in the briefing room of the White House in Washington. The Republican-controlled House on Thursday took its first steps toward strengthening gun ownership under President Donald Trump, moving to scrap a requirement for background checks for Social Security recipients mentally incapable of managing their own affairs.
City debates more firefighters
Elizabeth City City Council has agreed to authorize the city to pursue a nearly $300,000 FEMA grant to pay for six new firefighters for two years. However, city officials continue to debate whether the city can afford the firefighters once the grant expires or if the firefighters are needed in the first place.
Today in History
On Feb. 3, 1917, the United States broke off diplomatic relations with Germany, which had announced a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, the same day an American cargo ship, the SS Housatonic, was sunk by a U-boat off Britain after the crew was allowed to board lifeboats. In 1867, Crown Prince Mutsuhito became Japan’s 122nd emperor at age 14 four days after the death of his father, Emperor Komei .
US: Trump ‘unbelievably disappointed’ in Australia deal
For decades, Australia and t… . FILE – In this May 8, 2016 file photo, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia.
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Political polling around the world is often accurate, despite the victory of US President Donald Trump who was widely predicted to lose the 2016 election to Hillary Clinton, researchers said Thursday. Polls correctly predict elections nine out of 10 times, said the findings by the University of Houston published in the journal Science.
Top GOP senators in Obamacare replacement role soften stance on total repeal
Two top Republicans expected to lead the charge in the repealing of the Affordable Care Act said this week they are in favor of repairing it in lieu of a total repeal, which the GOP has aimed to do over the last eight years. Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., both spoke about Obamacare and the hurdles the GOP is facing in order to repeal the law in its entirety, according to The Washington Post .