Eve Rothbaum, 11, holds a sign during a “Rally for Sanctuary” on Feb. 4 in Oak Park. A proposed “welcoming ordinance,” up for approval by the Oak Park Village Board on Monday night, would be “exactly what we were looking for,” Mony Ruiz-Velasco said as a group of hundreds gathered in Scoville Park on Saturday afternoon.
Day: February 4, 2017
Trump faces uphill battle in the courts on immigration ban
Trump faces uphill battle in the courts on immigration ban Courts that stand in the way are either skeptical, liberal or divided Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/2kABXtS President Donald Trump used his preferred platform to criticize the judge who blocked his administration’s travel ban on immigrants. Video provided by Newsy Demonstrators march on Pennsylvania Avenue while protesting against President Trump’s recent action on refugees and immigrantsentering the U.S. on Feb. 4, 2017, in Washington, D.C. The Trump administration faces several hurdles in its effort to permanently reinstate an executive order that bans travelers from seven majority-Muslim nations as well as refugees.
Tomlinson, Warner, Davis part of 7-man Hall of Fame class
Visa holders from seven majority-Muslim countries affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban are hurrying to board U.S.-bound flights following federal judge’s order temporarily blocking the ban Visa holders from seven majority-Muslim countries affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban are hurrying to board U.S.-bound flights following federal judge’s order temporarily blocking the ban The Seattle judge derided by President Donald Trump on Twitter after blocking Trump’s immigration order is known for conservative legal views, for a record of helping disadvantaged children and for declaring “black… The Seattle judge derided by President Donald Trump on Twitter after blocking Trump’s immigration order is known for conservative legal views, for a record of helping disadvantaged children and for declaring “black lives matter” during a 2015 hearing The American Humane … (more)
Dallas’ Jason Garrett wins Coach of the Year award
Visa holders from seven majority-Muslim countries affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban are hurrying to board U.S.-bound flights following federal judge’s order temporarily blocking the ban Visa holders from seven majority-Muslim countries affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban are hurrying to board U.S.-bound flights following federal judge’s order temporarily blocking the ban The Seattle judge derided by President Donald Trump on Twitter after blocking Trump’s immigration order is known for conservative legal views, for a record of helping disadvantaged children and for declaring “black… The Seattle judge derided by President Donald Trump on Twitter after blocking Trump’s immigration order is known for conservative legal views, for a record of helping disadvantaged children and for declaring “black lives matter” during a 2015 hearing The American Humane … (more)
The Confederate Battle Flag is backa sort of
… Now, less than two years later a different version of the flag is back up again, but at a different location . (US News & World Report) Luther Lyle had maintained the memorial in Walhalla for years and had replaced the Confederate flag with a South …
School board approves ‘We All Belong’ resolution
After hearing statements of support from several local elected officials and a number of parents and teachers, the Davis school board unanimously approved a resolution titled “We All Belong” on Thurday night. The measure aimed to address what several speakers described as a growing sense of fear at schools relating to local vandalism at houses of worship; concerns about bullying and harassment based on race, gender, religion, language and other topics; as well as possible deportations and possible interventions by the federal government.
Senate leader: New Yorkers would have access to abortion after Roe
Our goal for the week was to find 100 people who’ve never given a single dollar to NCPR. We found: Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to pass an amendment enshrining the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 abortion decision Roe v.
The state should consider merging agencies and creating a Department of Health and Human Services.
During his push to overhaul America’s approach to mental health treatment, U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy argued persuasively that there was too much duplication within the federal system and there needed to be a streamlining of programs and more collaboration among agencies.
A counter-revolutionary president
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The Latest: Visa holders hurry to board US-bound flights
The Latest on the reaction to a court order blocking U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries : Visa holders from seven majority-Muslim countries affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban are hurrying to board U.S.-bound flights following a federal judge’s order temporarily blocking the ban. Those who could travel immediately were being urged to do so Saturday because of uncertainty over whether the Justice Department would be granted an emergency freeze of the order issued Friday.
The Latest: Justice Dept. appeals judge’s ruling that temporarily blocksTrump’s order on refugees
The Latest on the reaction to a court order blocking U.S. President Donald Trump’s ban on travelers and immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries : The Justice Department is asking a federal appeals court to set aside a judge’s order that temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s ban on immigration to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries. . The federal government’s request for an emergency stay was filed tonight with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Visa holders from seven majority-Muslim countries affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban are hurrying to board U.S.-bound flights following federal judge’s order temporarily blocking the ban Visa holders from seven majority-Muslim countries affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban are hurrying to board U.S.-bound flights following federal judge’s order temporarily blocking the ban The Seattle judge derided by President Donald Trump on Twitter after blocking Trump’s immigration order is known for conservative legal views, for a record of helping disadvantaged children and for declaring “black… The Seattle judge derided by President Donald Trump on Twitter after blocking Trump’s immigration order is known for conservative legal views, for a record of helping disadvantaged children and for declaring “black lives matter” during a 2015 hearing Qatar Airways has issued an … (more)
Trump on Putin: I respect the guy
To continue reading up to 10 premium articles, you must register , or sign up and take advantage of this exclusive offer: WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – President Donald Trump has long been effusive in his praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin, despite criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike.  In an interview with Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly, which will air ahead of the Super Bowl on Sunday, Trump doubled down on his “respect” for Putin – even in the face of accusations that Putin and his associates have murdered journalists and dissidents in Russia.
Immigration chaos and long nights led to Washington’s court win
ACLU lead attorney Lee Gelernt speaks to the press following a hearing at the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., February 2, 2017. A uniformed United States Marshal and dog patrol in front of the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, U.S., February 2, 2017.
A prayer for those who could not finish their prayers
From the address given by Imam Hassan Guillet at the funeral for 3 of the Quebec City mosque victims, Ibrahima Barry, Mamadou Tanou, Azzeddine Soufiane: The society that could not protect them, the society that could not benefit from their generosity still has a chance. The hands that didn’t shake the hands of Khaled or Aboubaker or Abdelkrim or Azzedine or Mamadou or Ibrahima, that society can shake the hands of their kids.
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Whatever white people do not know about Negroes reveals, precisely and inexorably, what they do not know about themselves. – James Baldwin, from The Fire Next Time Last month, we celebrated the life of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., whose incredible example is unique in American history.
News 51 mins ago 7:47 p.m.Never remember: City laughs along at massacre that wasn’t
A White House adviser’s commentary about a massacre in Kentucky that never happened has sparked seemingly endless snickering online, with jabs like “never remember” and “I survived the Bowling Green massacre.” Kellyanne Conway mentioned the fictional massacre in an MSNBC interview Thursday as the reason for a temporary travel ban for Iraqis in 2011, saying it also proved why the Trump administration’s ban was necessary.
San Francisco: Hundreds rally against Trump immigration ban
Several hundred people gathered at the Civic Center on Saturday afternoon to rally against President Donald Trump’s ban on refugees from predominantly Muslim countries, which has halted Friday by a federal judge and now faces an appeal. Demonstrators carried signs saying “Love knows no borders,” “No ban, no wall,” and “Will swap one Trump for 10,000 refugees.”
When Carmelo owned NY: Remembering chaos of Knicks debut
As we speed inevitably and inexorably toward the exit ramp, perhaps it is not such a terrible idea to remember when things around the Knicks were perfectly juxtaposed, when they were the team seeking to make a blockbuster trade, when they were the ones hoping to import an All-Star. It is easy to remember all the other stuff that has informed Carmelo Anthony’s stay here, that has colored his time as Knick.
Justice Department appeals against judge’s temporary block on Trump travel ban
The US Justice Department has appealed against a judge’s order that temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s travel ban. The US Justice Department has appealed against a judge’s order that temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s travel ban.
Visa holders rush to board flights to US amid reprieve
Visa holders from seven majority-Muslim countries affected by President Donald Trump’s travel ban hurried to board U.S.-bound flights Saturday, fearing they might have only a slim window through which to enter the country after a federal judge temporarily blocked the ban. Those who could travel immediately were being urged to do so because of uncertainty over whether the Justice Department would be granted an emergency freeze of the order issued Friday by U.S. District Judge James Robart in Seattle.
US revokes visa ban after court rules against Donald Trump’s order
The Trump government complied with the court ruling for now, communicating to airlines that they could board passengers with valid travel documents, even as the President himself railed against it The Trump administration has been forced to back down from the presidential order selectively restricting entry into United States, setting up a potential confrontation between the executive and the judiciary, and pitting liberal, immigrant-welcoming states against a federal government accused of shutting doors. , setting up a potential confrontation between the executive and the judiciary, and pitting liberal, immigrant-welcoming states against a federal government accused of shutting doors.
Meet the Bush-appointed federal judge who halted Trump’s executive order
“The amicus law professors,” Robart said Friday, noting the many groups that waited in his Seattle courtroom to argue for or against a motion to halt President Donald Trump’s travel ban. “Sounds like the three amigos.”
Feds reverse visa revocations, allows banned travelers
The State Department says previously banned travelers will be allowed to enter the United States after a federal judge in Washington state on Friday temporarily blocked enforcement of President Trump’s controversial immigration ban. “We have reversed the provisional revocation of visas under” Trump’s executive order, a State Department spokesman said Saturday.
Mike Pence in Philadelphia: Neil Gorsuch will join Supreme Court ‘one way or the other’
Vice President Mike Pence pledged Saturday that Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch will join the nation’s highest court “one way or the other.” Pence made the pledge during a speech in Philadelphia to the Federalist Society, a conservative legal group.
As unions remain cozy with Trump, they remain wary of Republicans in Congress
After a scheduled meeting in Wisconsin was cancelled, President Trump met with executives from Harley-Davidson in Washington, D.C on Feb. 2. DETROIT – President Trump welcomed executives of Harley-Davidson to the White House this week, alongside union representatives, and spent much of a camera spray reminiscing about how union members spurned their leaders to vote for him. “Sometimes your top people didn’t support me, but the steelworkers supported me, right?” Trump said.
People hold a banner as they take part in a protest march in London,…
The government on Saturday suspended enforcement of President Donald Trump ‘s refugee and immigration ban and scurried to appeal a judge’s order, plunging the new administration into a crisis that has challenged Trump’s authority – and ability to fulfill campaign promises. The stand-down, a day after a federal judge in Washington state temporarily blocked the ban, marked an extraordinary setback for the White House.
Single mom turns tragedy into comedy on stage
Sarah Stevens prowls the stage. The angled lights from the ceiling illuminate the words on her pinkish-white T-shirt: My body is a gangster’s paradise.
US President Donald Trump
The Trump White House says it will seek to overturn a judge’s decision that lifted the week-old ban on travellers from seven countries. In a conference call late Friday, the US government told lawyers from airlines that they should resume boarding passengers from the seven predominantly Muslim countries.
Romney on 2018 Senate run: ‘All doors are open’
Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney declined to rule out – and in – a run for a Senate seat in the future. “I don’t have any predictions on what I might do.
GOP lawmaker given police escort due to rowdy protesters
Republican congressman Tom McClintock was given a police escort out of a town hall near Sacramento, Calif., on Saturday in response to a mob of protesters at the event, according to local reports. Outside the venue, the Sacramento Bee reported that hundreds of demonstrators gathered, totting signs that read “Resist,” “Dump Tom McTrump” and ” Climate change is real,” signs and chanting “vote him out.”
Budget, teacher pay, Real ID face 2017 Oklahoma Legislature
Oklahoma lawmakers will be confronted by familiar issues Monday when they convene the 2017 Oklahoma Legislature: a nearly $870 million state budget shortfall, teacher salaries that have not been increased since 2008, complying with a divisive federal anti-terrorism law involving identification cards and relieving pressure on the state’s overcrowded prisons. Leaders of the Republican-controlled House and Senate say they will focus on their priorities during the four-month legislative session.
ACLU praises judge’s order blocking travel ban
The American Civil Liberties Union on Saturday praised a Seattle-based federal judge’s order temporarily blocking President Trump’s executive order denying entry to the U.S. for citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries. “This ruling is another stinging rejection of President Trump’s unconstitutional Muslim ban,” said Omar Jadwat, the director of the ACLU’s Immigrants’ Rights Project.
Trump delivers for religious right
The last several days have brought a slew of victories for evangelicals, many of whom set aside their reservations about Trump to back him during the presidential campaign. From the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, to Trump’s affirmation of support for allowing tax-exempt churches to engage in politics, to the appointment of Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. to an education task force, evangelicals are seeing the new president quickly deliver on a number of fronts.
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Arkansas’ latest anti-abortion law has a little bit of everything for misogynists
The “Unborn Child Protection From Dismemberment Abortion Act,” signed into law last week by Gov. Asa Hutchinson , bans dilation and evacuation procedures, in which the physician removes the fetus from the womb with surgical tools. D&E procedures are the safest and most common way women can end their pregnancies after 14 weeks of gestation, according to the American Medical Association.
VP: Gorsuch will join Supreme Court ‘one way or the other’
PALM BEACH, Fla. – Vice President Mike Pence pledged Saturday that Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch will join the nation’s highest court “one way or the other.”
Pence says Gorsuch would be worthy successor to Scalia
Vice President Mike Pence said Saturday that he believes Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch will be confirmed soon — warning Democrats he will receive “an up or down vote on the Senate floor one way or the other.” Pence was in Philadelphia, where he addressed a meeting of the Federalist Society, a leading conservative legal organization.
U-boat captain swam Four Miles to shore after sinking
Back to the daily grind: Intern Malia Obama heads to Weinstein Company offices in New York after being spotted out the night before enjoying star-studded Girls after party White House launches investigation into embarrassing phone call leaks: Trump demands answers after tense conversations with Australia and Mexico were made public Is Trump ALREADY sending the ‘feds’ into Chicago? ATF is asking agents to transfer to the city to form a ‘Crime Guns Strike Force’ after president announced a crackdown on violence Trump is STILL keeping ties to business: New documents show the president still has ties to his real estate empire – despite insisting he severed all links ‘Big trouble!’ Homeland Security suspends enforcement of travel ban as furious Trump slam ‘so-called’ judge’s decision to halt immigration order, warning it could lead to ‘death and destruction’ Russian tech exec sues Buzzfeed … (more)
Romney, Utah Olympic fans celebrate 15th anniversary of 2002 Games
The Salt Lake Tribune) A steady line of former Olympic volunteers asked for photos with Mitt Romney at the 15th Anniversary of the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games at Utah Olympic Park, Soldier Hollow Nordic Center, Saturday, February 4, 2017. The Salt Lake Tribune) A steady line of former Olympic volunteers asked for photos with Mitt Romney at the 15th Anniversary of the 2002 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games at Utah Olympic Park, Soldier Hollow Nordic Center, Saturday, February 4, 2017.