The mayors of the largest metr… . San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, left, and Tijuana, Mexico, Mayor Juan Manuel Gastelum discuss the benefits of cross-border ties at a news conference at San Diego City Hall, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017.
Day: February 6, 2017
Scholars: ‘Liberal’ reputation of 9th Circuit overblown
8, 2014, pool file photo, Hawaii Deputy Attorney General Robert Nakatsuji presents arguments on the gay marriage ban in Hawaii at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, Calif. The federal… .
Yemen Raid Had Secret Target: Al Qaeda Leader Qassim Al-Rimi
Yemen Raid Had Secret Target: Al Qaeda Leader Qassim Al-Rimi – Exclusive: Top al-Qaeda Leader was Target of U.S. Raid in Yemen, Sources Say 2:40 – The Navy SEAL raid in Yemen last week had a secret objective – the head of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, who survived
‘If something happens’: Trump points his finger in case of…
Does Trump Want to Lose the EO Battle in Court? Or is Donald McGahn Simply Ineffectual (or Worse)? – I’m starting to believe that either Donald Trump wants courts to strike down the Immigration Executive order, or that his White House Counsel is incompetent or ineffectual.
Anti-Trump protests complicate start of his presidency
Scrappy as ever, Donald Trump on Monday dismissed polls showing low approval ratings as “fake news.” But whatever his opinion, active opposition to his go-it-alone presidency appears to be widening.
Melania sues Mail Online a third time for claiming she was an escort
Melania sues Mail Online a third time for claiming she was an escort – More On: – Melania Trump has filed her third defamation lawsuit against the Mail Online over an August 2016 article that accused her of having once been a prostitute, arguing for the first time that the story ruined her
Trump’s suggestion that the media is ignoring terrorist attacks…
That MSNBC Interview Was Not the First Time Kellyanne Conway Referred to the “Bowling Green Massacre” – Conway used the same wording in a conversation with Cosmopolitan.com on Jan. 29. – Kellyanne Conway took to Twitter on Friday to walk back her comments on MSNBC’s Hardball
We’ll lose college students if Israel becomes a partisan cause
So even while a typical bit of punditry over the past few presidencies was to assert that Bill Clinton, or George W. Bush, or Barack Obama was “the most pro-Israel president in history,” Israel advocates nevertheless kept their heads and painstakingly maintained strong relationships on both sides of the aisle. Now some are eagerly making the same grandiose claim about President Donald Trump – that he will be the greatest friend Jerusalem has ever had.
Appeals court weighs Trump ban as travelers arrive to tears
Just hours after an appeals court blocked an attempt to… . Members of International Migrants Alliance in Hong Kong hold placards during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s selective country travel ban outside of the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017.
Legislators start work, Nevada’s 1st black Speaker elected
Rep. Jason Frierson made history Monday by becoming Nevada’s first black Assembly Speaker as the state’s 63 lawmakers opened their legislative session focusing on issues ranging from the state budget to the future of an unimplemented law that would give parents state funding to help pay for private school. Frierson, D-Las Vegas, was elected to lead the Legislature’s lower chamber as lawmakers started work in the session that lasts until June 5. It also marked the first time that both the state Assembly and Senate will be led at the same time by black legislators.
19 states have raised gas taxes since 2013. In Colorado, Republicans want to cut them.
Since 2013, 19 states have raised gas taxes to pay for roads, and as many as 18 are considering doing so this year.
With Trumpa s Travel Ban on Hold, Iraqi Family Arrives in Nashville in 2nd Attempt to Reach US
Iraqi citizen Fuad Sharef Suleman and his family landed in Nashville, Tennessee, Sunday night to start a new life, more than a week after they were barred from entering the United States because of their country of origin. It had taken Suleman more than two years to receive U.S. immigrant visas for him, his wife and three children.
What are the odds of a nah, it’ll never happen
Even New England Patriots’ Tom Brady was surprised to learn the long odds of his team coming back to win. The Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Cavaliers both overcoming a 3-1 deficit to bring championships to those long-suffering franchises? That was silly talk.
Vizio settles amid allegations smart TVs spied on their owners
The Federal Trade Commission said Monday that Vizio used 11 million televisions to spy on its customers. The television maker agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle a case with the FTC and the New Jersey attorney general’s office after the agencies accused it of secretly collecting – and selling – data about its customers’ locations, demographics and viewing habits.
United States Awarded Top Honors for Coin of the Year
The United States recently earned top honors in two coin design categories at the World Money Fair in Berlin, Germany. United States Mint officials accepted two Coin of the Year Awards on behalf of the Nation.
Praise for Putin, but Trump’s Russia policy a work in progress
Trump’s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin was once again in the headlines as the President drew sharp criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike by equating Putin’s government with the US’s. The latest flap came when Fox News host Bill O’Reilly said “Putin’s a killer” – a reference to Putin’s past as a KGB agent and instances in which political opponents and critics have died suddenly – and Trump shot back, “There are a lot of killers.
Democratic senator: We may flip another GOP vote on DeVos
A Democratic senator from Michigan said Monday public pressure may have swayed enough of her Republican colleagues to bring down the nomination of Betsy DeVos for education secretary. “We may, in fact, have an additional Republican colleague voting ‘no,’ which would stop her tomorrow,” Sen. Debbie Stabenow told CNN’s Erin Burnett “OutFront” Monday.
Sanders on Trump: ‘This Guy is a Fraud’
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders accused President Donald Trump of falling short of commitments to middle-class voters, pointing to his Cabinet and senior advisers’ ties to Wall Street. “This guy is a fraud,” Sanders told CNN’s Jake Tapper on State of the Union Sunday.
Trump’s tweets against judges worry legal community
FEBRUARY 02: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with executives and union representatives from the Harley Davidson company at the White House on February 2, 2017 in Washington, DC. At the end of the photo opportunity, Trump said “nothing is off the table” in relation to current disagreements between the U.S. and Iran.
Trump directive stalls FAA safety warnings
President Donald Trump’s executive directive to restrict or postpone new government regulations for 60 days has hampered the ability of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue safety orders about aircraft. The instructions, known as “airworthiness directives,” are issued frequently, and formalize mandated inspections or modifications to correct unsafe conditions on U.S. aircraft.
Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and 93 other tech companies call…
President Donald J. Trump speaks during a forum with business leaders at the White House in Washington on Feb. 3, 2017. President Donald J. Trump speaks during a forum with business leaders at the White House in Washington on Feb. 3, 2017.
Senate in round-the-clock session to confirm Trump Cabinet
Democrats announced plans Monday to hold the Senate floor around the clock to protest Republicans’ push to confirm President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks. Democrats’ effort got under way as the Senate headed toward a showdown vote Tuesday on Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos, a wealthy GOP donor who has advocated for alternatives to public education.
Trump barred from U.K. Parliament over – racism and sexism’
President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May react to a question from a member of the media during their joint news conference in the East Room of the White House White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. less President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May react to a question from a member of the media during their joint news conference in the East Room of the White House White House in Washington, … more President Donald Trump reaches out to shake hands with British Prime Minister Theresa May after a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017.
1 84 Lumber and the big-budget Super Bowl ad to nowhere
This is the full ad, which includes the portion Fox deemed too controversial to air during the Super Bowl. Building supplies company 84 Lumber tackled a heap of controversy over the weekend with its carefully-crafted – yet inconclusive – 90-second Super Bowl ad featuring a Mexican mother and daughter embarking on a difficult journey north that left the viewer wondering where they ended up.
Watch out: Notorious climate denier Lamar Smith is fixated on “Making EPA Great Again.”
That’s the title he’s given to a hearing that will happen on Tuesday in the House Science, Space, and Technology Committee, which Smith chairs. The hearing is likely to focus in part on Smith’s Secret Science Reform Act , which passed the House in 2015 but didn’t make it through the Senate.
Next steps in the travel ban legal fight
Legal briefs and court rulings are flying in the battle over President Donald Trump’s travel ban, but the war is just getting started. A federal judge in Seattle upended Trump’s executive order nationwide on Friday by temporarily suspending the key provisions restricting travel for foreign nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries and refugee admissions.
Trump remarks latest evidence of health law repeal slowdown
Republicans insisted Monday that they’re moving ahead on their effort to void the health care law, even as President Donald Trump ‘s latest remarks conceded that the effort could well stretch into next year. “Maybe it will take till sometime into next year, but we are certainly going to be in the process,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly that was broadcast Sunday.
Former AL Gov. Don Siegelman to be released from prison Wednesday
Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman has been told that he will be released from prison on Wednesday, according to his former aide, Chip Hill. Hill said Siegelman will be on very restricted supervised probation for an initial period of time, which is expected to last about six months.
Donald Trump is James Michael Curley in disguise
They named the phenomenon for James Michael Curley, our legendary mayor of Boston , congressman , governor , and jailbird . Writing in the Journal of Law, Economics, & Organization, Glaeser and Shleifer explained how predatory class warfare can make for successful politics.
Judge who let Brady play offers his congratulations on win
The New York judge who ruled against the National Football League in “Deflategate” said Monday that the New England Patriots showed with their Super Bowl victory “never to quit.” “Last night, they showed us all never to quit, everything is possible, and the importance of teamwork,” wrote the judge who had required that quarterback Tom Brady and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell attend proceedings in his courtroom in August 2015.
The Latest: New Mexico senator sees risk in Obamacare repeal
U.S. Senator Tom Udall of New Mexico is highlighting the risks and uncertainties of efforts to overhaul the nation’s health care system by President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress. Udall told a joint session of the New Mexico state Legislature on Monday that a substantive repeal of the Affordable Care Act would confront a filibuster by Senate Democrats.
Federal court of appeals issues punishment for Passover
Three judges of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit surprisingly rejected the appeal of Susan Abeles a Washington D.C., Orthodox Jew, who was punished by the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority because she took off work for the last two days of Passover 2013, as she had done for the past 26 years that she worked at the agency. Abeles’ closely-watched case evoked amicus briefs by the National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs as well as The Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, and the American Jewish Committee.
Pentagon meeting today: A first for members of Trump-Trudeau cabinets
Canadian Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is to hold a first meeting today with his newly sworn-in American counterpart James Mattis. The two former soldiers-turned-cabinet-members are to meet at the Pentagon for a scheduled 45-minute discussion on a broad range of topics including military co-operation both abroad and closer to home.
Gas pump advertising campaign targets Indiana fuel tax hike
A trade association will soon adorn gas pumps across Indiana with ads opposing a Republican plan to use higher fuel taxes to pay for infrastructure repairs, a tricky sell in a conservative state much more accustomed to cutting taxes than raising them. The ads at gas pumps, filling stations and convenience stores will include the contact information for state lawmakers, a hardball tactic urging motorists to voice their opposition to the plan that would raise fuel prices by at least a dime a gallon.
Somali nationals, Najma Abdishakur, right, and her
Travel ban: How we got here and what is next Here’s a timeline of the latest news on the travel ban. Check out this story on CurrentArgus.com: http://usat.ly/2kFVJ79 President Donald Trump used his preferred platform to criticize the judge who blocked his administration’s travel ban on immigrants.
The Latest: Democrat backs agriculture secretary nominee
President Donald Trump’s nominee for agriculture secretary, former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, has already won the support of one farm-state Democrat. If confirmed, Perdue would be the first agriculture secretary from the South in more than two decades, and farm politics in Congress often fall along regional lines.
Democrats present road funding planMonday, February 6House Democrats…
“The taxes that the wealthiest are asked to pay right nowthey don’t get an increase but they don’t get a cut,” said State Representative Scott Pelath. “We think that’s fair because we’ve seen the tax burden shift onto workers in recent years.”
Kanye West deletes tweets defending meeting with President Trump
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What you need to know about the fight against Trump’s travel ban
Volunteer translator Nour Our, left, and volunteer attorney Kat Choi sit in the arrivals at LAX during a protest of an executive order by President Trump Volunteer translator Nour Our, left, and volunteer attorney Kat Choi sit in the arrivals at LAX during a protest of an executive order by President Trump Volunteer translator Nour Our, left, and volunteer attorney Kat Choi sit in the arrivals at LAX during a protest of an executive order by President Trump immigrants from seven mostly Muslim countries, dozens of lawsuits were filed against him amid widespread confusion over the new immigration rules.
California Democrats want answers about alleged coercion at LAX during Trump’s travel ban
Fourteen California congressional Democrats are asking for more information about how Customs and Border Protection implemented President Trump’s travel ban of all refugees, and visa holders from seven predominantly Muslim countries. The letter, led by Rep. Judy Chu , specifically mentions reports that travelers at Los Angeles International Airport and other airports were forced to sign Form I-407, relinquishing their legal right to enter and remain in the U.S. The letter asks for what guidance the agency received from the Department of Homeland Security on implementing the order as well as any complaints about the implementation filed at LAX.