An undocumented immigrant previously deported for felony convictions was arrested Friday as a suspect in a double stabbing and kidnapping, authorities said. Oscar Hernandez took off with his 6-year-old daughter, Aylin, around 3 a.m. Friday after fatally stabbing Aylin’s mother and wounding another female victim, according to police in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Day: February 23, 2017
White House adviser asked FBI to dispute Russia reports
White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus’ discussion with FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe sparked outrage among some Democrats, who said he was violating policies intended to limit communications between the law enforcement agency and the White House on pending investigations. WASHINGTON>> White House chief of staff Reince Priebus asked a top FBI official to dispute media reports that President Donald Trump’s campaign advisers were frequently in touch with Russian intelligence agents during the election, a White House official said late Thursday.
Trump rolls out new deportation rules
The Department of Homeland Security released two memorandums to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection outlining Trump’s executive orders on immigration. The messages subjected more undocumented immigrants to deportation, stripped the Privacy Act’s provisions away from undocumented immigrants and directed additional agency hirings.
Facing Massive Protests, Arizona’s Gosar Cancels In-person Town Hall
Citing an “overwhelming level of interest,” Rep. Paul Gosar has cancelled an in-person town hall slated for Thursday in Gold Canyon, Ariz., changing it instead to a carefully orchestrated “tele-conference” that precludes in-person attendance. Hundreds were expected to attend the event to protest Gosar’s agenda, including his relentless and unpopular efforts to privatize federal public lands.
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Oregon asked a federal court late Wednesday to join a lawsuit filed by Washington state against an immigration ban imposed by President Donald Trump. Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said in the motion that Oregon also needs protection from the ban on immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries, which she said would harm Oregon’s businesses, residents, universities, health care and economy.
Protests as Trump revokes Obama’s guidelines on transgender bathrooms
President Donald Trump’s administration on Wednesday revoked landmark guidance to public schools letting transgender students use the bathrooms of their choice, reversing a signature initiative of former Democratic President Barack Obama. Activists and protesters with the National Center for Transgender Equality rally in front of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, in Washington, after the Department of Education and the Justice Department announce plans to overturn the school guidance on protecting transgender students.
Oregon joins suit against President Trump’s travel ban
Oregon asked a federal court late Wednesday to join a lawsuit filed by Washington state against an immigration ban imposed by President Donald Trump . Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said in the motion that Oregon also needs protection from the ban on immigrants from seven predominantly Muslim countries, which she said would harm Oregon’s businesses, residents, universities, health care and economy.
Washington Fears for His Country’s Future
It’s been a mini-tradition for me to write a post about the Indispensable American, George Washington, on the anniversary of his birthday each year. Here is my post from 2015 , and here is last year’s offering .
OC Residents Demand Answers From Local Reps On Future Of ACA
CBS2 / KCAL9 CBS2/KCAL9 is part of CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corp. and one of the largest network-owned station groups in the country. CBS Studio City Broadcast Center 4200 Radford Avenue Studio City, CA […] OC Residents Demand Answers From Local Reps On Future Of ACA U.S. Reps Dana Rohrabacher, Ed Royce and Mimi Walters did not show up for the town hall.
Woman Killed, Her Son Injured In Traffic Accident In El Sereno
CBS2 / KCAL9 CBS2/KCAL9 is part of CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corp. and one of the largest network-owned station groups in the country. CBS Studio City Broadcast Center 4200 Radford Avenue Studio City, CA […] OC Residents Demand Answers From Local Reps On Future Of ACA U.S. Reps Dana Rohrabacher, Ed Royce and Mimi Walters did not show up for the town hall.
Santa Maria Elks Honor Firefighters at Annual Appreciation Night
A Santa Barbara County fire captain and a Santa Maria city aircraft rescue firefighter were among the six honorees Wednesday night during a special annual dinner hosted for four decades. The Santa Marie Elks hosted the annual Firefighter Appreciation Night, where honorees from several agencies shared the spotlight, something they typically avoid, one chief noted.
North Dakota officials plead with last protesters to leave
Jasper Spillman, of Lawrence, Kan., leaves the protest camp as opponents of the Dakota Access pipeline leave their main protest camp Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, near Cannon Ball, N.D. Most of the pipeline opponents abandoned their protest camp Wednesday ahead of a government deadline to get off the federal land, and authorities moved to arrest some who defied the order in a final show of dissent. CANNON BALL, N.D. – Public officials in North Dakota pleaded with the remaining protesters at the Dakota Access oil pipeline camp to pack up and leave so authorities can resume cleaning up the premises without any further arrests.
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks to the Anchorage Chamber…
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, speaks to the Alaska Chamber during a roundtable discussion about the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, at the Petroleum Club Anchorage. Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan met with state business leaders in Anchorage on Wednesday to discuss the embattled Affordable Care Act, as protesters rallied outside with calls to keep the health care law intact.
Concealed carry could go beyond borders
New Hampshire’s new law letting gun owners carry concealed weapons without a permit mirrors a federal push endorsed by President Trump to guarantee that people’s concealed-carry rights travel across state lines. Granite State Gov. Chris Sununu signed the “Constutional Carry” legislation yesterday, immediately eliminating the requirement for a gun owner to get a permit from state or local police before they can carry a concealed firearm – putting New Hampshire in line with 11 other states, including Vermont and Maine.
American Samoa’s ex-congressman dies at 73
In this Jan. 5, 2011 file photo, House Speaker John Boehner, second left, of Ohio participates in a ceremonial House swearing-in ceremony for Del. Eni H. Faleomavaega, third from right, D-American Samoa, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Mexico bristles at ‘hostile’ Trump deportation rules
Mexico’s Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray addresses the audience during a meeting between Mexico and the United Nations on human rights in Mexico City, Mexico February 22, 2017. Photo: Reuters Mexico reacted with anger on Wednesday to what one official called “hostile” new US immigration guidelines hours before senior Trump administration envoys began arriving in Mexico City for talks on the volatile issue.
Murkowski Will Not Vote To Repeal Medicaid, Planned Parenthood Funding
Murkowski responded that she believes Alaska’s cooperation with a recently announced Trump program is voluntary. “It is possible and it will be done”.
Majority Want Fewer Refugees, Support Donald Trump’s Migration Cuts
“The finances of this country are a mess, but we’re going to clean that up”, Trump told reporters, according to a pool report . After President Donald Trump’s only stand-alone press conference to date, we are left with still more absurd charges from his own lips and tweets .
The five highs (and five lows) of Enda Kenny’s career
Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny has faced down critics to ensure he will cling to power until Easter. But it seems the end is nigh.
Efficient governance can lessen burden on judiciary: Modi
The prime minister said that India needed to bring about faster changes to have its voice heard in the changing global order. The President pointed out that no reform is possible without adequate infrastructure.