“On January 25, President Donald Trump signed an executive order promising to strip funding from the so-called sanctuary cities that have vowed to defy his plan to deport millions of undocumented immigrants. Whether and how the order can be enforced is yet unclear, but it sent an unsubtle message to cities like New York, Chicago and Los Angeles: Resistance will not be tolerated.
Day: February 27, 2017
Trump’s speech could be marked by disruption or decorum
The sergeant-at-arms will stand at the rear of the House of Representatives on Tuesday night and announce, in a booming voice, the arrival of Donald Trump before a joint session of Congress by intoning: “Mister Speaker, the President of the United States,” just like always. Trump will stride down the centre aisle to lusty cheers and hearty handshakes from his Republican supporters.
Olaeris Awarded UAV Docking & Recharging Patent
Olaeris , developer of next-generation unmanned aircraft technology announced today that it has been granted U.S. Patent #9577445, outlining proprietary technology and methodology for autonomous alignment, docking, recharging and/or refueling of unmanned aircraft. The patent also extends to water borne drones and zero-G vehicles such as spacecraft.
How The Media Are Using Encryption Tools To Collect Anonymous Tips
The Washington Post and other media organizations have launched Web pages outlining ways you can leak information to them confidentially. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images hide caption The Washington Post and other media organizations have launched Web pages outlining ways you can leak information to them confidentially.
GOP Tax Plans Could Eliminate Popular Tax Breaks
When Republicans say they want to lower taxes and get rid of loopholes to make up the lost revenue, they’re talking about eliminating some very popular tax breaks enjoyed by millions of people. That’s why making big changes to tax laws is so hard – and why it hasn’t been done for 30 years.
New book shows LDS women leading ‘At the Pulpit’ from the church’s beginnings
Last November, many Mormons fumed when a writer for Mother Jones magazine claimed Utah women didn’t vote for Hillary Clinton because in her view, LDS women are repressed and submissive. Critics have leveled similar charges off and on against The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since its earliest days, but in fact women have shaped the way Mormons understand and live their religion since the faith’s beginnings, say the editors of a new book, ” At the Pulpit: 185 Years of Discourses by Latter-day Saint Women .”
Kansas shooting: Hundreds gather for peace, to celebrate victim’s life
Hundreds of people in Kansas City joined a peace march and prayer vigil, celebrating the life of Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla cut short in a senseless triple shooting incident at a pub in an apparent hate crime. Marchers held pictures, banners and shouted, “We want peace”; “We love peace”; “Let us not leave our children”; “Unity is part of community, together we stand, divided we fall”.
Donald Trump to sign new immigration executive order on Wednesday
US President Donald Trump is likely to sign a new immigration executive order on Wednesday, a day after addressing lawmakers at a joint session of Congress. Trump had initially planned to sign the new order last week, but according to Homeland Security spokesperson Sean Spicer, the president was apparently holding off the decision “to make sure that when we execute this, it’s done in a manner that’s flawless.”
Congress to address big issues
Congress returns to Washington this week to confront dramatic decisions on health care and the Supreme Court that may help determine the course of Donald Trump’s presidency. First, the president will have his say, in his maiden speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night.
Report warns of gaps if federal health care dollars are cut
A sobering report to governors about the potential consequences of repealing the Obama-era health care law warns that federal spending cuts probably would create funding gaps for states and threaten many people with the loss of insurance coverage. The Affordable Care Act has two main components for expanding coverage: subsidized private health insurance available in all 50 states, and an optional Medicaid expansion that has been accepted by 31 states and the District of Columbia.
Chinese Soybean Demand To Go Up
China already buys about two-thirds of the soybeans traded on the planet. Over the next decade, the USDA expects global soybean trade to increase by 25 percent, of that about 85 percent will be because of Chinese purchases.
Trump toasts nation’s governors ahead of health care talks
President Donald Trump has toasted the nation’s governors, welcoming state leaders to a black-tie ball at the White House ahead of discussions about his plans to repeal and replace the so-called Obamacare law. Trump welcomed 46 governors and their spouses to the annual Governors’ Ball Sunday evening at the White House, the first major social event of his administration.
Ap Fact Check: Trump Makes His Points With Overstated Flair
In President Donald Trump’s estimation, the U.S. border isn’t merely porous, it’s “wide open.” Darkness and danger are everywhere, even Sweden.
AP Sources: White House To Propose Boosting Defense Spending
The White House will propose boosting defense spending and slashing funding for longtime Republican targets like the Environmental Protection Agency in a set of marching orders to agencies as it prepares its budget for the upcoming fiscal year. President Donald Trump’s proposal for the 2018 budget year, which will be sent to agencies Monday, won’t make significant changes to Social Security or Medicare, according to an administration official.
Sessions Tough Talk, Policies Could Increase Prison Totals
The federal prison population is on the decline, but a new attorney general who talks tough on drugs and crime and already has indicated a looming need for private prison cells seems poised to usher in a reversal of that trend. Jeff Sessions, a former federal prosecutor sworn in this month as the country’s chief law enforcement officer, signaled at his confirmation hearing – and during private meetings in his first days on the job – that he sees a central role for the federal government in combating drug addiction and violence as well as in strict enforcement of immigration laws.
Japan’s Senkaku challenge
At a time of shifting power dynamics in Asia, Japan faces pressing security challenges. Of the 400 remote islands that serve as markers for determining Japan’s territorial waters, only about 50 are inhabited.
Remember James Carville? Democrats Should
It was a gloomy weekend for Democrats hoping to unify in opposition to President Donald Trump. Fresh from a divisive power struggle at the Democratic National Committee meeting in Atlanta, party leaders found themselves asked to choose between embracing their anti-establishment wing and empowering the moderates those insurgents want to purge.
Congress returns, sets sights on ACA and Supreme Court
Congress returns to Washington this week to confront dramatic decisions on health care and the Supreme Court that may help determine the course of Donald Trump’s presidency. First, the president will have his say, in his maiden speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night.
Dispute over cemetery on private property continues
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Court reinstates part of Scranton worker’s lawsuit
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Liberalism’s Fake Sense of Morality
Liberals constantly stake a claim to some religion-free moral high ground, which is laughable considering liberalism’s ideology is immoral at its core. Since November of last year, leftists have been too blinded by inane hatred for Trump to see the irony.
CPAC 2017: Making Peace With Trump, Taking Aim at Congress
This year’s Conservative Political Action Conference could have been titled President Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Don . For the first time in years, most of America’s premier conservatives gathered to find themselves the proverbial dog who chased and caught the car.
DAPL Resistance: The Real Story
The Trump administration last week extinguished Dakota Access Pipeline protesters when they proved only willing to torch and trash the earth; culture; children and animals they claimed to be defending. Pounding drums and donning feathered headdresses, they claimed to be “indigenous.”
American who intervened in shooting that killed Indian says was happy to risk life
Laura Grillot and her sister Maggie talk about their brother Ian Grillot, who was shot trying to stop a gunman who killed Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla at a local bar, during a vigil at a conference center in Olathe, Kansas, U.S., February 26, 2017. Hira Nair leads a chant during a march before a vigil for Srinivas Kuchibhotla, an Indian engineer who was shot and killed, at a conference center in Olathe, Kansas, U.S., February 26, 2017.
New Dem chairman’s goals: Unite party and oppose Trump’s policies
Atlanta a Newly elected Democratic national chairman Tom Perez pledged Sunday to unite a fractured party, rebuild at all levels from “school board to the Senate” and reach out to chunks of rural America left feeling forgotten in the 2016 election. Speaking in television interviews, Perez indicated that an important first step was joining with vanquished rival Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison, who agreed at Perez’s invitation to serve as the Democratic National Committee’s deputy chairman.
DHS’s Kelly promises softer stance on immigration, travel ban
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly sought to assure the nation’s governors Sunday that immigration enforcement would be limited to criminals and the travel ban won’t target Muslims. “Gen.
Trump to meet with health insurers at the White House Monday
Now, he’ll have the chance to talk to some of the nation’s leading health insurers about how to do that. Health insurers are meeting with the president on Monday, and Obamacare is expected to be at the top of the agenda.
Trump promises massive buildup of entire US military
President Donald Trump on Friday promised a historic buildup of America’s already vast military, but said he hoped he would never need to use it. We are “putting in a massive budget request for our beloved military and we will be substantially upgrading all of our military,” Trump told the Conservative Political Action Conference just outside Washington, “Offensive.
Rally for answers
JEFFREY SAULTON Special to the Times Marietta residents Jayne Stehle, Michelle Stevens and Annelle Edwards hold up their signs during the rally Saturday. About 200 people protesting the policies of Republican leaders, including Congressman Bill Johnson and President Donald Trump, gathered at the Start Westward monument at Muskingum Park on Saturday in Marietta.
Locals weigh in on partisan judge races
Voters’ ballots would show whether candidates for Superior or District court judges are Republicans or Democrats under a bill advancing through the General Assembly. House Bill 100, titled an “Act to Restore Partisan Judicial Elections in North Carolina Superior and District Courts,” would require judges to run in partisan primaries or, if unaffiliated, collect signatures to get on the ballot.
On this day — February 27
February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar . There are 307 days remaining until the end of the year .
Senators show virtue in Trump disagreements
Let me make clear first of all that I swear allegiance to no political party or entity. I’m independent.
Detained Philippine senator asks court to nullify arrest
In this Feb. 21, 2017, file photo, Philippine Sen. Leila de Lima shows documents on her petition to dismiss charges filed against her during a news conference at the Philippine Senate in suburban Pasay city, south of Manila, Philippines. Her petition filed Monday, Feb. 27, 2017 says Judge Juanita Guerrero has no jurisdiction over the case.
Will the ConAgra 100% natural case end up in the Supreme Court?
POM v Coke got there, but will another high-profile food litigation case – this time over GMOs and 100% natural labels on cooking oil – also end up in the Supreme Court? ConAgra Brands certainly hopes so, and has just asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to stay its recent mandate in the case so it can file a petition to the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari . The case in question* consolidates lawsuits in multiple states alleging ConAgra falsely advertised Wesson-branded cooking oils as ‘100% natural’ when they were made from GM crops, and has not gone well for ConAgra, with the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently agreeing with a decision by a lower court to certify the consumer class in the case.
Authorities investigating whether Kansas triple shooting that killed one was a hate crime
Authorities are investigating whether a triple shooting at a Kansas bar, which resulted in one death, was a hate crime. On Wednesday evening, police responded to a 911 call of shots fired at Austin’s Bar and Grill in Olathe, located about 20 miles southwest of Kansas City, said Olathe Police Chief Steven Menke.