Former President Barack Obama praised protesters who amassed across the country in opposition to President Donald Trump’s immigration orders, breaking his silence on political issues for the first time since leaving office. “The president fundamentally disagrees with the notion of discriminating against individuals because of their faith or religion,” Obama’s spokesman, Kevin Lewis, said.
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Trump Will Meet With Benjamin Netanyahu In February
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office December 25, 2016. REUTERS/Dan Balilty/Pool White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said President Donald Trump will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Feb. 15, in a Monday briefing with reporters.
Most Support A Temporary Ban On Those From Muslim-Majority Countries, Survey Finds
Demonstrators shut down the traffic loops at LAX International Airport and yell slogans during a protest against the travel ban imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order, at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 29, 2017. REUTERS/Ted Soqui According to a Rasmussen poll conducted late last week, “57% of likely U.S. Voters favor a temporary ban on refugees from Syria, Iraq, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen until the federal government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists from coming here.”
Obama speaks out against Trumpa s immigration policy, encourages protests
Former president Barack Obama rejected the idea Monday that President Donald Trump had based his immigration executive order on a policy adopted by his own administration, and endorsed the protests that have been taking place across the country in response to the new restrictions. Trump has said that his move to ban the entry of migrants from seven Muslim-majority countries into the U.S., and to suspend temporarily the admission of refugees, was based in part by a decision in 2011 by then-President Obama to ban the admission of Iraqis to the U.S. after evidence surfaced that two Iraqis seeking resettlement had been linked to terrorist activity in their home country.
HW Bush Discharged From Hospital
Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara Bush are pictured in Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, U.S. in this January 23, 2017 handout photo. Jim McGrath via Twitter/Handout via REUTERS Former President George H.W. Bush was released from the hospital Monday, following a nearly two-week stint at Houston Methodist Hospital for pneumonia.
Could California go it alone with Obamacare? How much are you willing to pay?
As President Donald Trump and the Republican majority U.S. Congress work to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, California officials continue to look for ways to keep as much of the law as possible. That’s a question lawmakers might be asking residents in the months to come as President Donald Trump and the Republican Congress scurry to repeal the Affordable Care Act and scramble for a plan to replace it.
Barack Obama Dropped This Statement In The Middle Of Sean Spicer’s Press Briefing Today
“President Obama is heartened by the level of engagement taking place in communities around the country,” Obama spokesman Kevin Lewis said in a statement. “In his final official speech as President, he spoke about the important role of citizen and how all Americans have a responsibility to be the guardians of our democracy – not just during an election but every day.”
It’s Fred Korematsu Day: Celebrating A Foe Of U.S. Internment Camps
Fred Korematsu, whose fight against internment led all the way to the Supreme Court – and who later warned of acting against groups due to their race or religion – is being honored by several states today. He died in 2005.
The Huffington Post Unionizes
Arianna Huffington, president and Editor-in-Chief of The Huffington Post Media Group attends a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos January 25, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo The employees will be covered by the Writers Guild of America, East , and there will be an “across-the-board” raise of at least 3 percent.
Trump Supporter Knocked Out, Called ‘Nazi’ By Protesters [VIDEO]
Viral footage shows a Trump supporter being violently assaulted and knocked out by anti-Trump protesters at a Portland airport Sunday night. After he was knocked to the ground, some protesters tried to intervene and shouted “Peace!” while others said, “That’s how you talk to a Nazi!” and “Fuck you Nazi.”
Schumer Rails Against Trump’s Cabinet Picks
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks with reporters after the weekly Senate Democratic caucus luncheon at the U.S. Capitol on Washington, U.S. January 4, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has no intentions to make the confirmation process of President Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees easier for Republicans.
Sean Spicer Disputes Notion That Trump Ignored Jews In Statement About The Holocaust
Sean Spicer disputed the notion that President Trump’s administration purposefully didn’t include Jews in a statement issued on Holocaust Remembrance Day. “The president went out of his way to recognize the Holocaust and the suffering that went through it and the people that were affected by it and the loss of life,” Spicer said at the briefing Monday.
How Searching For Alien Life Just Got 10,000 Times Easier
Scientists have developed a simple chemical test that’s 10,000 times better at detecting life than current experiments on NASA rovers. Researchers developed a chemical technique capable of detecting amino acids commonly associated with life on Earth.
Massive Corporations Side With Immigrants Following Trump’s Executive Order
U.S. President Donald Trump holds breakfast meeting with small business leaders at the Roosevelt room of the White House in Washington U.S., January 30, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria Several massive corporations have denounced President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily banning immigration from several Muslim-majority nations, citing a need for “diversity.”
the Latest: Trump says his court pick is a highly respecteda
President Donald Trump pauses as he looks at his notes during a meeting with business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 30, 2017. Trump made the comment Monday during a breakfast with small business leaders at the White House.
Coup d-Trump?
” I’m a Leninist. Lenin wanted to destroy the state, and that’s my goal too. I want to bring everything crashing down, and destroy all of today’s establishment .”
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Trump signed an executive order Friday that bans lega… . People opposed to President Donald Trump’s executive order banning travel from seven Muslim-majority countries continue to demonstrate at Los Angeles International Airport Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017.
Editorials From Around Ohio
Ahead of the November election, Ohio’s 16 congressional races were deemed noncompetitive and lopsided.
Trumpa s justice pick to trigger intense pressure on Senate
When President Donald Trump nominates a Supreme Court justice , Senate Democrats and Republicans will immediately face intense political pressure, with liberals demanding that Democrats block the choice and the new president urging Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to blow up longstanding rules to secure confirmation. Federal appeals court judges William Pryor, Neil Gorsuch and Thomas Hardiman are front-runners to fill the seat of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, according to a person familiar with the process who was not authorized to speak publicly about internal decisions and discussed the search on condition of anonymity.
Most religious groups come out against Trump refugee order
Rabbi Joel Mosbacher had just finished the morning’s Shabbat service when he got an urgent message: Rabbis were needed at New York’s Kennedy Airport.
Liberals trying to harness activist energy vs. Trump, GOP
Donald Trump’s surprise win in November lit a fire under Carolyn Clow, a county purchasing agent in Madison, Wisconsin.
Recounting MS St. Louis’ Voyage of the Damned
PROTIP: Press ‘i’ to view the image gallery, ‘v’ to view the video gallery, or ‘r’ to view a random entry. St. Louis Manifest is a historical reenactment Twitter bot that recounts the tragic fates of German Jewish refugees who died in concentration camps under Nazi Germany after being denied asylum in the United States in May 1939.
The Latest: Trump says his court pick is ‘highly respected’
White House officials are calling the directive a “one in, two out” plan. It requires government agencies requesting a new regulation to identify two regulations they will cut from their own departments.
Thorner: Will Trump be misled to pick another Souter?
Tomorrow, January 31, 2017, will be a momentous day for pro-life conservatives. It is then that President Trump plans to make known his choice to replace the vacancy of Anthoin Scalia on the Supreme Court.
Trump: This is not a Muslim ban, as media is falsely reporting
As the pressure mounts concerning President Donald Trump’s recent executive order temporarilyclamping down on immigrants from seven countries, the president released a statement following Sunday night in which he emphasized, “To be clear, this is not a Muslim ban, as the media is falsely reporting.” The new president battled with the mainstream media throughout his campaign, and continues to point to “fake news” as key in perpetuating what his closest advisers say is misinformation.
Trump Blames ‘Big’ Airport Problems on Delta and Protesters
We’re sure that Delta officials can’t be pleased that the issue of the airline’s latest tech outage – bad enough in itself – has seeped into political discourse. The outage indeed contributed to flight delays yesterday, as did the protests.
Trump denies immigration restriction caused airport chaos
President Donald Trump on Monday denied his immigration order was to blame for the chaos at the nation’s airports over the weekend, instead pointing to computer glitches, protesters and even the “tears of Senator Schumer”. There is nothing nice about searching for terrorists before they can enter the country … This was a big part of my campaign “There is nothing nice about searching for terrorists before they can enter the country,” Trump wrote in a series of early morning tweets.
Keith Ellison: Immigration order a ab…
Rep. Keith Ellison said Monday that the Trump administration’s “extreme vetting” order restricting travel from seven countries with a history of terrorism is “absolutely” a Muslim ban. “It’s absolutely a Muslim ban, and more seriously, it’s a religiously-based ban, which means they [can] pick on Muslims today but who are they going to pick on tomorrow?” Mr. Ellison, Minnesota Democrat and the first Muslim elected to the U.S. House, said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”
Kellyanne Conway Praises Trump’s – Extraordinary…
Despite national outrage over his policies, Kellyanne Conway praised Donald Trump for his “extraordinary accomplishments” during an appearance on Monday morning’s “Good Morning America.” “The extraordinary accomplishments in just the first week truly are breathtaking,” she said, adding that if you asked protesters to explain why they’re so angry, “they would probably get the facts wrong.”
Trump needs to accept waterboarding is prohibited torture, U.N. specialist says
U.S. President Donald Trump needs to acknowledge that the extreme interrogation technique known as waterboarding is torture and therefore absolutely prohibited, the U.N. special rapporteur on torture said on Monday. “Without any doubt, waterboarding amounts to torture,” Nils Melzer said in a statement, adding that a U.S. revival of torture would be catastrophic because other countries would also “get back into the torture business”.
Trump to Announce Supreme Court Nominee Tuesday Night
President Donald Trump has already decided who he’ll nominate to the U.S. Supreme Court, but he won’t be revealing his selection until Tuesday at 8 p.m. “We have a big decision that I have made, a very big decision, on the United States Supreme Court that is going to be announced tomorrow night from the White House at 8:00,” Trump said today while meeting with small business leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. Giving nothing away, Trump only said this is “a person who is unbelievably highly respected and I think you will be very impressed with this person.”
Desperate Dems Eye Mandy Powers Norrell
Palmetto Democrats desperate to mount a competitive candidate in the upcoming special election for South Carolina’s fifth congressional district are openly courting S.C. Rep. Mandy Powers Norrell . That remains to be seen, but a major push is underway to convince Norrell to enter this race.
Datsik to Bring New Stage Production to Colorado this Saturday
Canadian producer Troy Beetles, better known as Datsik will be dubbing down Broomfield this Saturday. This time he’s bringing along brand new self-titled Shogun Stage Production.
Syria warns of setting up safe zones for civilians as unsafe
Syria warned Monday of safe zones for civilians that U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed interest in creating, saying it would have to come in coordination with the Syrian government, otherwise it would be unsafe and violate the Arab nation’s sovereignty. The announcement was made in Damascus by Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem during a meeting with the head of the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR, Filippo Grandi, who began an official visit to Syria on Monday.
Trump’s Reckless Muslim Ban Makes Americans Less Safe
President Donald Trump’s Muslim ban not only has nothing to do with preventing terrorism, it also helps the Islamic State, or IS, and makes Americans less safe. According to data on terrorist attacks in the United States in the Global Terrorism Database compiled at the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism at the University of Maryland, no American has ever been killed in a terrorist attack in the United States that has been carried out by a national of the now-banned countries.
Computer outage grounds Delta flights in U.S.
Delta was hit by a crippling computer outage on Sunday night that caused big delays and the cancellation of at least 150 flights. It’s the second time in less than six months that the U.S. carrier has suffered a major IT problem resulting in travel chaos and angry passengers.
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Donald Trump’s travel ban on seven Muslim-majority nations marks an early defining moment for his presidency and an inflection point in America’s posture toward Islam and the outside world that could resonate in history. The move, which also temporarily bars refugees from entering the US, ushers in the first clash between Trump’s populist and proudly politically incorrect leadership style and what his critics see as bedrock values that define the nation.
Week 1 of Trump: dog years, old fights, new words, weirdness
Trump’s personal traits on display during the campaign seemed more pronounced in the august setting of the White House. The new president made haste to turn “the Trump effect” into action.
Cigar Advisor Master Blenders Podcast Spotlights Room101 Cigars’ Matt Booth
For those with their ear not as close to the cigar industry ground, it was recently reported that Room101 Cigars founder, Matt Booth, was departing the business. For the immediate future that seems to be the case.
Tensions flare as Koch promises to hold Trump accountable
In this photo May 22, 2012 file photo, Charles Koch speaks in his office at Koch Industries in Wichita, Kan. Koch, the billionaire industrialist, and his chief lieutenants offered a more delicate response this weekend when asked about President Donald Trump’s plan to block immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries.