The White House is vigorously defending President Donald Trump’s immigration restrictions, as protests spread throughout the country. Some Republicans in Congress urged caution amid legal challenges to the order banning In a background call with reporters Sunday, a senior administration official declared the order’s implementation “a massive success story,” claiming it had been done “seamlessly and with extraordinary professionalism.”
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Protests over Trump travel ban expected to ramp up in Canada
Although the Trudeau government moved to calm anxiety over the weekend about the effects of a controversial American travel ban , more vocal debate over the measure is expected today. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s senior aides and government officials worked the phones all weekend, looking for word from their U.S. counterparts that the ban didn’t affect Canadians with ties to the seven countries covered by the order.
Poll: Voters show support for most of Cuomoa s 2017 agenda
A majority of voters statewide are on board with a number of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s policy proposals for 2017, including an extension of the so-called millionaires’ tax and state funding to cover the cost of tuition at public colleges, a new poll shows. Gov. Andrew Cuomo waits to speak at a presentation where the state will announce how it is dividing $1.5 billion in economic development funds.
A modest proposal for the Silicon Valley crowd
Well, well. Looks like the Silicon Valley crowd are having to wise up about the threat of Trump to their interests.
March into Feminist Fashion
The “Nasty Woman” t-shirt is inspired by a comment Donald Trump targeted at Hillary Clinton on the election trail. On Jan. 21, millions of Americans across the country donned their feminist apparel and marched in protest of newly inaugurated President Donald Trump’s rhetoric and actions.
.com | ‘This is not a Muslim ban,’ Trump says of immigration move
President Donald Trump insisted on Sunday that his executive order temporarily halting travel from seven majority-Muslim countries was “not a Muslim ban,” after it was met with confusion, global outrage and huge protests across the United States. “America is a proud nation of immigrants and we will continue to show compassion to those fleeing oppression, but we will do so while protecting our own citizens and border.
.com | Who is affected by Trump’s immigration order?
Deana Stevenson, 5, protests President Donald Trump’s immigration order during a rally at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. Washington – Ambiguity reigned on Sunday as to the finer details of Donald Trump’s temporary ban on incoming refugees and travellers from seven Muslim countries, with questions remaining about how exactly the measures affect various populations.
Military: First-known combat death since Trump sworn in
Just days into his young presidency, a U.S. service member has died in military action authorized by Donald Trump. It’s the first known combat death of a member of the U.S. military since Trump took the oath of office on Jan. 20 and underscores the gravity of the decisions he now makes.
Is Trump’s war with the press different from past presidents’?
The difference between the first 44 and President Donald Trump, however, is that they didn’t pick their fights during their first week in office. From Trump denouncing reporters the day after his inauguration as “among the most dishonest human beings on Earth” to White House press secretary Sean Spicer warning that “we’re going to hold the press accountable,” the White House swiftly signaled that the often-hostile relationship between journalists and Trump during last year’s campaign is not going away.
Schumer Weeps: ‘This Executive Order Was Mean-Spirited and Un-American’
Flanked by newly arrived refugees — whom he called “newly arrived Americans” — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told a news conference on Sunday that President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily banning immigration from Muslim-majority countries is “bad for America, bad for our national security” and goes against “what America has always been about.” Schumer wept halfway through the news conference, after explaining that “this fight’s in my bones.”
Activists Call for Divestment As Trump Moves Pipelines Forward
The executive orders are just one part in a multi-pronged approach to dismantling the Obama administration’s environmental legacy. As a review: Keystone XL is a 1,100-mile pipeline that will connect oil from tar sands Alberta, Canada, to U.S. refineries on the Gulf Coast.
Study: Residential Solar Power Crosses Party Lines
In this series we’ll take a fresh look at resources and how they are used. We’ll go beyond natural resources like air and water to look at how efficiency in raw materials can boost the bottom line and help the environment.
James Murdoch builds ‘end of times’ home in Canada
Five people are killed and dozens more injured after ‘barbaric’ gunmen open fire in a mosque in Quebec City during evening prayers before being arrested Hollywood’s snowflakes declare war on Trump: SAG Awards turns into a night-long protest as several stars use their moment in the spotlight to rail against President’s immigration ban Trump accuses McCain and Graham of trying ‘to start World War III’ after they release joint statement calling his immigration ban ‘a self-inflicted wound in the fight against terrorism’ Green Card holders WILL be let in to the US confirms Trump’s Homeland Security chief despite ‘Muslim ban’ and says it is ‘in the national interest’ Church leaders speak out against Donald Trump’s decision to prioritize evangelical refugees as the President confirms his plan in an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network ‘This is not a Muslim ban!’ Trump defends his … (more)
Super Bowl LI: Hillary Clinton Plots Revenge
Beware: Hillary Clinton loves that you love football – and the fact that Super Bowl LI is on pace to be 2017’s biggest live TV event fits perfectly into her plot to exact revenge on President Trump. Around 140 B.C., corrupt Roman politicians found a way to placate their impoverished citizens into surrendering their inalienable right to voting privileges and political representation – in exchange for discounted entertainment and food.
Is Hugh Hewitt’s “The Fourth Way” The Way To Win?
Here’s the thing about our new president – Barack Obama ran his mouth about fundamentally transforming the United States, but it’s Donald Trump who is actually doing it. Making America great again is not simply about rolling back the calendar to some hazily-recalled, glorious yesterday; it’s about creating a new conservative paradigm of both strength and conflict that is absolutely grounded in the post-modern, new media present.
Trouble in Trump Town
In the week-plus since Donald J. Trump was inaugurated the highly touted – if, oversold – “peaceful transfer of power” has been anything but. The President has flooded the zone by signing Executive Orders and Memoranda by the score, increased his rhetoric demonizing the media, demanded the National Park Service back him up on his ridiculous claims about the size the crowd at his inauguration ceremony, reorganized the National Security Council by adding Steve Bannon while subtracting the Chairman of the Pentagon’s Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director of National Intelligence; and, continued to insist that 5 million people illegally voted for Hillary Clinton.
Answering 20 Questions Liberals Wanted to Ask a Conservative
Since Donald Trump became president, liberals have beenlet’s just say… EXTREMELY upset. On the other hand, even as someone who was not a fan of Trump, I have been very happy with his performance.
What to watch: Border wall windfall? Abbott and ‘Muslim Day’
Donald Trump has formally ordered up his border wall built and it could cost the federal government as much as $30 billion. Top Republicans in the Texas Legislature have for months speculated that walling off the U.S.-Mexico border could save the state money on having to use its own law enforcement personnel to help secure the area.
The Use of Borders
Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham raised forceful objections to president Donald Trump’s 120 day moratorium of refugee admissions to the US. “At this very moment, American troops are fighting side-by-side with our Iraqi partners to defeat ISIL.
Industry needs a longer leash
Among the headlines President Donald Trump made last week was one citing his executive order to clear obstacles standing in the way of the proposed Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines. That is a good start, many local residents may have reacted.
Starbucks to hire 10,000 refugees over next 5 years
Starbucks says it will hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years, a response to President Donald Trump’s indefinite suspension of Syrian refugees and temporary travel bans that apply to six other Muslim-majority nations. FILE- In this Dec. 7, 2016, file photo, Starbucks Chairman and CEO Howard Schultz speaks during the Starbucks 2016 Investor Day meeting in New York.
Feels Great. More, Please
Sunday at a press conference, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer fought back tears as he vowed to do everything he can to “overturn” President Donald Trump’s executive order that halted immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries into the United States. I am a freethinker who supports the American constitutional system of ordered liberty.
Smaller states rejoice as Amazon collects sales tax
Many online shoppers in the United States have for years had to pay state sales taxes whenever they buy goods from Amazon. But the Seattle e-commerce giant has dragged its feet on collecting sales taxes in small and sparsely populated states where it doesn’t have any distribution centers or corporate offices.
Hope native first black chief judge on 8th circuit court
A Hope, Ark., native is to become the first black chief judge of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Lavenski Smith, now of Little Rock, is to become chief judge of the St. Louis-based on March 11. He succeeds Judge William Jay Riley, whose seven-year term as chief judge is expiring.
Photos: Protests At O’Hare Continue In The Face Of Trump’s ‘Muslim Ban’
More than a thousand demonstrators flooded O’Hare International Airport for the second night in a row Sunday to protest President Donald Trump’s executive order banning refugees and others from several predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. They were joined by local and state politicians alarmed by the federal ban.
Tsarnaev lawyer wants no part of appeal defense
The acclaimed anti-death penalty defender who opened her argument for sparing the life of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev with the shocking declaration, “It was him,” now wants off his case, telling a federal court his appeal “would benefit from a fresh look.” Attorney Judy Clarke’s legal acumen kept the likes of Olympic Park bomber Eric Rudolph and Unabomber Ted Kaczynski from facing execution before a jury sentenced Tsarnaev, 23, to die.
UK fledgling drone sector expands into new markets
Amazon made headlines just before Christmas with its first UK commercial drone delivery: a 13-minute flight to drop off a television-streaming stick and a bag of popcorn to a customer near Cambridge. When Adam Bailey set up XYZ Kingfisher, a building and land surveying business, three years ago there were about 150 active companies offering drone services.
Trump administration expected to keep cracking down on nursing home fraud
Fraud within the skilled nursing sector is expected to remain a focus of the Department of Justice under President Donald Trump, according to experts. Attorneys and former DOJ officials interviewed by Bloomberg BNA predicted that the new administration is likely to preserve several Obama-era policies in place.
The American Psychosis
Reality is under assault. Verbal confusion reigns. Truth and illusion have merged.
Protests erupt across the U.S. as thousands rally against Trump refugee ban
President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order to suspend refugee arrivals and impose tough controls on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries was met with protests at U.S. airports. Thousands of demonstrators rallied outside the White House and in cities nationwide Sunday to protest President Trump’s refugee ban, as the executive order continued to halt travel in some locations, despite being weakened by federal judges overnight and having its constitutionality called into question as rulings spilled into Sunday.
How prominent Hoosiers responded to Trump’sa
The presidents of Purdue, Notre Dame and Indiana universities condemned President Trump’s temporary ban on accepting refugees and citizens from certain countries Sunday, and said the directive issued Friday should be stopped. How prominent Hoosiers responded to Trump’s executive order The presidents of Purdue, Notre Dame and Indiana universities condemned President Trump’s temporary ban on accepting refugees and citizens from certain countries Sunday, and said the directive issued Friday should be stopped.
Kochs condemn Trump’s immigration crackdown
Charles Koch first likened candidate Donald Trump’s plan to ban Muslim immigrants to something Adolf Hitler would have done in Nazi Germany. The billionaire industrialist and his chief lieutenants offered a more delicate response this weekend when asked about President Trump’s plan to block immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries.
Trump defends immigration ban in fiery statement, says GOP…
After top Republican lawmakers harshly criticized President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily barring people from seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the US, he fired back on Sunday in an official statement and in more candid words on Twitter. Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina released a joint statement on Sunday calling the ban “a self-inflicted wound in the fight against terrorism.”
Starbucks pledges to hire 10,000 refugees
Starbucks says it plans to hire 10,000 refugees over five years in the 75 countries where it does business. Chairman and CEO Howard Schultz outlined the company’s plan in a memo sent to employees Sunday in response to President Trump’s executive order banning travel from seven Muslim majority countries.
Syrian refugees in Chicago face an uncertain future
Syrian refugees and Muslim immigrants already here in Chicago say they’re facing an uncertain future, and they’re trying to get more information on how President Trump’s executive order will affect their families and friends. An emergency meeting was held at Sullivan High School to inform Muslim immigrants about their rights under the presidential order, which is causing chaos in families abroad, and here in Chicago.
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. People were being detained under President Donald Trump’s sharp travel restrictions on refugees.
In conservative media, Trump executive orders are a home run
President Trump signed an executive order to halt U.S. entry for refugees, migrants and foreign nationals for 120 days starting Jan. 27. Fiery protests and lawsuits made for a tumultuous weekend. Here’s what you need to know.
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Bright-Holland Funeral Home has scheduled graveside services for 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 31, at Union Cemetery in Taylortown with Rev. Lory Hunt officiating.
Rickey J. Abbott
Bright-Holland Funeral Home has scheduled graveside services for 11 a.m. Tuesday, January 31, at Union Cemetery in Taylortown with Rev. Lory Hunt officiating.
Obama allowed terrorist refugees into US in 2009
Despite a precedent set by Barack Obama in 2011, there is furor among Democrats, progressives, liberals, and some foreign governments over President Donald Trump’s executive order that has halted travel to the United States from seven countries deemed to harbor Muslim terrorists. Visas for “immigrants and non-immigrants” from Syria, Somalia, Sudan, Libya, Yemen, Iran, and Iraq have been halted for the next 90 days.