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Winter reading with President Obama

Barack Obama will be reading and encouraging us to join him. In the week before he left office, he talked to The New York Times’ chief book reviewer, Michiko Kakutani, about the importance of books in his life.

Winter reading with President Obama

Barack Obama will be reading and encouraging us to join him. In the week before he left office, he talked to The New York Times’ chief book reviewer, Michiko Kakutani, about the importance of books in his life.

How Republicans view Trump’s immigration order

Following President Trump’s executive order on immigration, several Republicans have weighed in on the policy, which halts the U.S. intake of refugees and pauses travel to the U.S. by citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries. Others, like Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham, have knocked the policy as dangerous to American national security interests.

How Republicans view Trump’s immigration order

Following President Trump’s executive order on immigration, several Republicans have weighed in on the policy, which halts the U.S. intake of refugees and pauses travel to the U.S. by citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries. Others, like Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham, have knocked the policy as dangerous to American national security interests.

The Latest: Priebus defends swift action to bar refugees

The Latest on President Donald Trump, his travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries and other immigration actions : 10:50 a.m. The White House chief of staff says President Donald Trump acted early on in his term to impose a travel ban on refugees to block “people who want to do bad things to America.” Reince Priebus says there’s nothing to apologize for after Friday’s executive order drew widespread protests.

The Latest: Priebus defends swift action to bar refugees

The Latest on President Donald Trump, his travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries and other immigration actions : 10:50 a.m. The White House chief of staff says President Donald Trump acted early on in his term to impose a travel ban on refugees to block “people who want to do bad things to America.” Reince Priebus says there’s nothing to apologize for after Friday’s executive order drew widespread protests.

Schumer breaks down in tears while denouncing Trump’s travel ban

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer broke down in tears on Sunday as he announced that Democrats are considering legislation to overturn President Trump’s controversial executive order temporarily banning immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries. “This executive order was mean-spirited and un-American,” Schumer said at a press conference in New York City, where he was surrounded by families affected by the ban.

Donald Trump’s ban threatens us all

For the first time in my life, I strangely found myself agreeing with a statement issued by Iran’s foreign ministry. The statement, in response to US President Donald Trump’s executive order temporarily banning citizens of Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen from travelling to the United States, read: “The US decision to restrict travel for Muslims to the US, even if for a temporary period of three months, is an obvious insult to the Islamic world…Despite the claims of combating terrorism and keeping American people safe, it will be recorded in history as a big gift to extremists and their supporters.”

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Merkel said there’s no solution yet to the problem of how to fairly … . President Donald Trump speaks on the phone with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington.

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Protesters block an intersection near Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, after earlier in the day two Iraqi refugees were detained while trying to enter the country. On Fri… .

Culinary schools struggle with enrollment decline

In this Jan. 26, 2017 photo, students Allie Trojano, front, and Deron Noel, rear, work on dessert projects during a class at the New England Culinary Institute in Montpelier, Vt. Enrollment in culinary institutes across the country is in decline and some cooking schools have announced they are closing.

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Thousands of people protest President Donald Trump’s immigration ban on citizens from seven majority-Muslim countries outside the White House.

BUFFINGTON: Medical cannabis debate returns

The medical marijuana debate will be back again this year in the Georgia Legislature, but the efforts remain a long shot. Rep. Allen Peake has introduced legislation calling for a state constitutional amendment that would allow medical marijuana to be cultivated in the state for medical use.

TERRELL: Questions we should ponder

The national events of the past several months have left us with a number of questions we should ponder. If what we have seen in the past several months, and especially the past two weeks, is the face of the Democratic Party, why would any reasonable person want to be a member of that political party? From the trash-talking and vulgar language to open threats and actual incidents of civil disobedience and violence, we may be seeing the party revert to its days of the 40s, 50s and 60s.

White House backs strategist at national security meetings

The White House on Sunday said the addition of President Donald Trump’s chief strategist, Steve Bannon, to regular meetings of the country’s top national security officials was essential to the commander in chief’s decision-making process. Trump took steps Saturday to begin restructuring the White House National Security Council, adding the senior adviser to the principals committee, which includes the secretaries of state and defense.

Facing criticism, Trump administration has no regrets about leaving out Jews in Holocaust statement

Facing growing criticism for failing to mention Jews in a statement marking the Holocaust, the Trump administration on Sunday doubled down on the controversial decision. In a statement on Friday, President Donald Trump broke with the bipartisan practice of past presidents by failing to include any mention of the anti-Semitic views that fueled the Holocaust and left 6 million Jews and millions of others dead.

White House backs strategist Bannon at national security meetings

The White House on Sunday said the addition of President Donald Trump’s chief strategist, Steve Bannon, to regular meetings of the country’s top national security officials was essential to the commander in chief’s decision-making process. Trump took steps Saturday to begin restructuring the White House National Security Council, adding the senior adviser to the principals committee, which includes the secretaries of state and defense.

The Implausible Donald Trump

I know we’ve posted this video here once or twice before, but it’s even more fun to take in now that he’s been in office for 10 days and the left is losing its mind. So let’s enjoy an extra thick and delicious helping of schadenfreude once again:

Undocumented: Seattle U student president afraid for family

Photo by JesAos Hidalgo: Seattle U student president Carlos Rodriguez is an undocumented immigrant who is struggling to cope with executive actions taken by President Donald Trump since taking office. When the Capitol Hill Times first interviewed Seattle University Student Government president Carlos Rodriguez on Jan. 18, he had made his status as an undocumented student public in a statement on the 2016 Elections three months before .

U.S. auto dealers look to Trump to ease vehicle emissions rules

Jan 29 U.S. auto dealers gathered for their annual convention in New Orleans said they want President Donald Trump to ease federal regulation of vehicle emissions and consumer lending, reversing action taken by his predecessor. Former President Barack Obama enacted rules requiring automakers to roughly double the average fuel efficiency of their U.S. car and truck fleets to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.

Choices: Who to send to the Vatican?

Among the many tasks facing Donald Trump, as with any new president, are the selections of new ambassadors to represent the United States in most countries around the world. Despite some earlier hysteria in the media , these posts do not need to be filled immediately, but should be filled as expeditiously as possible.

Neighbor recalls suspected killer as grieving widower

Trump doubles down on controversial ‘Muslim ban’ in the face of nationwide protests… but senior White House officials reveal green card holders will NOT be affected after all ‘Everything I worked for all these years doesn’t matter’: Iranian PhD graduate who has been living in America for seven years is denied entry to the US following Trump’s immigrant ban ‘Listen more!’: Kellyanne clobbers media for the administration’s ‘gaping, seeping wounds’ and says TV networks should FIRE pundits who called the election wrong and donated to Hillary Tim Kaine slams White House ‘Holocaust denial’ over statement that didn’t mention Jews – but Team Trump says it was being ‘inclusive’ of gays, gypsies, priests and the disabled White House discussing ‘asking foreign visitors for information on what social media sites they use and to share their cell phone contacts’ Meet the dog whisperer: Pet trainer … (more)

Turkey urges Germany to deny asylum to coup-linked soldiers

President Donald Trump’s plan to fight terrorism by temporarily stopping citizens of seven nations from entering the country has gotten off to a chaotic start British Prime Minister Theresa May has criticized President Donald Trump’s order temporarily banning refugees from entering the United States Lawyers with the American Civil Liberties Union say they are still trying to determine how many people are detained in the U.S. as a result of President Donald Trump’s travel ban California regulators face a daunting task: By January, they must create regulations that will govern the state’s $7 billion legal marijuana market California regulators face a daunting task: By January, they must create regulations that will govern the state’s $7 billion legal marijuana market Liberals are digging in for a long battle against President Donald Trump and the GOP and trying to harness the energy of … (more)

Trump mulling fate of young immigrants protected by DACA

Missing from President Donald Trump’s blitz of immigration orders was any mention of the fate of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants protected from deportation by former President Barack Obama. That omission has left immigration advocates hopeful Trump has softened his opposition to what he once derided as “illegal amnesty,” while others say he has quickly abandoned a core campaign pledge.

What does President Trump mean for housing?

It’s early days in President Donald Trump’s administration, but he’s already moving fast to make changes in the housing market. What does President Trump mean for housing? It’s early days in President Donald Trump’s administration, but he’s already moving fast to make changes in the housing market.

States discussing lawsuit over Trump immigration order

A group of state attorneys general are discussing whether to file their own court challenge against President Donald Trump’s order to restrict people from seven Muslim-majority countries entering the United States, officials in three states told Reuters. Democrat attorneys general are expected to be a source of fierce resistance to Trump, much as Republican AGs opposed former President Barack Obama.

Sylvia Burwell named next president of American University

Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services President Sylvia Matthews Burwell has been named next president of American University in Washington. The school announced this week that the former President Barack Obama administration official will become the first woman to lead the school when she takes over on June 1. The Hinton, West Virginia, native served as the health secretary from 2014 through the end of Obama’s second term last week.

State of the Village of Marblehead

As Mayor of the Village of Marblehead, I take this new year as a time for reflection and equally important a time to look to our future. This year, 2016, was a special year in our village as we celebrated our 125th Anniversary.