Scientists warn of nukes, climate change and Trump. So do we. Also: Bannon tells press to ‘keep its mouth shut’ and still more dangerous ‘voter fraud’ bufoonery from the Liar-in-Chief… It begins: Trump re-launches controversial pipelines, imposes lock downs on science- based federal agencies; PLUS: New US Amb.
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Donald Trump Just Gave Wells Fargo a Break
But the tide has already begun to turn for the nation’s third biggest bank by assets, thanks in no small part to the new presidential administration. Earlier this week, the U.S. Labor Department removed a website it had created to log complaints from Wells Fargo employees who claimed to have been retaliated against by supervisors for blowing the whistle on a massive fake-account scandal that look place at the bank from at least 2011 through 2015.
A New York Judge Just Put a Temporary Halt to Part of Trump’s Muslim Ban
On Friday, January 27, President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries . The following night , a federal judge in Brooklyn temporarily halted the deportation of immigrants – including refugees – from those countries.
Top Muslim lawyer gunned down in Myanmar
A prominent Muslim lawyer and member of Myanmar’s ruling party was shot dead along with a taxi driver outside Yangon’s international airport on Sunday, officials said. Ko Ni, a legal advisor to Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy party, was gunned down as he got into a taxi outside arrivals around 5pm by an assassin who also killed the driver.
Rudy Giuliani says Donald Trump wanted a Muslin ban
‘I want to do a Muslim ban’: Rudy Giuliani reveals Donald Trump DID ask him to find the ‘right way’ to build his controversial immigration order around the religion The president had earlier denied the ban, which bars refugees and citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the US, was religiously motivated. However, Giuliani contradicted that claim during an interview with Fox News on Saturday night – just moments after the ban had been temporarily defeated thanks to a federal court’s emergency ruling.
Trump mulling fate of young immigrants protected by Obama
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.
’57 dead’ in first US raid on Qaeda in Yemen under Trump
A US raid in Yemen killed 41 suspected Al-Qaeda militants and 16 civilians on Sunday, an official said, in what would be America’s first military action in the country under President Donald Trump. Eight women and eight children were among those killed in the dawn raid in Yakla district, in the central province of Baida, said the provincial official, who did not want to be named, and tribal sources.
Gov’t wants speedy probe on Jee kidnap-slay
The government wants a swift investigation on the abduction and murder of South Korean businessman Jee Ick-Joo, especially since the world is awaiting results of the same, a Palace official said on Sunday. Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Ana Marie Banaag said the government is expecting concerned authorities to come up with the probe results on the abduction and murder of Jee soon to hold accountable those involved in the crime.
Building the great wall of Donald Trump
Just days after his inauguration , Donald Trump has set into motion his plan to build a wall along the common border between the United States and Mexico purportedly to keep off illegal immigrants. When completed over the course of Trump’s presidential term, the wall will stretch over 2,000 kilometers.
When Duterte meets Trump
“It was a very superb ritual and Trump was at his best,” Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte remarked about the new American president’s poorly attended inauguration speech under cloudy skies. “Trump was talking from the heart, a very frank person.”
It’s no secret: Henry McMaster has ‘always wanted to be governor’
A year ago, then-Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster shocked many political onlookers – and confused others – when he became the first statewide elected official in the nation to put his support behind Donald Trump.
Trump has San Diego border businesses on edge
A house in Tijuana overlooks multiple layers of steel walls, fences, and other barricades along the US- Mexico border Business had been booming along in San Diego-Tijuana region so much that the cross-border maquiladora industry had trouble finding enough workers. Plans for expansion were afoot, with additional and enhanced border crossings in the works.
The Latest: Official says ruling will not affect travel ban
The Latest on U.S. President Donald Trump and his ban on refugees from Muslim-majority countries : The Homeland Security Department says a New York court order temporarily barring the U.S. from deporting people from nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban will not affect the overall implementation of the White House executive action. The agency said the court order affected a relatively small number of travelers who were inconvenienced by security procedures upon their return.
Trump to honour refugee swap deal with Australia – source
U.S. President Donald Trump has confirmed that his administration will honour a refugee resettlement deal with Australia, a source close to the Australian government said on Sunday. Trump spoke by telephone with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull earlier on Sunday, officials in both countries said, one of a number of conversations the new U.S. president held with world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Two Iraqis file lawsuit against Trump order banning travellers, refugees
Iraqi immigrant Hameed Darwish speaks with Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez after being released at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, US, on January 28, 2017. Photo – Reuters Iraqi immigrant Hameed Darwish speaks with Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez after being released at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, US, on January 28, 2017.
Trump-Putin talks ‘significant’ start to improving ties: WH1 hour ago
Washington, Jan 29 US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin agreed to establish “real coordination” against the ISIS during an hourlong discussion, which the White House hailed as a “significant start” to improving the strained ties between the two nations. During their telephonic conversation, the first since Trump assumed office last week, Trump and Putin discussed cooperation against the Islamic State and expressed a willingness to work actively together to stabilise and develop Russian-American cooperation on a constructive basis.
Ian Hart: Aquarena redevelopment a step forward for town
With opinions sometimes come emotions. A couple of weeks ago in this column I shared my views on the Aquarena debate.
Philippine troops kill 15 Islamic State supporters; rebel leader wounded
Philippine soldiers killed 15 militants and seriously wounded their leader, believed to be the Islamic State’s representative in the country, following air and artillery strikes in a southern province, a senior military official said on Sunday. Isnilon Hapilon, also known as Abu Abdullah and a leader of the Philippine militant group Abu Sayyaf, might die as he needed immediate medical treatment, military chief General Eduardo Ano told reporters, citing intelligence and communications intercepts.
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If you can’t – well, the view from Santa Monica is very different from the view from is very different from the view from Elmira in upstate New York. Progressivism in the United States used to be a school of political action, but today it is mainly a highly refined lifestyle – one that Republicans may be on the verge of making a little more expensive.
Donald Trump and close aide Rudy Giuliani. File photo: AFP
Donald Trump originally dubbed his executive order suspending refugee arrivals and barring visas for travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries a “Muslim ban,” according to the US president’s aide Rudy Giuliani. “When he first announced it he said, ‘Muslim ban,'” the former New York mayor told Fox News late Saturday when asked whether the ban was connected to religion.
Trump to honor refugee swap deal with Australia: source
U.S. President Donald Trump , seated at his desk with National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and senior advisor Steve Bannon , speaks by phone with Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. January… President Donald Trump has confirmed that his administration will honor a refugee resettlement deal with Australia, a source close to the Australian government said on Sunday.
Trump and GOP search for solution for ‘Dreamers’
” The fate of hundreds of thousands of young immigrants protected from deportation by former President Barack Obama remains unclear. The omission of this group from President Donald Trump’s immigration orders has left immigration advocates hopeful that Trump has softened his opposition to what he once dubbed “illegal amnesty.”
Mexico Rebukes Israel over Netanyahu Wall Tweet
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Trump talks to Putin, other world leaders about security threats
President Donald Trump discussed Syria and the fight against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Jan. 28 in one of several calls with world leaders that the new U.S. president used to put his stamp on international affairs. Trump’s call with Putin was their first since the New York businessman took office and came as officials said he was considering lifting sanctions on Moscow despite opposition from Democrats and Republicans at home and European allies abroad.
Protests against Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ continue
JANUARY 28: Protesters gather to denounce President Donald Trump’s executive order that bans certain immigration, at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on January 28, 2017 in Dallas, Texas. President Trump signed the controversial executive order that halted refugees and residents from predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States.
Uproar on social media as Trump implements de facto Muslim ban
This comes after President Trump signed an executive order on Saturday suspending visas for visitors from seven Muslim-majority countries, as well as temporarily preventing the entry of all refugees. The four-month-long measure caused chaos and confusion as it came into effect with reports of travellers, including green card holders and dual nationals, being turned away from flights across the Middle East.
Trump sets tougher restrictions on lobbying by officials
President Donald Trump acted Saturday to fulfill a key portion of his pledge to “drain the swamp” in Washington, banning administration officials from ever lobbying the U.S. on behalf of a foreign government and imposing a separate five-year ban on other lobbying. Trump has said individuals who want to aid him in his quest to “Make America Great Again” should focus on the jobs they will be doing to help the American people, not thinking ahead to the future income they could rake in by peddling their influence after serving in government.
In 1995, they became the first team to win 5 Super Bowl title
On Jan. 29, 1845, Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “The Raven” was first published in the New York Evening Mirror. In this image: ‘Open here I flung the shutter, when with many a flirt and flutter, In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore.’
new Trump and GOP search for solution for a Dreamersa
Missing from President Donald Trump’s blitz of immigration orders this week 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 dubbed “illegal amnesty,” while others say he has quickly abandoned a core campaign pledge.
More protests against Trump’s immigration policies planned
More angry protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies are set for Sunday across the country after hundreds of demonstrators converged on airports the day before.. This is the second weekend of demonstrations, with more than 1 million people coming out last weekend for the Women’s March.
Officials say Trump, Putin avoided topic of sanctions
Officials say the thorny matter of U.S.-imposed sanctions on Russia didn’t come up during President Donald Trump’s first phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin, which suggests that the more difficult obstacles to warmer relations between their nations can wait. Statements from the White House and the Kremlin described the conversation Saturday in positive terms, the same tone used in White House accounts of other calls Trump made to world leaders.
The Latest: Official says ruling will not affect travel ban
President Donald Trump bars all refugees from entering the United States for four months _ and those from war-ravaged Syria indefinitely _ declaring the ban necessary to prevent “radical Islamic terrorists” from… A federal judge in New York has issued an emergency order temporarily barring the U.S. from deporting people from nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban President Donald Trump’s first conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin since taking office is sparking concern among European allies and fellow Republicans about the future of U.S. sanctions on Moscow.
Delta operations recovering; Trump blames airline for delays
Delta Air Lines, recovering from a weekend technology outage, cancelled more flights Monday but said that the issue has been resolved. The airline said Monday that 110 flights had been cancelled and more could be scrubbed.
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A feast was ready for a family celebration but left uneaten in Allentown. Sarwad Assali had cooked for her family that was turned away at Philadelphia International Airport Saturday morning.
The Latest: Anguished relatives of detainees at NY airport
The Latest on U.S. President Donald Trump and his ban on refugees from Muslim-majority countries : New York City’s Kennedy Airport became a scene of anguish Saturday for relatives of people detained after arriving in the U.S. from nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban. Lawyers and advocates working at the airport say they didn’t have a hard count on the number of people taken into custody after getting off their flights.
Unauthorized guest ‘infiltrated’ GOP retreat
JANUARY 26: British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks at the Congress of Tomorrow Republican Member Retreat at Loews Philadelphia Hotel on January 26, 2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. British Prime Minister Theresa May is on a two-day visit to the United States and will be the first world leader to meet with President Donald Trump.
Judge halts implementation of Trump’s immigration order
A federal judge granted an emergency stay Saturday night for citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries who have already arrived in the US and those who are in transit, and who hold valid visas, ruling they can legally enter the US — a decision that halts President Donald Trump’s executive order barring citizens from those countries from entering the US for the next 90 days. “The petitioners have a strong likelihood of success in establishing that the removal of the petitioner and other similarly situated violates their due process and equal protection guaranteed by the United States Constitution,” US District Judge Ann Donnelly wrote in her decision.
Judge’s ruling blocks deportations of those being held due to Trump’s immigration order
Protestors rally during a demonstration against the Muslim immigration ban at John F. Kennedy International Airport on January 28, 2017 in New York City. A federal judge has temporarily blocked the deportation of those being detained at airports due to an executive order on immigration issued by U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday.
Woman impersonated lawmaker’s wife, snuck into GOP retreat
A woman impersonated the wife of a GOP lawmaker and snuck into the congressional Republican retreat in Philadelphia Thursday, the same day President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence appeared, retreat organizers told lawmakers late Saturday. The revelation came as the nonprofit Congressional Institute that organizes the retreat investigates how audio of the gathering leaked.
Federal judge bars deporting travelers with valid visas
A federal court in Brooklyn tonight granted an emergency stay on President Trump’s executive order that bans immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries for two Iraqi men who had valid visas to enter the United States but were detained today when they arrived in New York. Trump’s order calls for an immediate suspension of immigration from countries with ties to terror, including Syria, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, Iraq, Iran and Libya, for a time period of 90 days.