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Feds, states square off in court over Trump travel ban
The federal government maintains the president alone has the power to decide who can enter or stay in the United States, while states suing Trump say his executive order is unconstitutional. Seattle U.S. District Judge James Robart, who on Friday temporarily blocked Trump’s order, has said a judge’s job is to ensure that an action taken by the government “comports with our country’s laws.”
Citizens United lawyer targets Texas campaign finance laws
Political “dark money” and the founder of an organization tied to President Donald Trump’s accusations of voter fraud will be at the center of a Texas Supreme Court case Tuesday that could reshape campaign finance laws in the country’s second-largest state. Chief questions facing the nine Republican justices on Texas’ highest civil court include the legality of the state’s ban on corporate contributions and disclosure requirements for political action committees.
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Court rulings haltin… . In this 2009 photo provided by Whitman College, U.S. District Judge James Robart poses for a photo in Walla Walla, Wash.
Transgender murderer moved to women’s prison, caught doing exactly what we expected
The world is upside down and nothing makes sense. In fact, the only thing that is starting to make any sense anymore is that NOTHING makes sense.
Lacey man sent to prison for molesting girl for years
A western Washington state man who pleaded guilty to molesting a girl repeatedly for years has been sentenced to less than a year in jail. The Olympian reports that 69-year-old George Steven Grinstine of Lacey was given a nine-month sentence Monday.
Justice Department tells Appeals Court to reinstate Trump’s Muslim Ban
Late on Monday, the U.S. Justice Department under the Trump administration urged a federal appeals court to reinstate the so-called President’s targeted travel ban. The DoJ said this evening that immediate action was required to ensure the nation’s safety.
Controversy as Speaker John Bercow opposes Trump address to Parliament
Commons Speaker John Bercow has become embroiled in controversy after insisting US president Donald Trump should not be allowed to address Parliament during his state visit. Mr Bercow’s extraordinary attack reignited controversy over the invitation to Mr Trump, provoking applause from MPs who oppose the US president, and drawing accusations the Speaker was “insulting” the UK’s closest ally.
Your Turn: Feb. 7
Muslim women pray towards Mecca in the Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church during the recent Texas Muslim Capitol Day. A reader is gratified by the outpouring of support extended to the Muslim community.
Avoid going nuclear on Gorsuch
Yes, President Donald Trump ‘s nominee for the Supreme Court , Neil Gorsuch , will be sitting in a stolen seat if he is confirmed. Yet Senate Democrats must resist sinking to the depths Republican senators did in denying the seat to an eminently qualified Merrick Garland , President Barack Obama ‘s nominee to fill the seat of Justice Antonin Scalia , who died in Texas a year ago.
Yoder appeals decision in GOP lawsuit
The attorney for Farmington Township Trustee Martha Yoder has filed a motion with the 11th District Court of Appeals challenging a decision to dismiss legal actions between her and Trumbull County Republican Party Chairman Randy Law. Trumbull County Common Pleas Court Judge W. Wyatt McKay last year dismissed Law’s lawsuit and countersuit filed by Yoder over whether Law had the legal authority to remove Yoder as party secretary.
The future is female says Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton has urged those who took place in the historic women’s marches around the world to maintain the rage. Picture: AFP HILLARY Clinton has urged those who took place in the historic women’s marches around the world to maintain the rage, in her first public comments since Donald Trump’s Presidential Inauguration.
Elect, don’t appoint, state schools chief
Partisan bickering and the resulting gridlock can be deeply frustrating for constituents. Nothing gets done because one side won’t recognize that the other has a good solution, or doesn’t want the other side to get any credit.
Court to hear arguments on Trump’s travel ban
The US Justice Department will face off with opponents in a federal appeals court today over the fate of President Donald Trump’s temporary travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority countries, his most controversial act since taking office last month. Last Friday, US District Judge James Robart suspended Mr Trump’s ban, opening a window for people from the seven affected countries to enter the country.
‘We need strong women to step up’: Hillary Clinton’s message in new video
After Donald Trump’s inauguration, Clinton also came out in support of the Women’s March on Washington and around the world . For the first time since the US election former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton steps out of the shadows since her defeat with a powerful message for all in a video message presented at the 2017 MAKERS conference.
Hillary Clinton applauds the Women’s Marches, declares ‘the future is female’
Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer View text version of this page Help using this website – Accessibility statement Join today and you can easily save your favourite articles, join in the conversation and comment, plus select which news your want direct to your inbox. Hillary Clinton has declared that “the future is female” and spoken about last month’s Women’s Marches in a video created for the 2017 MAKERS conference.
‘Trump’s win made me lose weight’ – Lena Dunham
In this Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, file photo, Lena Dunham arrives at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards at NeueHouse Hollywood in Los Angeles. The ‘Girls’ star has been open about her dislike of the new President of the United States and claims the “devastation and hopelessness” she feels about his appointment has caused her to adopt a slimmer frame.
Voters await economic revival in a part of pro-Trump America
She tugged 13 envelopes from a cabinet above the stove, each one labeled with a different debt: the house payment, the student loans, the vacuum cleaner she bought on credit. Lydia Holt and her husband tuck money into these envelopes with each paycheck to whittle away at what they owe.
Justice Ginsburg laments partisanship at Stanford talk
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lamented partisanship in Congress during a talk at Stanford University on Monday and said she hoped it would return to an era when “it was working for the good of the country and not just along party lines.” Ginsburg did not address the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court seat vacated by the late Justice Antonin Scalia or President Donald Trump’s travel ban, which could end up before the high court.
Russia’s booming ‘Trumpomania’
The name Godless Street, a legacy of Soviet-era persecution of religion, did not sound right to some residents of this ancient Russian city. So, historian and publicist Sergei Bizyukin came up with a new one.
San Diego, Tijuana mayors extol virtues of cross-border ties
The mayors of the largest metr… . San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, left, and Tijuana, Mexico, Mayor Juan Manuel Gastelum discuss the benefits of cross-border ties at a news conference at San Diego City Hall, Monday, Feb. 6, 2017.
Scholars: ‘Liberal’ reputation of 9th Circuit overblown
8, 2014, pool file photo, Hawaii Deputy Attorney General Robert Nakatsuji presents arguments on the gay marriage ban in Hawaii at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, Calif. The federal… .
Yemen Raid Had Secret Target: Al Qaeda Leader Qassim Al-Rimi
Yemen Raid Had Secret Target: Al Qaeda Leader Qassim Al-Rimi – Exclusive: Top al-Qaeda Leader was Target of U.S. Raid in Yemen, Sources Say 2:40 – The Navy SEAL raid in Yemen last week had a secret objective – the head of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, who survived
‘If something happens’: Trump points his finger in case of…
Does Trump Want to Lose the EO Battle in Court? Or is Donald McGahn Simply Ineffectual (or Worse)? – I’m starting to believe that either Donald Trump wants courts to strike down the Immigration Executive order, or that his White House Counsel is incompetent or ineffectual.
Anti-Trump protests complicate start of his presidency
Scrappy as ever, Donald Trump on Monday dismissed polls showing low approval ratings as “fake news.” But whatever his opinion, active opposition to his go-it-alone presidency appears to be widening.
Melania sues Mail Online a third time for claiming she was an escort
Melania sues Mail Online a third time for claiming she was an escort – More On: – Melania Trump has filed her third defamation lawsuit against the Mail Online over an August 2016 article that accused her of having once been a prostitute, arguing for the first time that the story ruined her
Trump’s suggestion that the media is ignoring terrorist attacks…
That MSNBC Interview Was Not the First Time Kellyanne Conway Referred to the “Bowling Green Massacre” – Conway used the same wording in a conversation with Cosmopolitan.com on Jan. 29. – Kellyanne Conway took to Twitter on Friday to walk back her comments on MSNBC’s Hardball
We’ll lose college students if Israel becomes a partisan cause
So even while a typical bit of punditry over the past few presidencies was to assert that Bill Clinton, or George W. Bush, or Barack Obama was “the most pro-Israel president in history,” Israel advocates nevertheless kept their heads and painstakingly maintained strong relationships on both sides of the aisle. Now some are eagerly making the same grandiose claim about President Donald Trump – that he will be the greatest friend Jerusalem has ever had.
Appeals court weighs Trump ban as travelers arrive to tears
Just hours after an appeals court blocked an attempt to… . Members of International Migrants Alliance in Hong Kong hold placards during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s selective country travel ban outside of the U.S. Consulate in Hong Kong, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017.
Legislators start work, Nevada’s 1st black Speaker elected
Rep. Jason Frierson made history Monday by becoming Nevada’s first black Assembly Speaker as the state’s 63 lawmakers opened their legislative session focusing on issues ranging from the state budget to the future of an unimplemented law that would give parents state funding to help pay for private school. Frierson, D-Las Vegas, was elected to lead the Legislature’s lower chamber as lawmakers started work in the session that lasts until June 5. It also marked the first time that both the state Assembly and Senate will be led at the same time by black legislators.
19 states have raised gas taxes since 2013. In Colorado, Republicans want to cut them.
Since 2013, 19 states have raised gas taxes to pay for roads, and as many as 18 are considering doing so this year.
With Trumpa s Travel Ban on Hold, Iraqi Family Arrives in Nashville in 2nd Attempt to Reach US
Iraqi citizen Fuad Sharef Suleman and his family landed in Nashville, Tennessee, Sunday night to start a new life, more than a week after they were barred from entering the United States because of their country of origin. It had taken Suleman more than two years to receive U.S. immigrant visas for him, his wife and three children.
What are the odds of a nah, it’ll never happen
Even New England Patriots’ Tom Brady was surprised to learn the long odds of his team coming back to win. The Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Cavaliers both overcoming a 3-1 deficit to bring championships to those long-suffering franchises? That was silly talk.
Vizio settles amid allegations smart TVs spied on their owners
The Federal Trade Commission said Monday that Vizio used 11 million televisions to spy on its customers. The television maker agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle a case with the FTC and the New Jersey attorney general’s office after the agencies accused it of secretly collecting – and selling – data about its customers’ locations, demographics and viewing habits.
United States Awarded Top Honors for Coin of the Year
The United States recently earned top honors in two coin design categories at the World Money Fair in Berlin, Germany. United States Mint officials accepted two Coin of the Year Awards on behalf of the Nation.
Praise for Putin, but Trump’s Russia policy a work in progress
Trump’s relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin was once again in the headlines as the President drew sharp criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike by equating Putin’s government with the US’s. The latest flap came when Fox News host Bill O’Reilly said “Putin’s a killer” – a reference to Putin’s past as a KGB agent and instances in which political opponents and critics have died suddenly – and Trump shot back, “There are a lot of killers.
Democratic senator: We may flip another GOP vote on DeVos
A Democratic senator from Michigan said Monday public pressure may have swayed enough of her Republican colleagues to bring down the nomination of Betsy DeVos for education secretary. “We may, in fact, have an additional Republican colleague voting ‘no,’ which would stop her tomorrow,” Sen. Debbie Stabenow told CNN’s Erin Burnett “OutFront” Monday.
Sanders on Trump: ‘This Guy is a Fraud’
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders accused President Donald Trump of falling short of commitments to middle-class voters, pointing to his Cabinet and senior advisers’ ties to Wall Street. “This guy is a fraud,” Sanders told CNN’s Jake Tapper on State of the Union Sunday.
Trump’s tweets against judges worry legal community
FEBRUARY 02: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with executives and union representatives from the Harley Davidson company at the White House on February 2, 2017 in Washington, DC. At the end of the photo opportunity, Trump said “nothing is off the table” in relation to current disagreements between the U.S. and Iran.
Trump directive stalls FAA safety warnings
President Donald Trump’s executive directive to restrict or postpone new government regulations for 60 days has hampered the ability of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue safety orders about aircraft. The instructions, known as “airworthiness directives,” are issued frequently, and formalize mandated inspections or modifications to correct unsafe conditions on U.S. aircraft.