A federal judge Monday granted a preliminary injunction barring the Trump administration from implementing its travel ban in Virginia , adding another judicial ruling to those already in place challenging the ban’s constitutionality. The ruling is significant from a legal standpoint because U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema found that an unconstitutional religious bias is at the heart of the travel ban, and therefore violates First Amendment prohibitions on favoring one religion over another.
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From the Right: Charles Krauthammer – The travel moratorium: A hopeless disaster
Stupid but legal. Such is the Trump administration’s travel ban for people from seven Muslim countries.
Protests and conflict grow as Trump seeks to consolidate power
Donald Trump came roaring out of the starting gate after his inauguration, doubling down on the main themes of his election campaign. He moved quickly to initiate a slew of executive orders, tweets and rulings.
Trump Cabinet pick paid by controversial Iranian exile group
An official in U.S. President Donald Trump’s Cabinet and at least one of his advisers gave paid speeches to organizations linked to an Iranian exile group that killed Americans before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, ran donation scams and saw its members set themselves on fire over the arrest of their leader. Elaine Chao, confirmed this week as Trump’s transportation secretary, received $50,000 in 2015 for a five-minute speech to the political wing of the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, previously called a “cult-like” terrorist group by the State Department.
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.
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.
Rudy Giuliani praised sanctuary as ‘exactly what America needs’
“We should not be looking for scapegoats – we should be looking for answers,” the ex-mayor said in 1996.
Group Urges Trump to Counter Iran Deal
A bipartisan group of former top U.S. officials is calling on Donald Trump to establish a dialogue with Iranian exiles to counter the deal Obama made with Iran. In a three-page letter to the president-elect, the officials called on him to begin dealing with the Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran and its main component the Mujahedeen-e Khalq , which have been the premier voices of opposition to the Tehran regime since 1979.
Five ideas for America’s capable new cyber czar, Rudy Giuliani
Rudy Giuliani faces what is perhaps the greatest challenge of our generation. How can our government effectively face down myriad and rapidly morphing cyber security threats? President-elect Trump tapped the former New York mayor to tackle an issue that will likely define his presidency and our country’s prospects for the future.
Trump taps Rudy Giuliani as cybersecurity adviser
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani will have a spot in President-elect Donald Trump’s administration after all. “This is a rapidly evolving field both as to intrusions and solutions and it is critically important to get timely information from all sources,” the transition team said in a statement.
Rudy Giuliani Just Said Trump Is Trying To ‘Get Us Back To A Free Press’
Rudy Giuliani appeared on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show Thursday night and praised President-elect Donald Trump for his relationship with the press. “It is refreshing and it is very good for our democracy that we have a president that is trying to get us back to a free press,” Giuliani said while discussing the president-elect’s handling of the media during his first news conference in 167 days.
CarlsonCast Jan.12–Hour1
Republican Phil Fortunado has finally been appointed to replace outgoing Senator, Pam Roach, in the State Senate. KVI’s John Carlson interviews initiative activist, Tim Eyman, about the arduous process to confirm the replacement.
Rudy Giuliani: Obama’s Sanctions Against Russia Are ‘Petty’
Rudy Giuliani said that Barack Obama is trying to box Donald Trump into a corner with his last-minute sanctions against Russia. “Now, after 18 months of this hacking, he does something about it,” the former mayor of New York City said during an interview on “Fox and Friends” Friday.
Countdown to Inauguration Day: What you need to know today
Obama retaliated for suspected Russian inteference in the U.S. presidential campaign by imposing sanctions and expelling Russian government officials in the U.S. Trump then issued a statement saying it’s “time for our country to move on to bigger and better things.” Senior White House leadership team , listed on Donald Trump’s official presidential transition website : Vice President-Elect Mike Pence as team chair, with Ben Carson, Chris Christie, Newt Gingrich, Michael T. Flynn, Rudy Giuliani, Jeff Sessions as vice chairs.