Thursday, March 23, 2017

Reports: Trump travel order revoked tens of thousands of visas and other top stories.

  • Reports: Trump travel order revoked tens of thousands of visas

    Reports: Trump travel order revoked tens of thousands of visas
    CLOSE The State Department and a lawyer for the Justice Department are providing contradicting numbers on how many visas have been revoked since President Trump's travel order. USA TODAY NETWORKTrailed by reporters, Hossein Vayghan, center, heads to see his brother Ali Vayeghan as his daughter Marjan K. Vayghan, follows closely behind at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 2017. Vayeghan, who had been turned away from the airport under President Trump's executive ..
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  • Police recover baby in stolen car; suspect shoots self

    Police recover baby in stolen car; suspect shoots self
    DEVILS LAKE, N.D. –  A crime spree by a man who fired at a state trooper and then stole a car with a baby inside it is over. The baby was recovered, but the man later took two people hostage before finally shooting himself rather than surrender, police said. Police Capt. John Barnett told the Devils Lake Journal (http://bit.ly/2k6lU3F) late Friday that Daniel TwoHearts shot himself as officers began to negotiate with him. He was hospitalized with an apparently non-fatal bullet wound, Barnett sa..
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  • Donald Trump might be more popular than you think

    Donald Trump might be more popular than you think
    Just how popular is Donald Trump? Two weeks into the new president’s term, it’s a matter of some dispute. Traditional phone polls that use live interviewers — including some of the most trusted polls in politics and media — report limited support for Trump and the controversial executive orders he’s signed. But automated phone and Internet-based surveys tell a different story. Once the element of anonymity is added, the president’s approval ratings suddenly look a lot better.Story Continued Be..
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  • Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Said to Have Helped Thwart LGBT Rights Rollback

    Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Said to Have Helped Thwart LGBT Rights Rollback
    Photo Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner at the Liberty Ball on Inauguration Day. They travel in liberal social circles and have long supported L.G.B.T. rights. Credit Ruth Fremson/The New York Times WASHINGTON — The two most influential social liberals in President Trump’s inner circle — daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner — helped kill a proposed executive order that would have scrapped Obama-era L.G.B.T. protections, according to people familiar with the issue.A..
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  • Elon Musk's dance with Trump courts controversy, but could pack rewards

    Elon Musk's dance with Trump courts controversy, but could pack rewards
    CLOSE Elon Musk's Tesla has changed its name to reflect its changing business model. Buzz60Elon Musk arrives at Trump Tower in New York in December, joining a group of tech CEOs who met with then President-Elect Donald Trump.(Photo: Drew Angerer, Getty Images)SAN FRANCISCO — On Friday, Elon Musk completed a journey almost as improbable as his vaunted quest for Mars.In attending President Trump’s first business advisory council meeting, the South African-born, self-made billionaire who is..
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  • How Stephen Miller's Rise Explains the Trump White House

    How Stephen Miller's Rise Explains the Trump White House
    It’s not an easy gig to be the face of one of the first major controversies of Donald Trump’s presidency. But after Stephen Miller played a key role in drafting and rolling out Trump’s immigration executive order that unleashed global chaos last weekend, he found himself with a degree of public prominence that is unusual for someone in a policy role.It’s not the first moment in the spotlight for Miller, one of the top policy advisers in the White House. During the campaign, the 31-year-old oft..
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  • Trump slams judge's halt of travel ban

    Trump slams judge's halt of travel ban
    "The opinion of this so-called judge, which essentially takes law-enforcement away from our country, is ridiculous and will be overturned!" he tweeted.US Customs and Border Protection then alerted airlines the US government would quickly begin reinstating visas that were previously canceled, and CBP advised airlines that refugees that are in possession of US visas will be admitted as well, an airline executive said.Trump sent out a series of tweets lamenting the ruling that halted enforcement."W..
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  • Trump Responds to Louvre Attack in Paris, Urging US to 'Get Smart'

    Trump Responds to Louvre Attack in Paris, Urging US to 'Get Smart'
    The president of the United States responded: A new radical Islamic terrorist has just attacked in Louvre Museum in Paris. Tourists were locked down. France on edge again. GET SMART U.S. — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) Feb. 3, 2017 It is difficult to divine Mr. Trump’s thinking at times, but safe to say “get smart” in this case most likely means accepting his policies. For their part, Europeans aren’t taking well to the new American president.Preside..
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  • On foreign policy, Trump still speaking campaign language

    On foreign policy, Trump still speaking campaign language
    WASHINGTON –  For all the White House's early bravado, President Donald Trump has few concrete plans for making good on key foreign policy and national security promises. In phone calls with European leaders, Trump is said to have described his plans for confronting the Islamic State group with the same hard-charging but vague rhetoric he used while campaigning. The new president has been pressed about how he plans to pursue a better relationship with Russia, but he sticks with his public asser..
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  • Dakota Access Pipeline to start in second quarter: stakeholder

    Dakota Access Pipeline to start in second quarter: stakeholder
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The chief executive of Phillips 66 said on Friday he expects the Dakota Access Pipeline to start operations in the second quarter, even though the project - which has sparked protests by Native Americans and environmentalists - is still in the midst of legal battles and a U.S. regulatory review.Phillips 66 has a 25 percent stake in the $3.8 billion project led by Energy Transfer Partners LP. Phillips 66's CEO, Greg Garland, made the comments on a conference call with analyst..
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