Democrats groan as Trump promotes new immigration crime office
President Trump's new office to focused on crimes committed by people in the country illegally provoked groans from Democratic lawmakers Tuesday as he addressed a joint session of Congress.In his speech, Trump said he has called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to create the Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement, abbreviated as VOICE.Trump, who had previously announced the creation of VOICE, has also directed the DHS to publish a weekly list of crimes committed by immigrants.“We ar..>> view originalOfficials: New Trump travel ban removes Iraq from list
President Donald Trump leaves after speech to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Image via AP) (Associated Press) By Associated Press By Associated Press March 1 at 4:04 AM WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s new immigration order will remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary U.S. travel ban, U.S. officials say, citing the latest draft in circulation. Trump is expected to sign the execut..>> view originalTrump 'finally' condemned killing of Indian man as act of hate. Was he too late?
Two Indian politicians hold placards in front of the cremation pyre of Srinivas Kuchibhotla, a 32-year-old engineer who was killed in an apparently racially motivated shooting in a crowded Kansas bar, in Hyderabad, India, on Feb. 28. (Mahesh Kumar A./Associated Press) President Trump used a big bully pulpit — his historic first address to the U.S. Congress — to condemn the shooting of an Indian computer engineer on Feb. 22 in Kansas that the FBI said Tuesday it is investigating as hate crim..>> view originalDemocratic women wear white to Trump's address
Many of the 66 Democratic women representatives and delegates who make up the House Democratic Women's Working Group wore white clothing, dubbed "suffragette white" in a nod to the women's rights movement in the early 1900s, which encouraged its supporters to dress in white as a representation of purity. "We wear white to unite against any attempts by the Trump administration to roll back the incredible progress women have made in the last century, and we will continue to support the advancement..>> view originalTrump, in Optimistic Address, Asks Congress to End 'Trivial Fights'
But in his speech, Mr. Trump never mentioned legalizing undocumented people and over all held to the tough-on-immigration theme of his campaign. Video Trump on Immigration and Terrorism President Trump emphasized the need for increased vetting of immigrants, a constant theme throughout his campaign. By THE NEW YORK TIMES on Publish Date February 28, 2017. ..>> view originalFormer Kentucky gov blasts Trump, GOP over ObamaCare claims in Dem rebuttal
Hoping to mount a renewed defense of ObamaCare in the wake of Donald Trump’s amped-up vows to repeal and replace it, former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear touted the health care law’s success in his home state during the Democratic response to the president’s address on Tuesday night. “Even more troubling is that you and your Republican allies in Congress seem determined to rip affordable health insurance away from millions of Americans who most need it,” former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear said fr..>> view originalDeaths reported in central US tornadoes
Last Updated Mar 1, 2017 1:10 AM EST CHICAGO -- At least two people are dead after tornadoes ripped through the central U.S. on Tuesday.One person died in Ottawa in Illinois’ LaSalle County on Tuesday afternoon, CBS Chicago reported.The Times newspaper of Ottawa first reported one person was killed in the southern part of Ottawa. CBS Chicago reported that the deceased is a woman. Patti Thompson, an Illinois Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman, said a tornado victim was killed by an uproot..>> view originalDeVos under fire for calling HBCUs 'pioneers' of school choice
DeVos issued the statement Monday after meeting HBCU leaders in the White House with President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. It was the first of a two-day event to foster introductions between campus executives and the administration before the President signed an executive order Tuesday related to HBCUs.DeVos is an ardent supporter of diverting federal funds to school choice, or alternatives to public schools. In her statement, she said a key priority for the administration is to ..>> view originalObamas Make Book Deal With Penguin Random House
Photo Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama in Washington last year. They plan to donate a portion of the advances for their books to charity. Credit Drew Angerer for The New York Times Penguin Random House will publish coming books by former President Barack Obama and the former first lady Michelle Obama, the publishing company announced Tuesday night, concluding a heated auction among multiple publishers.The terms of the agreement were not disclosed, but pu..>> view originalTrump delivers first speech to Congress
Trump adopted a statesmanlike cadence, hitting notes of inspiration. For once, this most unorthodox of politicians struck a conventional presidential posture as he sought to stabilize his administration after a tumultuous five weeks in office.Though his language was more lofty and unifying than normal, Trump gave little quarter on the substance of his policies on issues ranging from trade, defense, immigration and counterterrorism. The result was a populist, nationalistic prescription that he sa..>> view original
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