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President Trump's Tweet Just Made It Harder for the House to Pass an Immigration Bill
WASHINGTON — Hours before House showdown votes on immigration, President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that any measure the chamber passes would be …
ImmigrationThe GOP’s ‘Utterly Dysfunctional’ Strategy of Babying Its Base
As long as Republican lawmakers support Trump’s hardline policies, they risk alienating their college-educated, and especially younger, voters.<p>With his policy of systematically separating children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, Donald Trump finally extended his racially infused …
RepublicansThe Story Behind TIME's Trump 'Welcome to America' Cover
John Moore, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer for Getty Images, has been photographing immigrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border for years. This …
ImmigrationDonald Trump is a symbol of white identity politics in Europe, too
President Trump began the week by railing against the immigration policies of both the United States and the European Union:<p>He then repeatedly doubled down, despite criticism for the false claim about Germany’s crime rate.<p>These kinds of claims are nothing new for Trump. As a result, white racial …
Donald TrumpWife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu charged with fraud
JERUSALEM – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, was charged on Thursday with fraud over alleged misuse of state funds, the …
IsraelThe biggest blunder of the Trump presidency
The Pope, the U.N., Bono, every living first lady (including his wife), a conservative radio host (Hugh Hewitt) who said this could be his Katrina, a …
Donald TrumpRepublican House member unloads on Paul Ryan in explosive floor exchange
<b>(CNN) —</b> On the eve of two major immigration votes, weeks of hard-fought negotiations took a turn with a heated blowup on the House floor between two lead negotiators.<p>House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows, a conservative Republican from North Carolina, erupted at House Speaker Paul Ryan of …
RepublicansCharts: Trump is the target of historic voter backlash ahead of the 2018 midterms
New data shows Trump is a bigger election drag on his party than Obama ever was.<p>The 2018 midterm elections will surely be a referendum on the sitting president, as midterms always are, but new polling shows that Donald Trump will play a particularly outsize role when voters head to the polls in …
Pew Research CenterAirlines ask the government not to fly separated children on their planes
US airlines on Wednesday spoke out against the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy that resulted in the separation of migrant children from their families.<p>American Airlines, United Airlines and Frontier Airlines all issued statements in the hours before President Donald Trump …
ImmigrationTrump, U.S. lawmakers meet to discuss 'problematic' measure on China's ZTE
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and a group of Republicans from the Senate and House of Representatives met at the White House on Wednesday to discuss their disagreement over how to penalize Chinese telecommunications company ZTE Corp.<p>The Trump administration moved to lift a ban …
Donald TrumpAlberta loses beer battle with Steam Whistle, Great Western breweries
The Notley government will have to revamp its beer markup regime after it was declared unconstitutional on Wednesday.<p>The Court of Queen’s Bench sided …
CanadaMichael Cohen slams Trump’s child separation while resigning from RNC
Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal lawyer, has resigned as deputy finance chair of the RNC Finance Committee, per ABC News. Between the …
Donald TrumpTrump signs order that he says will keep migrant families together
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that he says will keep migrant families together during detention on the U.S.-Mexico …
ImmigrationSeth Meyers Figured Out an Easy Loophole to Get Rid of Trump (Video)
This one weird trick is all the country needs to not have to deal with this president anymore<p>Seth Meyers didn’t have a new “A Closer Look” segment on …
Donald TrumpMichael Cohen to Trump: Please Buy My Silence
In the last 24 hours, Michael Cohen has leaked word that he is willing to give federal investigators sensitive information about Donald Trump — and, …
Donald TrumpTrump signs executive order halting family separations
The furor over forcibly removing children from their parents prompted the administration to move without waiting for Congress.<p>President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that ends the administration’s policy of separating migrant families crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, abandoning …
ImmigrationJudge denies Stormy Daniels request to restart case against Trump, Cohen
(Reuters) - A federal judge in Los Angeles has rejected a request by the adult film actress Stormy Daniels to restart her lawsuit there against U.S. President Donald Trump and his longtime lawyer Michael Cohen.<p>In an order dated Tuesday, U.S. District Judge James Otero said the amount of media …
Stormy DanielsOur dairy, egg and poultry producers don’t want to compete. Our politicians agree
<b>By Morris W. Dorosh</b><p>Few if any lobby and pressure groups in Canadian history have had as many politicians in their pocket at one time as the supply …
CanadaA prominent GOP strategist has left the Republican Party over family separations at the border
“The GOP has become a danger to our democracy and values,” top GOP strategist Steve Schmidt writes.<p>Steve Schmidt is a prominent GOP strategist; he was a senior adviser to Sen. John McCain’s 2008 campaign and a former George W. Bush staffer. He ran Arnold Schwarzenegger’s reelection bid in …
MoralityThis has been the president of the United States over the last two weeks
WASHINGTON — Here’s a thought experiment: What if the leader of a foreign country had taken these actions or made the following statements:<p>And that’s all in just the last two weeks.<p>Forget ideology or party — what would you think of that foreign leader? What about his government? Is it promoting …
Donald TrumpFacebook campaign to help separated children seeks $1,500 but gets $7.5m
A campaign to reunite families separated at the US border due to Trump’s immigration policies, has raised $7.5m in four days, the largest fundraiser Facebook has ever seen.<p>The campaign, “Reunite an immigrant parent with their child”, is raising money for the Refugee and Immigrant Center for …
Social MediaHere Are All The Republicans Who Want Trump To Stop Separating Children From Their Parents
"This isn’t who we are."<p>Criticism of the Trump administration’s policy of separating children from their parents at the border has been widespread, even among members of the president’s own party.<p>That includes many Republicans in Congress, who have come out forcefully against separating children …
ImmigrationProtesters Crash Kirstjen Nielsen’s Dinner at a Mexican Restaurant
Kirstjen Nielsen has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent days. Before the Trump administration’s policy of separating children from their …
Donald TrumpMore than 600 members of Jeff Sessions' church just charged him with violating church rules
<b>(CNN) —</b> More than 600 members of the United Methodist Church have issued a formal complaint against Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a fellow church member, charging that his "zero tolerance" policy on immigration violates church rules and may constitute child abuse.<p>The complaint charges Sessions …
United MethodistDHS chief Nielsen lied about visiting the child detention facilities
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told reporters Monday that she’d witnessed firsthand the facilities where children are being held separately from their parents, but DHS contradicted that to NBC on Tuesday.<p>DHS reportedly told the network that Nielsen — the person …
ImmigrationKoch network raps Trump, won't support House immigration bills
The political network founded by the Koch brothers is taking a stand against both President Donald Trump’s policy toward separating families at the border and two immigration bills due for votes in the House this week, dealing a blow to GOP leaders who are marshaling support for their version.<p>“It’s …
ImmigrationTrump could be in a world of new legal trouble after New York's attorney general accused his charity of 'willful and knowing' crimes
President Donald Trump could be faced with new legal headaches on multiple fronts after the New York attorney general sued him, his three eldest children, and his charity for "a pattern of persistent illegal conduct" stretching more than a decade.<p>The lawsuit seeks $2.8 million in restitution plus …
Donald TrumpExactly how much trouble is the Trump Foundation in?
<b>(CNN) —</b> <i>Last Thursday, the attorney general of New York sued the Trump Foundation</i>, alleging that the organization affiliated with the President of the United States and his family had broken a number of laws governing charitable groups. "As our investigation reveals, the Trump Foundation was little …
CorruptionSenate outright rejects Trump's trade deal to save ZTE
After the Trump administration reached a trade agreement with ZTE barely a week ago, the US-ZTE drama seemed done and over with. But now, thanks to a …
Donald TrumpU.S. withdrawing from U.N. Human Rights Council
The United States will withdraw from the U.N. Human Rights Council, an entity it has long accused of being biased against Israel and giving cover to rights-abusing governments, the Trump administration announced on Tuesday.<p>Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the U.S. ambassador to the United …
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