Demonstrators, Civil Rights Orgs Rally in Defense of Immigrants, Muslims after Executive Orders
Civil rights groups, elected officials, and ordinary people voiced outrage across the country Wednesday as President Donald Trump signed executive orders to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and eliminate federal funding to cities that shield undocumented immigrants from deportation. “Many in our communities are targeted because they are considered ‘un-American,’ and we will not stand by while our communities continue to be attacked.” In New York City, home to a large Muslim-Americ..>> view originalSix People Shot During Memorial For Chicago Gunshot Victim
5444889A Chicago gang shot six people during a vigil Wednesday night for the victim of a city shooting. The group of people gathered at a local restaurant to grieve 20-year-old Jamayah Fields’ death, reports The New York Post. Fields died after being shot Monday. The gang found out that one of their targets was at the restaurant over social media, according to community activist Jedidiah Brown. The gang came to the location and opened fire, wounding six people inside. Fields’ mother was also w..>> view originalLeaked Draft of Executive Order Could Revive CIA Prisons
At a Democratic caucus retreat on Wednesday, Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Intelligence Committee, told colleagues that both Mr. Mattis and Mike Pompeo, the newly installed C.I.A. director, had told him they had no knowledge of the draft order before it became public, according to another senator present at the retreat. For his part, Mr. Trump said on Wednesday, as he had several times during the presidential campaign, that he thought torturing terrorism suspects was ..>> view originalTrump calls Chicago violence 'very easily fixable' and blames it on political correctness
In his first interview at the White House on Jan. 25, President Trump discussed his past issues with the media, his executive actions this week and debunked claims of voter fraud and inaugural crowd size with ABC's David Muir. (Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post) President Trump again decried the levels of bloodshed in Chicago during a televised interview this week, saying that the problem could be easily solved without elaborating on what he meant. Trump, in his first major television inte..>> view originalTrump becomes schmoozer-in-chief
Donald TrumpDonald TrumpBuzzFeed reporter to cover Trump-media relationship: report Top Democratic super PAC makes voting rights a priority The 'Doomsday Clock' has moved 30 seconds closer to midnight MORE has emerged from his earliest days in the White House with a new title: schmoozer-in-chief.Trump, a Washington outsider, is hoping to build the kinds of relationships that can lead to cooperation with Republicans and Democrats that would advance his agenda.Lawmakers who felt shunned at worst o..>> view original$500K bond for man charged in deadly hit-skip of Cleveland police officer
$500K bond for man charged in deadly hit-skip of Cleveland police officer 2017-01-26T13:03:08Z2017-01-26T14:16:24ZPosted by Cleveland 19 Digital Team CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - Israel Alvarez, 44, accused of hitting and killing a Cleveland police officer on I-90 Tuesday morning, appeared in court Thursday to answer to charges. Alvarez hid his face during the proceedings. Officer David Fahey was struck and killed on the highway while setting up flares to divert traffic from a Rocky Ri..>> view originalTrump's sister favors Supreme Court pick: report
President Trump’s sister, a federal judge, is weighing in on the Supreme Court vacancy, according to a new report.Judge Maryanne Trump Barry has urged her brother to choose her colleague Judge Thomas Hardiman, Politico said Wednesday.“Maryanne is high on Hardiman,” said one adviser who has spoken directly with President Trump on the matter.Politico said Barry and Hardiman serve together on the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Pennsylvania.Barry, 79, was first appointed to a federal distric..>> view originalUS--Mother-Daughters Arrested-Video
DALLAS (AP) — Bodycam footage from a white Fort Worth police officer who was suspended for wrestling a black woman and her daughter to the ground appears to show the officer using his foot to push a 15-year-old girl into a police car.The footage was provided Thursday to The Associated Press from attorneys representing Jacqueline Craig, who had called police last month to report that a neighbor choked her 7-year-old son for allegedly littering in his yard. One of her daughters videoed the interac..>> view originalTrump stirs fear with voter fraud probe
President Trump stirred bipartisan controversy on Wednesday by pledging to launch a “major investigation” into his baseless claim that widespread voter fraud cost him the popular vote in the 2016 presidential election.Trump’s assertion that as many as 3 million illegal ballots were cast has been disputed by news organizations, state attorneys general and academics who study voter fraud claims. Even Trump’s own legal team conceded last year that there was no evidence of widespread fraud in the el..>> view originalBig city mayors vow to defy Trump on sanctuary cities order
CLOSE The two executive orders contain multiple provisions, including the creation of 15,000 new jobs. Video provided by Newsy NewslookHundreds of people attend an evening rally at Washington Square Park in support of Muslims, immigrants and against the building of a wall along the Mexican border on January 25, 2017 in New York City. President Donald Trump took actions today to start the building of a long promised wall along the Mexican border and to cut federal grants for immigrant pr..>> view original
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