CHICAGO — Mayor Rahm Emanuel and first lady Amy Rule hosted six Dreamer students for dinner at their home Tuesday night to stress Chicago’s status as a sanctuary city among growing tensions over President Donald Trump’s new immigration policies. “The dreams of these kids to go to college and what they want to do are […]
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International, USAIt was a forceful condemnation — a vow to wipe out a serious crime. “I will be asking for a major investigation into VOTER FRAUD, including those registered to vote in two states,” President Donald Trump boomed on Twitter last week. But Trump’s social media decree missed a crucial fact: It’s not illegal to be
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USAThe Senate Judiciary Committee, voting along party lines, approved Wednesday President Trump’s nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general. The 11-9 vote came a day later than expected, after Senate Democrats doubled down on their opposition to the nomination during a Tuesday meeting. Democrats questioned Mr. Sessions’ ability to function independently from Mr. Trump,
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USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) – Last Friday, an executive order was signed closing the door on immigrants from seven select countries and banning all refugees for at least 120 days. “At Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS), we are deeply distressed and heartbroken by this executive order that betrays our value of ‘Welcoming the
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International, Middle East, San Diego County, USAIsraeli forces began an operation to evacuate hardline Jewish settlers from a West Bank outpost on Wednesday after a court ruled the homes were built on private Palestinian land. Forces made their way up the hill around midday Wednesday, wearing no helmets and carrying no weapons. On the hilltop, youngsters smashed tiles, gathered rusty metal
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Middle East, USAAmid controversy over an upcoming state visit, Britain’s Prince Charles made comments at a World Jewish Relief charity event that could be taken as a critique of President Donald Trump. At the event in which others expressed views staunchly against Trump, Charles said the world was at risk of forgetting lessons of World War II,
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International, Middle East, USAAmong the travelers delayed for hours by the Trump administration”s executive orders banning travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries were seven people with ties to the Syrian Jewish community, according to a report. Florida Today, the state”s subsidiary of USA Today, reported Monday that federal authorities had detained the seven people for over six hours
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Middle East, USAJERUSALEM, Feb. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — A senior delegation of American Jewish Committee officials, led by John Shapiro, President, and David Harris, CEO, met today for an hour with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. During the meeting, the delegation shared with the Prime Minister the concerns of the Latino community in the U.S. following the
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Middle East, USANew Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is sworn as her father, James S.C. Chao, holds a bible during a ceremony at the White House in Washington, Jan 31, 2017.[Photo/Agencies] WASHINGTON – Elaine Chao, a former top US labor official, was sworn in on Tuesday to lead the US Transportation Department, which oversees aviation, vehicle, train and
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USARepublicans who lead a key Senate panel suspended their own rules Wednesday and advanced President Trump’s picks to lead the Treasury and Health and Human Services departments unilaterally, saying they had no choice after Democrats boycotted committee votes for a second day in a row. The Senate Finance Committee advanced Steven Mnuchin to lead Treasury
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USAArnold Schwarzenegger might be filling in for President Donald Trump on “The New Celebrity Apprentice,” but it certainly doesn’t make the Austrian immigrant turned Hollywood superstar a fan of Trump’s immigration ban. In fact, Schwarzenegger railed heavily against it. During an appearance on Extra, the two-time California governor shared his feelings about the ban, which
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International, Middle East, USABy JT – Feb 01,2017 – Last updated at Feb 01,2017 AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday discussed regional developments and Jordan’s strategic relations with the US at meetings in Washington, DC, with chairs and members of Congress committees. Talks at the meetings, part of which was attended by Her Majesty Queen Rania,
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Middle East, USABy Steven Mulroy, Law Professor in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Election Law, University of Memphis. Is President Trump’s recent executive order on immigrants and refugees legal? It’s a surprisingly tricky question. The order arguably violates both a federal statute and one or more sections of the Constitution – depending on whether the immigrant is already
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International, Middle East, USAYou think you may know what the big news has been for the past few days, and in part, you’d be right. President Trump signed an executive order strengthening our national security by establishing a limited moratorium on travel to the United States from seven failed and/or state sponsors of terrorism. We’re doing this to
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