Get with the program or get out. That was the stark message from White House spokesman Sean Spicer on Monday in response to news that State Department officials have drafted a memo of dissent. The memo was leaked to the Lawfare blog. As many as 900 diplomats are believed to support the memo, which objects […]
This story was co-published with NPR’s Shots blog. If the last few years are any guide, one group that may find itself in the crosshairs of Rep. Tom Price, President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is an influential panel of medical experts. The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force, a
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USACHICAGO — A Muslim and a Jewish father had never met before bringing their children to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport Monday to join in a protest of President Donald Trump’s immigration ban. But after a photograph showing their son and daughter interacting went viral, they decided to bring their families together next week for dinner
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USAWASHINGTON — Dianne Feinstein is embarking on a crucial moment in her 24-year Senate career: leading what’s likely to be tense, lengthy and intensely watched scrutiny of President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. Trump’s immigration order looms as a crucial flashpoint as the California senator, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, prepares to
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USAA bomb threat forced the evacuation Tuesday of a Jewish Community Center in Salt Lake City. Local police dispatched to the scene determined that the threat was not credible after authorities and a bomb-sniffing dog scoured the building. Doug Hill, who works as a personal trainer at The I.J. & Jeanne Wagner Jewish Community Center,
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USAWASHINGTON — Judge Neil Gorsuch seems to be a conservative tailor-made for the Supreme Court, albeit with a Western cut. His Ivy League education fits in with the other justices, four of whom are fellow Harvard Law School graduates. Like three of his potential colleagues, he held a coveted clerkship at the Supreme Court. His
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USAFormer Attorney General Loretta Lynch defended her former deputy Sally Q. Yates for questioning the legality of President Trump’s executive order banning refugees and travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries and refusing to defend the order in court. “With her decision not to defend the executive order regarding immigration, Sally Yates displayed the fierce intellect,
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USANEW YORK (Press Release) — Leaders of the Conference of Presidents on Tuesday called on the Trump administration and Congress to swiftly move forward with effective measures to hold Iran accountable for its repeated flaunting of restrictions on the testing of ballistic missiles, its ongoing support for terrorism, and its provocative and belligerent behavior which contributes to
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Middle East, USAFormer Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said Tuesday morning that “there are tears in the eyes” of the Statue of Liberty following President Trump’s executive order temporarily barring travel from seven majority-Muslim nations. “It’s anti-American in what this country stands for,” the Democrat, who supported Hillary Clinton’s failed presidential bid, told CNN’s Chris Cuomo on
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By David Anderson, J.D. NEW YORK–It was my intention to visit Iran this year for study. Now however in a fit of pique, the tit-for-tat reply to our ban the Iranians will soon bar American citizens from visiting. So will the other, less tourist-friendly countries on a list which is a who’s who of “Dangerous
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International, Middle East, USAWashington (dpa) – King Abdullah II of Jordan and US Vice President Mike Pence discussed the possible relocation of the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem during a meeting Monday at the Vice President’s residence. Pence welcomed the king’s views on the potential change involving the US embassy and reiterated that the
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s executive order giving White House chief strategist Steve Bannon a permanent role on the National Security Council has raised a lot of questions. The order also demoted the director of national intelligence and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from their positions as principal members of the council.
If you’re cheering the Boy Scouts’ decision to allow transgender kids to join their ranks, consider doing so out loud. The century-old organization announced Monday it will now base enrollment on the gender listed on the application, rather than the gender listed on a child’s birth certificate. “The Boy Scouts of America is committed to
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USAWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nomination of Betsy DeVos to become his education secretary was sent Tuesday morning to the full U.S. Senate for confirmation on a tight 12-11 party-line vote in committee after a fractious debate over her qualifications. The vote on the nomination of DeVos, a controversial figure in Michigan politics and education,
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