New 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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International, Middle East, USAGet 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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