Trump bars door to refugees, visitors from seven mainly Muslim nations
WASHINGTON/CAIRO (Reuters) – Five Iraqi passengers and one Yemeni were barred from boarding an EgyptAir flight from Cairo to New York on Saturday after President Donald Trump halted the entry of citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries, sources at…
Trump aides divided over policy shielding ‘dreamer’ immigrants: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Divisions have emerged among advisers to President Donald Trump over whether to rescind a signature policy of his predecessor, President Barack Obama, that shields young immigrants from deportation, according to congressional sou…
U.S. Senators McCain, Graham: Order may help recruit terrorists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican U.S. senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham said on Sunday that President Donald Trump’s order halting arrivals of refugees and others from seven Muslim-majority countries may do more to help recruit terrorists than i…
Senator McCain: Trump immigration order confusing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator John McCain said on Sunday that President Donald Trump’s order targeting immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries has been “confusing” and raised a number of questions.
Two Iraqis lead legal fight against Trump order blocking entry
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge blocked the deportation on Saturday of dozens of travelers and refugees from seven Muslim-majority nations, stranded at U.S. airports under an order from President Donald Trump, after a lawsuit filed on behalf of tw…
Tensions simmer below surface as Trump, Republicans map strategy
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – When President Donald Trump was elected last November, Republican lawmakers enthusiastically joined his call to rewrite the tax code and dismantle Obamacare in the first 100 days of his presidency.
Pence fires up anti-abortion activists in Washington march
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence fired up tens of thousands of anti-abortion activists who gathered on Friday for the 44th March for Life, celebrating a political shift in their favor with the election of President Donald Trump.
New U.S. U.N. envoy warns allies: back us or we’ll take names
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, pledged on Friday to overhaul the world body and warned U.S. allies that if they do not support Washington, then she is “taking names” and will respond.
Trump has ‘friendly’ call with Mexican leader but he demands change
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The presidents of the United States and Mexico spoke by phone on Friday after relations between the neighboring countries frayed further over Donald Trump’s border wall plan, with the U.S. leader calling the talk friendly but sti…
Trump says he will defer to Defense Secretary Mattis on waterboarding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would defer to Defense Secretary James Mattis regarding the use of waterboarding as an intelligence-gathering tool, even though Trump said he still believes the practice works.
