Judge orders temporary ban on Trump immigration restrictions
(Reuters) – A U.S. district judge in Detroit has issued an order temporarily restraining the Trump administration from carrying out immigration restrictions in a presidential executive order, according to a court document.
U.S. Muslim school curriculum: English, math and political activism
MANSFIELD, Mass. (Reuters) – The students at Al-Noor Academy, a Muslim school outside Boston, bombarded their government class speaker with questions: How do you start a political discussion? How do you use social media in politics? And how do you infl…
Lawsuit claims Trump travel ban discriminates against Muslims
(Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union accused the Trump administration in a lawsuit filed on Thursday of violating the religious freedom of some nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries who have been barred from entering the United State…
Trump vows to end prohibition on church political activity
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday vowed to free churches and other tax-exempt institutions of a 1954 U.S. law banning political activity, drawing fire from critics who accused him of rewarding his evangelical Christian supporter…
U.S. watchdog agency to review implementation of Trump travel ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A watchdog agency at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said it is planning to review how President Donald Trump’s immigration executive order to temporarily suspend travel from seven majority-Muslim nations was implemented…
Can Trump cut funds to UC Berkeley? Experts say not really
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump does not have the authority to withhold funding from the University of California at Berkeley where violent protests led to the cancellation of a speech by a far-right editor, academics and exp…
Denver mosque warned U.S. officials about accused shooter
DENVER (Reuters) – A Denver mosque warned the U.S. Department of Homeland Security a Muslim convert was radicalized more than a month before he was arrested in the shooting death of a security guard, officials said on Thursday.
Iowa moves to cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood
(Reuters) – The Republican-controlled Iowa state senate voted on Thursday to cut Medicaid funding for family planning services to abortion providers including Planned Parenthood.
Missouri gets closer to becoming 28th state with optional union dues
(Reuters) – Missouri moved one step closer to becoming the 28th state to make paying dues optional for employees working in union-represented shops and receiving union-negotiated benefits after legislation was approved on Thursday by the state’s House …
Yemeni-Americans shut hundreds of shops in NY City to protest travel ban
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Hundreds of New York City bodegas, grocery stores and restaurants owned by Yemeni Americans closed for hours on Thursday in protest against U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, organizers said.
