The Trump administration on Monday rolled out the second edition of a controversial immigration executive order, which suspends immigration into the United States from now only six predominantly Muslim countries. Citizens from the affected countries — Iran, Somalia, Sudan, Yemen, Syria and Libya — will be subjected to a 90-day ban on travel to the […]
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New Travel Ban To Be Signed Monday
The White House is expected to unveil a new entry ban executive order on Monday, according to senior administration officials. The order is expected to be a revised version of an entry ban that President Trump signed in January, which has been blocked by a federal court. On Saturday, Trump met with Attorney General Jeff Sessions […]
Obama Denies Wire Tapping Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump accused predecessor Barack Obama on Saturday of wiretapping him during the late stages of the 2016 election campaign, but offered no evidence for an allegation which an Obama spokesman said was “simply false”. Trump made the accusation in a series of early morning tweets just weeks into his administration and amid […]
Leaks Continue To Hurt President Trump
We keep hearing that President Trump will roll out the new version of his travel ban any day now. The White House delayed it earlier this week, because Trump advisers reportedly thought it could step on the good press he’d earned from his speech, thus inadvertently undercutting their own claims that enacting the ban is […]
Trump Delays New Travel Ban
President Donald Trump was barely in office when he signed an executive order restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations. There was not a moment to waste, he said, because any delay would allow the “bad dudes” to rush into the U.S. Then federal courts struck down his ban. The White House said a new version […]
Bush Warns That Putin Is Dangerous And Won’t Stop
Former President George W. Bush warns that Russian leader Vladimir Putin will “push and push and push until someone stands up to him.” Bush made the comments on “Ellen,” in response to President Donald Trump’s suggestions that the U.S. could pursue warmer relations with Russia. Last year, intelligence officials concluded that Russia interfered in the presidential election […]
Oprah For President In 2020?
Oprah Winfrey never thought someone from a show business background with no political experience could rise to the office of POTUS, but here we are. And she’s apparently not ruling out a run of her own. The media queen sat down for an interview on the Season 2 premiere of “The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations” […]
Iraq Removed From Trump’s Travel Ban List
President Donald Trump’s new immigration order will remove Iraq from the list of countries whose citizens face a temporary U.S. travel ban, U.S. officials say, citing the latest draft in circulation. Trump is expected to sign the executive order in the coming days. Four officials told The Associated Press that the decision followed pressure from […]
Trump Says Obama Plotting Against Him
President Trump said that former president Barack Obama is “behind” the angry protests that have erupted at Republican town halls around the nation during an interview on the Fox News morning program Fox and Friends scheduled to air Tuesday morning. “I think he is behind it,” Trump said when asked about Obama’s role in the protests. “I also […]
Travel Ban Costing US Business Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars
President Donald Trump is all about business, but one of his first actions prompted a slump in business travel to the U.S. Numerous reports show interest in both business and leisure travel to the U.S. declined since Trump took office. But there was an especially dramatic plunge after he signed a now-suspended executive order on travel Jan. 27 […]
Congressman Wants Special Counsel To Investigate Trump/Russia
The first Republican lawmaker has called for an independent investigation into possible contacts between Donald Trump’s associates and the Russians during last year’s election, while the White House says there’s nothing to the various claims. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., speaking this weekend on HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher, praised new Attorney General Jeff Sessions, but […]
Trump Won’t Attend The White House Correspondents’ Dinner
I will not be attending the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner this year. Please wish everyone well and have a great evening! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 25, 2017 Since Trump’s inauguration and his increasingly fraught relationship with the press, calls to boycott the annual event have grown louder. In response to those concerns, […]