A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled Friday that a program giving protections to some undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children must be reinstated. District Judge John Bates gave the Trump administration 20 days to fully restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The Aug. 23 deadline also gives the government time to appeal the decision. The judge ruled in April that the government must resume accepting DACA applications, but gave the … [Read more...]
National surge of younger voters linked to Parkland shooting
Voter registration among younger adults has risen sharply across the United States since the shooting attack at a South Florida high school in February, election statistics show. A new analysis shows registration among voters aged 18-29 significantly increased in multiple key battleground states over the past seven months, possibly foretelling a Democratic boost come November. Data firm TargetSmart said it analyzed statistics in 39 states with available data and used Feb. 14 -- the day of … [Read more...]
El Paso helps immigrant kids
El Paso-About 30 parents who were separated from their children after attempting to cross the border illegally were released from jail and on Sunday were taken to Casa Vides, a shelter in Downtown El Paso. The group of 32 parents, 19 men and 13 women, had their criminal cases for entering the country illegally withdrawn after President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week to end the separation of families as part of the zero tolerance policy. Many of the parents in the group were … [Read more...]
Nearly a third of U.S. voters expect civil war within 5 years
Immigration issues and deep party divides give reason for almost one-third of U.S. voters to believe another civil war might be fought in the United States, a new survey shows. The poll by Rasmussen Reports Wednesday found 31 percent of those surveyed believe "it's likely that the United States will experience a second civil war sometime in the next five years." Almost 60 percent said another civil war is unlikely, of which about half said it's "not at all likely." Fifty-nine percent … [Read more...]
Mexico hits back with $3 billion in tariffs on U.S. products
Retaliating for tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, Mexico hit back Tuesday with fiscal penalties on U.S. exports like pork, steel, cheese and whiskey. The Mexican tariffs, announced last week, officially took effect Tuesday. In addition to other moves against American-made products, Mexican officials set tariffs on U.S. pork shoulder and legs at 10 percent, and they will rise to 20 percent by July 5. Experts say that duty could usher in $100 million losses every year for U.S. … [Read more...]
Bill Clinton says he did ‘right thing’ during Lewinsky scandal
Former President Bill Clinton said Monday if the Monica Lewinsky scandal of his administration happened during the #MeToo movement it would not have changed how he handled the situation. Clinton has been under renewed criticism for the affair under the #MeToo movement, which has encouraged women to speak out against sexual harassment and abuse. A number of high-profile figures in entertainment and politics have been accused. Still, the former president who first denied and then admitted to … [Read more...]
Supreme Court rules for baker who refused cake for same-sex wedding
A Colorado baker was within his rights to refuse to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday. The high court ruled 7-2 and issued a 59-page ruling Monday that's critical of the state's treatment of Lakewood, Colo., bakery shop owner Jack Phillips' religious objections to same-sex marriage. A narrow definition of what constitutes a violation of the law indicates that Monday's decision doesn't state whether other businesses can also refuse wedding … [Read more...]
Mike Pompeo: Top priority is North Korea denuclearization
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday his top national security priority is the denuclearization of North Korea, but whether the summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un occurs hinges on Kim's willingness. "Our posture will not change until we see credible steps taken toward the complete and irreversible denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula," Pompeo told the House Foreign Affairs Committee in his first congressional testimony since being sworn in … [Read more...]
James Comey: Trump morally ‘unfit’ to be U.S. president
Former FBI Director James Comey blasted President Donald Trump in a televised interview Sunday night, in which he called the commander in-chief "unfit" for the White House. Comey told ABC News, in a highly anticipated interview, while he doesn't believe everything he hears about Trump, he does believe he should not be president of the United States. "I don't buy this stuff about him being mentally incompetent or early stages of dementia. He strikes me as a person of above average … [Read more...]
A resolution denouncing neo-Nazis dies in 36 seconds
It sounds like the kind of legislation that should easily breeze through a statehouse, even in these politically divided times: a resolution denouncing white nationalists and neo-Nazis. It didn't even make it out of committee in the Tennessee legislature. The resolution was written by Tennessee Democratic state Rep. John Ray Clemmons. It doesn't name any particular group. It calls on law enforcement to go after white nationalists and Neo-Nazi groups with the same "fervor" as other forms of … [Read more...]
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