New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a supporter and friend of President Donald Trump, said Sunday that Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Russian lawyer in June of last year was a bad idea, but everyone would be best served to wait for special counsel Robert Mueller's findings on the matter. "This meeting was ill-advised," Christie said on CNN's "State of the Union." "This is not something that should have happened. ... Everybody in retrospect knew this was a bad idea." Christie said it was not … [Read more...]
Chicago to sue over ‘misguided’ sanctuary city warning
The city of Chicago says it plans to file a lawsuit against the US Justice Department on Monday over new stipulations placed on federal law enforcement grant money requiring local police departments to assist in federal immigration actions. Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office said in a statement that the Trump administration's "latest unlawful misguided action undermines public safety and violates" the Constitution. He said the city is challenging the administration "to ensure that their misguided … [Read more...]
Trump signs executive order increasing apprenticeships
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at increasing apprenticeships and training for blue collar jobs. The order seeks to expand the number of people qualified to work in the building trades and other manual labor positions, industries that are experiencing a dire shortage of qualified workers. The federal government estimates there are 6 million jobs unfilled in the building trades. A part of the problem is too few young people are pursuing careers as plumbers, … [Read more...]
Michelle Obama new policy for school lunches
Former first lady Michelle Obama on Friday warned President Donald Trump's efforts to scale back programs that affect American children. Obama made the remarks at the annual Partnership for a Healthier America Summit in Washington, D.C. "We've got to make sure we don't let anybody take us back," she said, noting particularly the Trump administration's efforts to unwind her legacy program to improve nutrition for schoolchildren. Perdue's argument last week was, "If kids aren't eating the … [Read more...]
Texas Southern University cancels Cornyn’s commencement speech
Texas Southern University canceled a scheduled commencement appearance by state Sen. John Cornyn amid student backlash. The historically black university announced Friday that Cornyn, a Republican, would not speak at the commencement ceremony on Saturday but would be invited back to the university for another appearance in the future. "We asked Senator Cornyn to instead visit with our students again at a future date in order to keep focus on graduates and their families," the university … [Read more...]
Trump urges support for health care plan so he can move on
President Donald Trump is trying to give the teetering Republican plan to repeal and replace former President Barack Obama's health care law a new sense of urgency by saying he'd like to get it over with and move on to his preferred agenda items. In an arena filled with thousands of cheering Kentuckians Monday evening, Trump roped the future of the House-crafted health care proposal to his ability to fulfill other campaign pledges such as reducing taxes and renegotiating trade deals. "We … [Read more...]
Republicans set low expectations for health bill cost study
Republicans pushing a plan to dismantle Barack Obama's health care law are bracing for a Congressional Budget Office analysis widely expected to conclude that fewer Americans will have health coverage under the proposal, despite President Donald Trump's promise of "insurance for everybody." House Speaker Paul Ryan said he fully expects the CBO analysis, set to be released as early as Monday, to find less coverage since the GOP plan eliminates the government requirement to be insured. But … [Read more...]
‘A Day Without Immigrants’ national strike
In cities around America, thousands of construction companies, restaurants and other businesses are bracing for "A Day Without Immigrants," a combination boycott/strike that highlights the contributions of immigrants to U.S. business and culture. The movement is a response to President Trump's immigration agenda, which includes a pledge to seal the U.S. border with Mexico and a travel ban on citizens of seven majority-Muslim countries (which is now on hold). Some businesses are closing for … [Read more...]
Peña Nieto scraps meeting; Trump says Mexico will pay somehow
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto said Thursday he has canceled his planned trip to Washington, D.C., next week to meet with Donald Trump after the U.S. president's insistence that Mexico cover the cost of a new border wall. "This morning he has informed the White House that he will not participate in the working meeting scheduled for next Tuesday with the president of the United States," a post on Peña Nieto's Twitter page said. "Mexico reiterates its willingness to work with the United … [Read more...]
After the march, now what’s next?
More than a million people who turned out on Saturday for women’s marches in all 50 states have put down their placards, taken off their pink hats and ended their chants after what was an extraordinary display of dissent against the Trump presidency. A critical question remains: What happens now? The challenge facing the organizers is how to channel the resolve and outrage of an organic protest into action that produces political change. That goal has eluded other popular movements, from … [Read more...]
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