When Venezuelan journalist Eulimar Nunez saw the airport chaos triggered by President Donald Trump’s now-suspended executive order on immigration, she decided to try to upgrade her status from permanent resident to US citizen. Like her, many foreigners in Florida — living in the country legally or illegally — are in a state of fear and … Read more
U. S. federal immigration agents arrested hundreds of undocumented immigrants in at least four states this week in what officials on Friday called routine enforcement actions. Reports of immigration sweeps this week sparked concern among immigration advocates and families, coming on the heels of President Donald Trump’s executive order barring refugees and immigrants from seven … Read more
Mexico is warning its citizens in the US to “take precautions” following the deportation of a Mexican woman who had lived in the US for more than 20 years. In a statement, the foreign ministry said the case of Guadalupe Garcia de Rayos illustrated “the new reality”. The mother-of-two was detained on Wednesday when she … Read more
Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court has described the president’s attacks on the judiciary as “demoralising” and “disheartening”. Neil Gorsuch’s comments were made to a Democratic senator and confirmed by his spokesman. The president called a judge who halted his controversial travel ban a “so-called judge”, and said any terror attacks on US soil … Read more
The US Senate has confirmed President Donald Trump’s nomination for attorney general, Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions, by a vote of 52 to 47. The confirmation follows a series of divisive hearings during which Democrats attacked Mr Sessions’ record on civil rights. Democrat Elizabeth Warren was sanctioned after she was accused of impugning Mr Sessions’ reputation. … Read more
Britain’s four-time Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah says he is “relieved” he can return to his US home after it was clarified that President Donald Trump’s travel ban did not apply to him. Somali nationals are among those banned from travelling to the US under the executive order issued on Friday. That had applied to … Read more
Actor Shia LaBeouf was arrested early on Thursday after a scuffle outside a New York museum where he was chanting “He will not divide us” during a live-streamed protest against President Donald Trump, police said. The “Transformers” and “American Honey” star allegedly pulled a 25-year-old man’s scarf, scratched his face and shoved him at about … Read more
Tom Barrack, President-elect Donald Trump’s longtime friend and the chair of his Presidential Inaugural Committee, said that the team has not asked rapper Kanye West to perform at the inauguration, despite having had a high-profile meeting with Trump last month. “We haven’t asked him,” he told CNN’s Erin Burnett on “OutFront.” “He considers himself a … Read more
Donald Trump has hit back over Meryl Streep’s criticism of him as she received a lifetime achievement award at the Golden Globes. Mr Trump tweeted: “Meryl Streep, one of the most over-rated actresses in Hollywood, doesn’t know me but attacked last night at the Golden Globes.” Streep said she had been stunned by the president-elect … Read more
A new, Republican-controlled U. S. Congress convenes on Tuesday eager to repeal major portions of President Barack Obama’s healthcare law and roll back environmental and financial industry regulations, but could quickly become embroiled in fights over President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet choices. Despite his promise to unite a deeply divided country, Trump will be sworn in … Read more
Steve Bannon has no regrets. The ex-Breitbart executive, who serves as Trump’s chief strategist for the new administration, told The Hollywood Reporter that “darkness is good.” “Dick Cheney. Darth Vader. Satan. That’s power. It only helps us when they (liberals) get it wrong. When they’re blind to who we are and what we’re doing,” he … Read more
Contrary to what Rush Limbaugh claims, George W. Bush and Laura Bush did not vote for either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, a spokesperson for the former president said Tuesday. Instead, the Bushes left that section blank and only voted for Republican candidates in down-ballot races. Limbaugh, the most popular conservative talk radio show host … Read more
“Why are both of you ignoring the national debt problem?” moderator asks. “We’re bringing it from 1% up to 4%,” Trump says about the GDP. “It’s very sad,” he says about foreign manufacturers who are “taking American jobs”. He promises to create a “tremendous economic machine”. He will execute this by “taking back jobs” and … Read more