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A Day Without Immigrants

Immigrants nationwide stayed home from work to protest the President's new immigration policies.

  Immigration protests shut down restaurants, grocery stores, and other businesses across many parts of the country yesterday, as immigrants stayed home from work to protest the changes  in US Immigration and enforcement policies. President Trump weighed in on immigration during a news conference at the White House. Last night,  a US Appeals court officially suspended proceedings over the President’s…

Investigations and Accusations

The fallout continues following the resignation of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.

  Problems continue to pile up for the Trump administration. A Congressional investigation surrounding Michael Flynn’s resignation may soon get underway, amid questions over whether the White House knew if the former National Security Advisor lied about his contact with Russia. Republican Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) is calling for an investigation into leaks leading up to his resignation. Meanwhile, President…

Troubling Russian Ties

Problems continue for the White House after the resignation of President Trump's National Security Advisor.

The resignation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn is raising new questions as the White House reportedly knew weeks ago Flynn had misled Vice President Mike Pence about conversations with the Russian ambassador following the election. Now Democrats and some Republicans are concerned about links between the new administration and Moscow. Amid the internal crisis, the White House is trying…

Flynn Resigns

National Security Advisor Michael Flynn has resigned.

After less than a month on the job, Michael Flynn has resigned. Before President Trump was sworn in last month, Flynn had a phone conversation with the Russian ambassador to the United States. They allegedly discussed recent US sanctions against Russia; a potential violation of the the Logan act, which bars private citizens from entering negotiations with a foreign government. …

Treacherous Conditions Coast-to-Coast

Urgent weather issues are affecting parts of both the East and West coasts.

  Just days after another system dumped nearly twenty inches of snow in some areas, a new wave of winter weather blasting parts of the northeast, and it is set to continue through Monday. Blizzard conditions are expected, with more snow and fifty mile-an hour wind gusts. Meanwhile, in northern California more than one-hundred-thousand people are now evacuated, as heavy…

Travel Ban Taken Down

A federal appeals court has refused to reinstate President Trump's travel ban.

  A U.S. Appeals court in San Francisco Thursday ruled not to reinstate president Donald Trump’s travel ban, which blocked people from seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the United States. All three judges on the court unanimously refused to reinstate the ban after hearing arguments on both sides- government attorneys cited terror concerns, while  several states called the ban unconstitutional,…

Pipeline to Proceed

The US Army Corps of Engineers will allow the final chunk of construction on the controversial Dakota Pipeline Access project.

  Opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline are calling for protests after the Army Corps of Engineers approved construction on the line’s final eleven hundred feet. The Obama administration had previously called for a delay in construction and a new environmental impact statement after claims by the Standing Rock Sioux.That the portion set to run underneath the Missouri River could…

DeVos Confirmed

Betsy DeVos was sworn in as Secretary of Education yesterday, despite controversey and a tied vote.

  The battle over president Donald Trump’s cabinet nominations continues, as democrats try to hold off confirmations of several key picks. It took a deciding vote from Vice President Mike Pence, who broke a fifty-fifty tie to confirm Trump’s controversial choice for Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. The situation became tense Tuesday evening when Senator Elizabeth Warren was reprimanded during…

Challenging the Ban

A judge's decision to uphold blocking the President's travel ban stands for now.

  With legal challenges to President Trump’s travel ban in federal courts stretching from Massachusetts to Hawaii, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle now weighing in on whether the order should be reinstated or the block should be upheld. Over the weekend, the 9th Circuit refused the Justice Department’s emergency request to reinstate the President’s executive order.  the DOJ…

Prison Standoff Over

Police were able to break up a hostage situation at Delaware's largest prison.

  A hostage standoff in a Delaware prison has come to a deadly end. Police tactical teams were able to force their way in and rescue a female hostage after some inmates reportedly shielded her from harm. A 16-year veteran corrections officer, forty-seven-year-old Steven Floyd was killed in the ordeal. The head of the guards union insists Floyd’s death was…